Its Time for Trains

This morning we learned that a piece of freeway had been destroyed by a truck accident and that it will take months to repair the damage. In the meantime, traffic to and from San Francisco will be impossible. At the same time, the Governor is cutting funds for "high speed rail." It seems to me we should put bunches of resources into trains cutting the carbon footprint.

Mexico City Earthquake

Last night right around midnight, a 6.0 quake stuck from Acupulco to Mexico City. There was a small item buried in the middle of today's New York Times and nothing in our local papers. How come? A 6 quake in California would shove Imus off the front page.

Our Dog Bear

The recent problems with dog food has caused me to view Bear differently. He is an essential member of our family and the thought of losing him because of tainted food has changed his diet. Now we feed him only what we would eat ourselves. Except for the dry food!