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Recently I found myself wanting a card that said something along the lines of “whoops I screwed up”.  Of course I could not find any.  I think that someone should make them and sell them in a 6 pack, with things like “I am a moron” and “sorry for being an a$$”. Just think of all the relationships that the cards could help heal.

We have had some fun with the names of cabs in San Diego and Lillian had mentioned the elusive Maipu in a taxi post in February. Finally Heidi I. got a picture:

Read as three syllables Ma-I-Pu it sounds like May I Poo.

And the answer is no you may not.

So my current obsession is the names of the independent cabs in San Diego.  There are cabs that describe the ride you should have i.e. the “ASAP Cab”, the “Challenger Cab”, the Rumi Cab, and the “Happy Cab”.  Of course,  there are the traditional Yellow Cabs and Orange Cabs but there is also a “Black and White Cab”,  which is red and the “Emerald Cab” which is blue.  But my favorite, however, is the “Maipu Cab”.  The answer to this question is not here!  This obsession has me searching for it where ever I go and hoping to get a picture of it. (We actually turned around the other night when we spotted it but it was gone.) As soon as I get one I will post a picture of it.  Does any other cities have such fun with cabs?  If so I want pictures.

 It has been a while since I posted something. My father asked me to fill in while he is diving with the Codger Divers next month, so I thought I better get a bit of practice.  I am one of the people who checks this site along with many others daily and I thought I might link to some of my favorite finds this week.  

Bad Street names.  A little R rated, but a lot hilarious.

MentalFloss always is humorous and educational.  Now if only I could come up with something useless sell. 

Let me know if you know any other humorous finds

Early spring is the best time to visit the Torrey Pines State Preserve. Even though it is located in San Diego City it is a very different seafront wilderness area.  What a delightful surprise.

Lillian and I went for a four mile walk on the excellent trails at Torrey Pines on Monday.

We saw some amazing wild flowers as well as the pines, cliffs and ocean views that make the preserve so popular all year long.

To see a nice run of pictures I took on our visit to Torrey Pines click here.

Lillian used the digital photos we all took on trip to the Galapagos Islands last summer and made them into a beautiful book.

She did it online using MyPublisher.com. She incorporated captions, the ships daily schedule and pictures from the ships log as well as the ones we took.

Any reasonably diligent person can build a book like this (this is where the business opportunity occurs) but you have to learn how and you have to practice.  I believe there is a significant portion of the population who would like a beautiful, personal, photo memory book like this but don’t have the time or courage to get up the learning curve to get it done. If they could give a “Memory Reporter” the photos, some documents and an hour or so of their time to generate the flow and the captions they could get one of these wonderful books. I think of it as a reporter type job.

Events that you might buy a Life Book for:

• Family vacations
• Anniversaries (fiftieth)
• Big Birthdays to celebrate a life
• Wedding, with all of the ancillary parties
• Charity Events as a gift to the Honoree

The cost would be dependent on how much of effort went into it the production.  But could be known in advance and calculated in advance from an online look-up table.  It would be expensive but not out of reach for millions of families.  I’m thinking in the $200 range.  Most of the work would be done online with a phone call to add the captions.  This is a big idea.

Lillian and Heidi went to a Padres game at Petco Park last week and it was “retro night” or some such thing. They wore these beautiful uniforms:

It reminded me of a comment from Steve Garvey who after being the Dodgers very good first baseman for many years went to play for the Padres. When asked how he liked being a Padre he replied “The uniforms make me feel like a Taco.” Baseball fashion changes and we are all grateful.

I am searching in San Diego for a good neighborhood bar near La Jolla. I love going to Lucky Baldwins in Sierra Madre for the Cheers like atmosphere and quality Jutebox, but I have yet to find such a place in San Diego. If anyone has any suggestions on either places to go or ways to find such a place I am all ears.

As this week began I was very anxious about a job. I had made it to the final round of interviews, which had included a 45 minute phone interview, a 3 hour group interview and a final 2 hour individual interview with a panel of 6 interviewers. I had been told that I would be called either way on Tuesday. Well Tuesday came and went and I received no phone call. finally on Wednesday I received notification that they had decided on someone else. Surprisingly after the intial let down of not getting the position I am in fantastic spirits. The Big Dance starts today. Go Bruins!!!!

Simon, (my dad) keeps asking me to comment on his postings and I was resistant until I discovered I could have my own series. Now everyone will have to deal my rantings too. Like father, like daughter. Mostly I am going to talk about my dealings in the garden, which considering my condo life is very limited. However, I do take great joy in pulling the weed most people refer to as mint. Expect pictures of the evil plant in the future but sice this is my first posting I thought I would keep it simple. Also expect some pictures of my two adorable cats, otherwise known as the monsters, Basil and Tictac. Anyway I would love comments and will learn to take the criticism.