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Posted on November 19 at 1:39 p.m.
How is the law written? Does it mention "clothing" anywhere, or just some vague description of what body areas cannot be shown?
This letter is lacking in much detail, but it seems that if the author were wearing a towel, then his "parts" were not in public sight, and therefore he was not breaking the law, and should not have been cited.
Did the judge offer any explanation, as to why he also would have written a ticket?
Posted on November 16 at 7:54 a.m.
@billclausen
Wikipedia has some details (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Stat...), but always consider the source. . . .
The first half of the article is history, while the last half is "critiques", so it leans towards 'anti-embargo'. However, a test of Googling "positive effects" of the embargo did not yield much results--at least, in the top returns--so I am not convince there are any of note.
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Posted on November 13 at 11:38 a.m.
I don't know, the whole idea of a cupcake store seems a little half-baked, to me. . . .
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Posted on November 13 at 11:36 a.m.
"Stand up and fight, America. Do whatever it takes. America is being dismantled, we are losing our voice, and our basic freedoms are disappearing."
Didn't America "stand up and fight", when they didn't elect McCain/Palin?
Posted on November 13 at 11:21 a.m.
@at_large
Your fear of traffic is quite understandable, although a lot of SB has either bike lanes, or routes less traveled by autos, by which you should be able to get anywhere around town--short of the extremes, such as Foothill Rd, or maybe up to the Hope Ranch area. I have ridden from the westside, all the way over to Piatti in Montecito and back, around both lower- and upper-State St, and have even biked up the back-side of the Mesa (although, I did have to get off and push in a couple of places). Adding a side mirror will help overcome the fear of what's behind you, but at some point you have to trust (and I use that word lightly) the car drivers to see you, and respond appropriately. Once you break through being a little freaked out, I expect you will ride more and more often.
@jcrdan/Daniel Petry
It's nice, to see an issue in which we are in agreement!
Posted on November 13 at 11:05 a.m.
A minor point, because I know that no matter how much I write, Daniel, you and your #1 follower Perez won't attempt to see beyond yourselves: When you said "resources", I caught the one about Mrs. Sanchez's blog because it was something one could read for research. Your mention of the FHRC was, ". . .you should reach out to such groups", which I read as a call to action, and not an example of a "resource". If you had written the research the group, it would be another matter. In any case, thanks for the clarification.
Posted on November 11 at 8:02 a.m.
@jcrdan
Actually, I read through some of the Sanchez blog posts (was there more than one "resource"? I either missed it, or misunderstand that a plural is 'more than one'), and was only as impressed as I could be, considering that I realize that she's not the only oppressed individual in the world. I realize that sounds somewhat insensitive, but the world has many evils, and many that suffer.
". . .my guess is that most people choose a fake name so they may not be held accountable for their actions or their words.". . . "I have no interest in your sophomoric, high schoolish, Days of our Lives alter ego. I list my full name because I would never hide behind a fake identity. As I said...yours is appropriate...a 'horses ass'."---You completely miss the point, which I will not go into detail about, but will say that you are hold an opinion based on an absolute, and allow your vehemence to overcome your ability to interpret character.
Daniel, you appear to be somewhat learned, but like most of us in America, also seem to lack any actual wisdom--"intelligence" actually being too vague a concept to quantify. I will give you points for being able to have something of an online "discussion", without being as whole-heartedly argumentative and trollish as some, but, and please take this a suggestion--and NOT an attack--you really need to separate your logic from you ad hominem attacks.
Posted on November 9 at 2:42 p.m.
@jcrdan
Political change has more often than not, come at the end of a sword, to good or bad ends.
For your "experience", you obviously have an arthropod in your rectum about Che Guevara. I will admit to having only minimal knowledge of the man, but what I've read covered a little bit of both views--that he was a hero, *and* a bloody killer. I have not researched enough, to form an opinion of him.
As for modern-day Cuba, I hope that Raul Castro will be a "lesser evil" than his brother, and one day Americas and Cubas will be able to freely interchange culture and ideas--hopefully, as soon as during his "reign" (assuming Fidel is no longer in the picture). The embargo of the island hasn't ever really seemed to do anything, and certainly less and less each year, as they have "gotten used to it".
Personally, I just think that a certain group of Americans have never forgiven Castro, for simply choosing Communism, over Capitalism, regardless of how he treats his people.
Also, I have had two cuban cigars in my life, and I'm sure one was fake. If they were more available, I might be able to form a better opinion on them as well, but as it is, I have tended to prefer cheaper cigars, and smoked them while doing "dirty" work. I avoid pretense of airs when it comes to smoking, and for a time quit them in the 90's, when cigars came en vogue.
[Aside, my "handle" was chosen for a reason, and as far as using "your real name", that doesn't mean anything to me at all. Maybe, you could post your Social Security number, and mother's maiden name, if you want to live dangerously.]
Posted on November 9 at 2:17 p.m.
I never saw the comment by rstein9, and only recently found this article. And, at the risk of seeming insensitive myself, I still have to say that, when Officer Martinez chose to ride a motorcycle, he *did* make a lifestyle choice which very easily comes to the conclusion that it did in his case.
I am also certainly NOT excusing the example of bad driving by the other involved party, but manslaughter might be expecting too much for him. The legalese of, "too fast for conditions", is too subjective to not shift some of the blame to the deceased, no matter how good of a rider he was. When you ride, you have to be even more aware of what's lacking in other drivers (and other riders as well), and not only be skilled, but lucky.
And, before anyone attacks me, please realize that I started riding motorcycles when I was 14 (off road), 15 (on road), and am now close to 40. At times, I have ridden like a maniac, and yet ironically, have only wrecked motorcycles at low speed (< 30-35 mph). I also lost a best friend to a motorcycle incident when he was 27, and have had another hurt due to a car crossing the double-yellow into his lane on a mountain road, so I am acutely aware of the dangers.
In the end, it's unfortunate to see *anyone* pass away, due to some bad judgement (on the part of the Porsche-driver), which created a situation which suddenly became deadly.
R.I.P, Officer Martinez.
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Posted on November 24 at 11:06 a.m.
I had not known of the Rememberance Day--and I think that it's good that it be brought to the attention of the general public.
Also interesting, in that (so far) the discussion thread has been fairly civil, although I haven't seen any comments by our resident "conservative" *zealots*. (And, I certainly don't intend that as bait--merely pointing out the situation.)
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