Comments by Mary Bordi
July 17, 2007
I just thought I'd mention a cool coastside item that I am donating to the silent auction. It has an interesting history.
This is a baluster from the porch railing of an old house in San Gregorio. It came into our family over 50 years ago when someone salvaged part of a porch railing from this house that had been discarded in the brush along the creek. The property is now owned by POST but has been best known in recent history as The Worm Farm.
[url="http://hununu.org/images/61.jpg][img]http://hununu.org/images/61t.jpg[/img][/url]Click image for closeup.
This appears to be turned from one block of wood, maybe even redwood. It had been painted to resemble stone, but that has worn away over the years.
Come by La Honda Gardens on July 22 to take a look at it or submit a bid!
July 16, 2007
Ah, perhaps Mr. Lansing can give me a clue as to the identity of lcthmb@yahoo.com from whom I received a rather shrill email about this very project.
What made it appear shrill was the lack of paragraphing and that may not have been the fault of the sender but a feature of using coastsider.com to communicate with others. At any rate, it made it difficult to read, so I quit part of the way through, although I did scan to the end to see if the sender had signed a real name. (They didn't)
This was what coastsider appended to the end of the email, and I thank Barry for that:
[quote]This message was sent to you through your account at:
http://coastsider.com
If you do not wish to receive further emails you can disable this
preference in your member profile page.[/quote]
It's rather humorous to think that they would send this to me, a non-resident of HMB, who has been accused of running with an unsavory crowd!
(Barry, did you use the same program for the pictures of the folks at the top of this article that I used for my picture?)
June 28, 2007
Could you post periodic updates of your poll someplace here on Coastsider so those of us who can't access the poll can see the results?
All I get is a message that I need to update to the current version of Flash and a link to the download. Not sure yet if I want to do that yet.
June 28, 2007
I love your weekly pictures, Darin. Thanks for making them available.
Now, if you could just get the gulls to spell out "Coastsider" it would make an awesomely unique header graphic!
June 25, 2007
Vince Williams
(Thanks for spelling my name correctly! I 'preciate that!)
I am so sorry if you thought I was attacking your manhood. It certainly wasn't personal, as I do not even know what you look like--and I would have said the same to anyone, including a woman.
I guess I am from the old school (San Mateo County schools all the way, too!) and look at the masculine pronoun as being used generically as it used to be before the feminists made a big thing about it. Old fashioned as I am, I still assume that when one uses a feminine pronoun they are singling out women. I must try to keep up with the times. Now that I don't use the old wringer washer I might have more time to educate myself.
And all you folks (not singling Mr Williams out here) using "fairy tale", well I don't think I want to go [i][b]there[/b][/i].
By the way, check out the [url="http://coastsider.com/index.php/townhall/viewthread/34/']park topic[/url] in Townhall. I posted a link to an interesting letter from POST.
June 22, 2007
I really have to ask for clarification of Mr. Williams' statement that
[quote]"maybe we’re supposed to trust the women in the family to know what the City can afford and to have better real estate acumen."[/quote]
Rather than comment on what I think he's saying (since it would really be off topic here on the font page of Coastsider and perhaps I've misunderstood his statement), I will suggest that he take this over to [url="http://coastsider.com/index.php/townhall/"]townhall [/url] and start a discussion there to clarify his meaing. I must not be the only one who has misinterpreted what he said.
Of course, he could be fearful of those spewing [url="http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=define:blogger&btnG=Search"]Bloggers[/url].
Keep in mind, on the internet no one knows if you [b]really[/b] are a woman.
June 16, 2007
Barry Parr deserves a "well done" for refusing to point people to the local poll as he cites in the example above. It can certainly skew the results.
Barry writes: [quote]"Watching the vote for “sell the site” drop from about 45% to 33% on Saturday, and then rally back to the mid-40s, it’s clear that we’re not seeing a random sampling of anything. Everybody’s cheating on the poll. Considering the stakes, they’d be crazy not to."[/quote]
I found the following interesting [url="http://www.greenfoothills.org/action/06-2007_PilarcitosPark.html#action"]Action Alert[/url] on the Committee for Green Foothills website.
