Light/Breezes

Light/Breezes
SUNRISE AT DEATH VALLEY-Photo by Tom Cochrun

Monday, September 5, 2011

A CAMBRIA LOCAL-A HOME TOWN PARADE

PINEDORADO ON MAIN STREET
    A disclaimer here.  This is purely hometown and there are many images in this post.  It is a "documentation" of the 2011 Pinedorado Parade-a Cambria tradition. You'll see parade units here, you'll never see elsewhere.  Either skip this post or enjoy a unique experience.  
     Have a great labor day.




The first and last unit of the parade.


First year announcer, Mike Griffin
doing a superb job.




























































Yep, that's a piece of kelp, turned
into a horn.
















If you are still with me, I trust
you've never seen a parade like this.
See you down the trail.

Saturday, September 3, 2011

THE WEEKENDER :) A CHEESE ROLL?

NOT SURE THIS WOULD 
CATCH ON HERE

Labor Day Weekend is summer's final fling-
a time to enjoy.  Barbecue, picnic, party, parade, bike
race, ball game, whatever it is probably
won't include this.
Thanks to Moto for finding this one.
Be safe.
See you down the trail.

Friday, September 2, 2011

FOLLOWING THE SURF & "FANCY" TABLES

SUPER SWELLS
       (Cambria, CA)  Good breaks and unusual swells have brought surfers to the waters of the north coast of San Luis Obispo County.
        "Some of these guys have been following these swells
from the South Pacific," a lip coated and hoodie wearing surfer from South Africa said.
         "These are super swells!"

       A crowd of surfers were in the water near Leffingwell Landing on the north end of Moonstone Beach.  It can be a
tricky spot to work the waves.



      Skill was evident as they worked the crowded waters.
  Aside from the breaks and swells more surfers maybe working the north coast, because a great white was spotted
near the pier at Pismo Beach.  
DRESSING IT UP
      Since the Friday Lunch Flash Mob has overgrown the deck and moved to the picnic area, we've started to dress
up the picnic tables with table cloths.
       Most Cambrians always travel with "wardrobes"-vests, jackets, sweaters, caps and shorts because you often need more or less clothing.  Now the Flash mob is traveling with table cloths.  You know, you just need to be ready for a party or meal to break out.
See you down the trail.

Thursday, September 1, 2011

NAW-SHOULDN'T HAPPEN

CAN WE TALK?
   Now do you really think AT&T wants T-Mobile so they 
make customers happy and do a better job?  
   This time the government intervention is a good thing for all of us. T-Mobile forces more competition, meaning better pricing. AT&T's swallowing of T-Mobile would do one thing for certain with fewer options-drive up service costs? 
    Maybe there is a little Teddy Roosevelt DNA still pulsing through the federal government. 
OH YEA?
SAYS WHO?
      I heard a former intelligence chief, who served in the George W. Bush administration say it well. According to the criminal pictured above, the only person who was right was him.  Exploding heads he said.  Well he tried that before didn't he?  Powell, Tenet, and even the challenged W himself had it wrong.  Only uncle grumpy here was right, according to the charming war criminal himself.  
      Military officers and intelligence operatives have said
this man's actions put American personnel at greater risk.
That he lied only adds ignominy to his pathetic attempt at 
image control with his book.
      A friend did work on the audit that found at least 
$60 Billion in war dollars were wasted on fraud.  He told me a couple of years ago that though he didn't want to believe it, the more he saw, the more it became apparent that 
this Vice President was a kind of "air boss for corruption" employing tactics of no bid contracts to old cronies and business partners.  And then looking the other way when price gouging and over billing, under stocking and other larceny took place. I hope this man lives long enough to be
charged with either war crimes or just old fashioned 
corruption.   
     Hey Dr. Evil, maybe we should re-cycle the idea of one of your long ago enemies-Abbie Hoffman.  Remember his 
admonition "STEAL THIS BOOK?"
DAY BOOK


 "Naw. Forget about it. We've got company.
We'll talk later."
See you down the trail.