My dear friend Ted is bringing this documentary film to Fresno. Come watch it with us!
Someone looking for us?
November 11, 2012
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Yesterday’s search engine terms that directed someone to my page:
“sherry gomez” visalia (my sister)
“wanda reeves” visalia (my mother)
who is jim reeves visalia (me)
Can I help you with something? Send me an email. The address is right there in the right hand column, in the “about” section.
Cheers.
Hobnobbing with the stars
November 10, 2012
commentary, News, Personal Democratic Party, Devin Nunes, Otto Lee, Tulare County Democratic Party, US Congress 1 Comment
This afternoon I attended a gathering at the Tulare County Democratic Party’s office in Visalia. The event was hosted by Otto Lee, who ran against Devin Nunes for the office of Congressional Representative for the 22nd District of California. Nunes won, but Otto made a respectable showing, even with Nunes refusing all offers to debate or appear together to discuss issues.
I spent two hours at the event, meeting a few people, talking with Otto and others, and came away hopeful for the future. In a very red area, there’s real potential for putting a bluer hue on the picture. The future may surprise Nunes, especially if he continues to discount competition for his seat. Nothing in politics is guaranteed, and taking your constituents for granted is never wise. Next election, Nunes will have been in office for 12 years, and his district has next to nothing to show for it. It’s still one of the poorest in California, with some of the highest unemployment, and that has not changed during his tenure.
I don’t know if Otto Lee will run again in two years, but I hope he does. This district could use new ideas, and a fresh perspective. Sometimes, it’s possible to be to close to a problem to see a solution, and having the viewpoint of someone new to the area might just be the fresh air we need. Regardless of whether the next election sees Otto run again, or some other Democrat steps up, the demographics of the region are rapidly changing, and the GOP has been doing everything in it’s power to run from the very groups that will dominate the future. If they don’t change, their party faces a future of marginalization and irrelevance.
Otto Lee 2014! 😉
Now I can breathe!
November 6, 2012
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How do I spell relief? O-B-A-M-A!
Uh…. Twitter? These are not people. Regardless of what Willard says.
November 5, 2012
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Yes, people run them, but that’s as close as it gets.
Can you tell me how to get to Sesame Street?
October 26, 2012
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Monday
October 22, 2012
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It’s Monday. It’s been raining. My work week begins anew. I really don’t want to get up and out of this nice warm waterbed, but the clock on the computer is warning me I’m already running late.
A positive thing for this week, however, is that the ‘idiot cousin’ will be served with a summons telling him I’ve filed court action to evict him. Then things start moving faster. He’s been here ten years. That’s long enough.
Wednesday I’ll be part of a PFLAG panel speaking at the Visalia Unified School District meeting, on issues facing the LGBTQ community. I’ve never done anything like that before, so it will be interesting, to say the least. 6:30 pm, at their facility on Atwood, just north of Cypress, behind the VUSD office.
Double Whammy
October 21, 2012
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11:55 pm, sitting on the couch, getting ready to find something else of interest on Netflix when it happened: the couch tried to toss me onto the floor. Like a cat, though, I was too agile and too quick, successfully grabbing onto the cushions, to be tossed more than an inch or two. I saw the shock wave pass through my house while I was keeping myself firmly reclined, and wondered “Is that a big one in LA, or a little one in Mammoth?” Turns out it was a moderate one, 5.3, squarely on the San Andreas fault, east-north-east of King City.
I immediately did what any sef-respecting computer nerd would do, and made a Facebook and Twitter post. I then started checking the United States Geological Survey‘s website for information. The ground in the area has been twitching for some time, and there have been a few aftershocks at more than 3.0 since the 5.3 hit. Hopefully these are not ‘foreshocks’ to something more dangerous.
After conversing with the other computer nerds online at midnight, or woken up by their beds attempting to toss them onto the floor, I decided it would be a good idea to go find some dark sky, and watch for meteors. My second whammy would come at 3am, but it had nothing to do with the ground moving.
Well, I thought it was funny…
October 17, 2012
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I was in my handy-dandy nearby Walgreen’s today, to pick up a couple of prescriptions at the pharmacy. This was the first time I had used a new app on my iPhone, that lets me simply scan my bottle or package and order refills. How cool is that? It’s not as fast as simply going in and doing it in person, the app sends you a note back letting you know when you can pick it up, and for my order it was more than 24 hours later, but it does allow you to order things in advance of your actual drive, if you want. All in all, a neat feature, and a real convenience.
I got to the counter, and was told they only had part of the prescription ready. The clerk seemed a bit uneasy as he explained why.
JimmieJoe / KC6YRU 
Sheer unadulterated bragging
November 21, 2012
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How’s this for self-importance?? I’m being followed on Twitter by a United States Senator! I wonder if he can get Boxer and Feinstein to follow me, too??
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