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Of course I'm far from the first person to say that. As I've just learned by exercising my human right to google, there's a facebook page, there's multiple t-shirts. So let me just echo. My first personal computer was the first mass-produced Apple … [Read more...] about Once you go Mac, you never go back

(:)(:)(:)(:) for Hugo, a family friendly film directed by Martin Scorsese. I struggle as to whether to give this 4 snouts over 3 (and it's certainly not the coveted 5 snouts). It's an absolutely gorgeous picture--amazing set, amazing … [Read more...] about Four Snouts Up for Hugo

THe last two days in the legislature have been intense and insane. It is the last week of legislative session for the entire year. Tomorrow at midnight is the constitutionally mandated "drop dead" time for getting legislation passed. The final … [Read more...] about Political Rochambeau in the State Capitol Waning Days of Session

(:)(:)(:)(:) for I Love You, Phillip Morris on DVD through Netflix. I thought this was going to be a wacky comedy about the tobacco industry (after all, what could be more funny?). It wasn't. It was a love story about two men played by Jim Carey … [Read more...] about 4 Snouts up for I Love you Phillip Morris

Aloha! Greetings from my villa at the Fairmont Kea Lani on the island of Maui. Day 4 went great. Went on a "snuba" cruise to an island, saw dolphins, sea turtles and a humpback whale close up. Was the only "single" woman on a boat of retired … [Read more...] about Postcard from Paradise

Prop 13 – YES Would remove an obstacle to seismic retrofits by exempting them from property tax reassessment. Of course, what we really need is wholesale reform of the bad old Prop 13 that has distorted property tax assessments, but that will have … [Read more...] about Bill Magavern’s Personal Ballot Prop Rx