Entries from July 2008

Ich bin ein Mariner: Geben Sie uns glänzende Züge

Date July 24, 2008

In honor of he who gives hope and awesome speeches — a round up of  train news.
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I agree with Northbayist that the SMART campaign has been lackluster at best. NBayist offers some reasons why. SMART has now created the North Bay Transportation Alliance…Sexy. They have just announced they will be beginning to […]

I’m Outta Dough St. Joe Edition

Date July 24, 2008

 
Did you know that St. Joseph was the patron saint of real estate? Did you know some of our local real estate agents are praying to him? I heard on NPR yesterday that you are supposed to bury one or two St. Joe figurines upside down by your real estate sign. According to NPR, absolutely […]

Poisons, Poisons Everywhere Edition

Date July 24, 2008

A lot of developments are happening on the Light Brown Apple Moth and it is pretty disturbing. It seems that when the State announced that they would halt spraying over urban areas, it didn’t mean the entire program halted. They are still going to spray in undisclosed areas. The planned ground eradication programs are troubling. […]

“I Hate Prop 8″ Edition

Date July 19, 2008

An unjust law has just got a name…California Proposition 8.
Tomorrow, I am working at the AIDS Walk in Golden Gate Park to do my part to stop this horrible proposition. I will be at the Golden Gate Park Entrance by Haight and Stanyan wearing my stylish Marin Politics / Marinmaven.com long sleeve shirt offering myself […]

Legalizing Cuteness Edition

Date July 16, 2008


Isn’t that adoreable? What you are watching is the always cute African Pygmy Hedgehog atelerix albiventris . While these mammals due originally hail from mid-Africa, they are found practically all over the world. They come from one of the most ancient mammal families Erinaceidae, who were around with the […]

Summer Staycation Interruptus or The Marinwood Report

Date July 15, 2008

I was just minding my own business and working on being tan, ready, and rested when all hell breaks loose in my own community over the whole Marinwood Plaza plan. Long-time readers of this blog know that I have special interest in what happens to that eyesore of a plaza just off the Marinwood exit. […]