Entries from January 2009

January 22, 2009

Baseball Karma

… what goes around, comes around.
Jeff Kent will be retiring from baseball tomorrow in LA. Kent, who has posted Hall of Fame stats as a 2nd basemen, was always a tough player, straight up, in your face. He was my favorite Giant, in an era of major league egos. Of course, the [...]

January 19, 2009

California Budget Farce: We Report, You Decide

ITEM #1
Calif. tax refunds to be delayed starting Feb. 1
refunds, student aid, social services and mental health programs. A severe drop in revenue has left the state’s main bank account depleted. The state had been relying on borrowing from special funds and Wall Street investors; those options are no longer available.l
ITEM #2

UC regents cut [...]

January 18, 2009

SJ City College’s Pushy Nurse Ratched

After an absence, I had to take time out to blog once again. The impetus? A local color story by San Jose Mercury News columnist Patty Fisher published on Friday, January 16, Fisher: Student cut through the smoke.

Students returning to San Jose City College for spring classes will notice a couple [...]