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Affairs of State 2010.
Jul 27th
It’s become an annual tradition for us to go to the State Fair at least one time when it’s in town. This year we only had a short time to get there because they not only moved it ahead a month, but the duration has been shortened to a mere 3 weeks.
Budget crisis anyone?
Unfortunately it was not only the timing of the fair that was reduced this year, it was also the quantity and quality of the rides. A warning for those of you buying tickets or wristbands – there are very few rides this year that are worth the More >
California State Fair 2009
Sep 8th
note the corn dog in the fat bear's hand
On Labour Day, David and I celebrated the working class by visiting the California State Fair in sunny Sacramento. David purchased tickets online weeks and weeks ago, but with my surprise travel to NC and other activities this was the first chance we had to go to the fair together.
We arrived around 4pm and it was actually pretty quiet. I was expecting a larger crowd on closing day, but there was plenty of parking and we were able to get into exhibits and rides without much of a delay.
* an amazing creation More >
Making History
Nov 4th
The big news for our country and the world is of course that Barack Obama has won the presidential election. I would imagine that Europe and Asia are enjoying a collective sign of relief. I think it was one of the most inspirational speeches I’ve ever heard in my life. Simply amazing.
The big news for California is that Proposition 8 to write discrimination into our constitution has likely passed (based on the current election estimates – if this somehow changes I’ll update this). This has a huge and hateful impact on GLBT residents of California who want full equality as intended by More >
Election Centre 2008 – National and California
Nov 4th
National Election Results – of course the big one here is president. I’m not sure how many people are really even thinking about their local representatives and issues this year unless it’s hotly contested (like the mayoral race in Sacramento, writing discrimination into the constitution, abortion, etc.). I’m certainly not paying nearly as much attention to that as I am to the next president. If you want to get the widgets for yourself, you’ll find a few options for them on msnbc.com.
California Results – the big one here is Prop 8, at least for a lot of people in this state. In More >
Yosemite!
Sep 8th
Last week while I was supposedly on vacation – I say supposedly because I wound up being online nearly every day and answering questions and solving problems instead of relaxing – I drove down to Yosemite to meet my parents who had just made their way up from Bakersfield.
They are on their Round-The-Country camping trip, which they do every few years, and I have plenty of vacation this year and decided to meet them since I’d never been to Yosemite before. David wasn’t able to join me because he had a ton of work to do after the Labour Day More >
