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UCSD IT employee etc. Also, the cave photo at the top of my page is from Carlsbad Caverns, which I visited in 2011.
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So many people have asked me, "It's awful, but what can I do?"

Well, it's easy. And now you know.

"Destroying injustice requires long-term and persistent effort from very stubborn people who...never quit taking tiny actions on the side of justice."

jamesseddonauthor.medium.com/make-it-some...
Make it “Something. Not nothing.”
“Let not any one pacify his conscience by the delusion that he can do no harm if he takes no part, and forms no opinion. Bad men need…
jamesseddonauthor.medium.com
February 2, 2026 at 5:27 PM
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Mamdani: "I am in support of abolishing ICE. What we see is an entity that has no interest in fulfilling its stated reason to exist. We're seeing a government agency that is supposed to be enforcing some kind of immigration law, but instead what it's doing is terrorizing people."
January 20, 2026 at 4:56 PM
Yes, there was an earthquake in San Diego.
January 20, 2026 at 1:57 AM
Bumper sticker I saw in a library parking lot.
January 18, 2026 at 4:04 AM
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January 10, 2026 at 6:14 PM
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The dishonesty of “conservatives” about the killing of Renee Good makes me want to quote Lincoln: “When it comes to this I should prefer emigrating to some country where they make no pretence of loving liberty -- to Russia where despotism can be taken pure, and without the base alloy of hypocrisy.”
January 10, 2026 at 6:34 PM
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The Corporation for Public Broadcasting has been dissolved, ending its 58 years as the primary funder for PBS, NPR and local TV and radio stations
Corporation For Public Broadcasting Is Dissolved After 58 Years Of Service
www.huffpost.com
January 5, 2026 at 8:00 PM
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Reupping my post on the crimes of capitalism in light of last night's events. open.substack.com/pub/brucebar...
January 3, 2026 at 3:45 PM
Stanford University. One building says DAVID PACKARD ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING and the other WILLIAM R. HEWLETT TEACHING CENTER.
December 29, 2025 at 3:40 PM
December 28, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Plum pudding. Not made by me.
December 26, 2025 at 3:00 PM
I've gone to a 'December Nights' event a couple times but not this year, chiefly becauseI I've been ill. Here're some previous years.
December 11, 2025 at 2:07 AM
Scammer said they were from the Netherlands. Asked my location. I said, “Here,” and that I didn’t believe them. Asked Laos, Cambodia, or Myanmar. They asked if I liked Thai food. We talked. I asked what languages they spoke. They said their 1st language was Thai, and then vanished like a sad ghost.
December 1, 2025 at 6:30 PM
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The Monkey King, a rebellious 16th-century Chinese superhero, is finally breaking into the U.S. through Netflix films, blockbuster video games, and a sold-out San Francisco Opera production. n.pr/4rov9hl
A 400-year-old kung fu-fighting monkey is finally having his American moment
The Monkey King, a rebellious 16th-century Chinese superhero, is finally breaking into the U.S. through Netflix films, blockbuster video games, and a sold-out San Francisco Opera production.
n.pr
November 28, 2025 at 4:49 PM
November 26, 2025 at 6:26 PM
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A new policy betrays an ally I personally know who:

--Took Taliban off the battlefield.
--Settled LEGALLY in the U.S.
--Works, pays taxes, supports her community.

Take 5 minutes to urge our officials to oppose this or at least exempt wartime allies.

afghanevac.org/uscis-policy...
USCIS Policy Alert — #AfghanEvac
afghanevac.org
November 17, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Sunset tonight.
November 13, 2025 at 1:08 AM
Many machines on Ix, new machines.
November 11, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Saw two inflatable turkeys tonight.
November 9, 2025 at 3:22 AM
Last night's #beavermoon #moon Not that this is much different from my other photos of a full moon.
November 6, 2025 at 9:34 PM
#dayofthedead From Balboa Park in San Diego, CA. I took over 1k photos and saved roughly 220. #diadelosmuertos
November 4, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Went to day of the dead event in balboa park. Took photos with dedicated camera and cell phone. Here’s a cell phone pic. #dayofthedead #aztec
November 3, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Bought 6 bags candy but ran out anyway. Rather than ringing doorbells, children and their parents were greeted in driveways, generally. Some people projected movies or movie clips onto their garage doors. #halloween
November 1, 2025 at 3:04 PM
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Donald Trump deleted this from the government website.

Let's be clear: there's funding available to cover SNAP benefits next month. Trump is stopping SNAP benefits because he wants to. He is forcing mommas and babies to go hungry.
October 28, 2025 at 9:29 PM