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SUNRISE AT DEATH VALLEY-Photo by Tom Cochrun

Wednesday, March 14, 2012

A "MIRACLE", BRACKET RE DO's & OLD VINES

A MINOR MIRACLE
     You may find this hard to believe during this time of acrimony, division and rancor.  Yesterday a group of about 50 Cambrians with enormously divergent political and philosophical views sat together in a moderated discussion on American Health Care.  It was a time of fellowship and social mixing, but the agenda was a discussion of what to do about American Health Care.  I can not state emphatically enough how divergent were the views.  Well, after a couple of hours this group agreed to ten basic principals. There was discussion, debate, soul searching and these people from the right, left, republican, democrat, Christian, objectivist, agnostic, libertarian and Buddhist  agreed on ten principals.  It gave this old boomer a sense of optimism.
FOR TRUE BASKETBALL JUNKIES
     Don't you think there should be some way to re-do your brackets, now that Syracuse star Fab Melo has been declared ineligible?  The 7 foot Brazilian is a key weapon for the Orangemen and with him out, the highly rated, and in some cases favored, Syracuse will likely not be as strong.  I know
I wish I could re-do my bracket.
DAY BOOK
CENTRAL COAST SCENES
              Some of the oldest vines in California are Zinfandel vines in Paso Robles and these are among the oldest in the region. They some of the old Pesenti vines, on  the west side of the 101 above and on the east side below.  
Though we remain well below our average rain this year,
the passes along the Green Valley remain green.


See you down the trail.

8 comments:

  1. Pay another $10 and do another one. You are right of course. Here is a case where procrastination may pay
    FBP

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    1. The voice of experience perhaps? Interested in who you've picked.

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  2. Would love to go hiking in that vineyard. BTW, I have a high school buddy with a vineyard & winery in Paso.

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    1. John-
      Sounds like you need to plan a road trip.

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  3. That first picture is wonderful, like an invasion of weird creatures.

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  4. Cambrians discuss a controversial topic such as health care in a reasonable and thoughtful way? How wonderful...and rare, sort of like the fox and the hens playing pinochle together. How did this happen? What context? And more importantly, what were the 10 basic principles agreed upon? I hope it works.

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    1. It was at the Second Tuesday at CPCC discussion of The Morality of American Health Care. Among the lead principles-Universal coverage, affordability, portability, free choice for doctor and coverage plan.

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