[quote]"Express your views in an online poll at the Half Moon Bay Review that will end today Tuesday, June 12th. It asks whether the park should be developed as planned, developed to a lesser degree, or sold. We have learned that some of the pro development folks are spamming the poll, so it is important to get more people to speak out in favor of proceeding with development of the park. To vote, go to the Half Moon Bay Review. You will see the poll in the upper right hand corner of the main page."[/quote]
On the internet you don't have to be local to be vocal.
June 14, 2007
[quote]"you must be logged in with a vetted id "[/quote]
Yeah, but how "vetted" is vetted?
This is, of course, a rhetorical question. I don't expect Barry to tell us how he figures out if a person really exists before allowing posts on Coastsider.
To me, polls are just a fun thing. The response depends on who sees it and wants to take part. (And how many rascals have more than one id!)
In my opiniion, as far as posting--a "vetted id" (and more importantly a real name) give the message more meaning. I could point to another local site where folks can post without signing in. Users can add any name they want to the post, including a name that has been used by someone else in a previous post. I am not suggesting that anyone do that!
Then there's the scenario of one person starting a discussion and taking both sides under different ids and having an argument with themselves. I guess you'd have to be pretty sick to do that.
Wouldn't you?
(Hmm which id am I using today? [url="http://marybordi.com/disclaimer]Important Disclaimer[/url]
May 28, 2007
Richard Whitmarsh brings up a good point:
[quote]"I agree with you that POST might be engaged in actually making a place better, but I don’t fully understand their justification for all of the proposed changes."[/quote]
Because the stated mission of an organization sounds like a Good Thing, does that mean that everything they do will automatically be Good or introduced for Good Reasons?
On another local forum, a liberal coastside resident stated this about a well known organization (not POST but name removed to protect the bozos):
[quote][color=red]Insert name here[/color] supports some worthy projects, but they are also run by a bunch of bozos. It's hard to say a word against people who are trying to [color=red]fill in good cause here[/color], but [color=red]insert name here[/color] goes way too far and often gets in the way of basic, important scientific research.[/quote]
We need checks an balances. Individuals should take the incentive to read the fine print and ask "why?".
May 23, 2007
I certainly hope that no one feels that the residents of HMB are too stupid/uninformed/uncaring/ (fill in the blank) to file a serious appeal.
If a non-resident should see reason to file an appeal, would it be so difficult to find someone who lives in HMB and feels the same way to file the appeal?
Or are only non-resididents smart/unbiased/fair (fill in the blank) enough to decide?
--> BIG smile
May 18, 2007
I hear-by nominate [i]Serinus canaria absconditus[/i] as the official city bird of Half Moon Bay.
But since I am not a resident of this fine city I shall send a letter to the city council with my suggestion, using an appropriate [i]nom de plume[/i] and a Half Moon Bay return address.
I would appreciate any suggestions for an identity to use. (I don't think Big Bird would be believable, but then one never knows...) Also, would someone be so kind as to let me use their address?
May 06, 2007
Nice pictures! Perhaps someone should start a coastside photo album of local RLFs. It's important that people be able to identify them when they come across a frog.
Here's [url="http://www.redleggedfrog.org/images/frog2.jpg"]another picture[/url] and [url="http://redleggedfrog.org/files/rlfrog.mp3"] a chorus[/url] (mp3 format) of three frogs with what might be a mating call.
May 03, 2007
Mike Perkins on 05/02 wrote:
[quote][color=blue]And this in probably the most liberal publication in the country.
http://tinyurl.com/23obb9
[Alexander Cockburn in the Nation] [/color][/quote]
So who actually read the complete article?
Hint: I didn't, because, after a teaser the above link says:
[quote][color=red]CLICK HERE to get access to this article and see ALL of The Nation every week.
The only way to read this article and the full contents of each week's issue of The Nation online is by subscribing to the magazine. And with the launch of our new online access program, all subscribers will now receive a raft of new benefits... [/color][/quote]
Do the dismissers of the link do so after reading the article or just because they don't like Mr. Cockburn? Rhetorical question for the humor challenged.
Don't get me started on the fake currency of carbon credits, density credits and their like.
April 12, 2007
In response to Mike McCall:
Does [url="http://www.channel4.com/science/microsites/G/great_global_warming_swindle/index.html"]this link[/url] suit you better, since it does not mention the offensive (to you) radio station? Wouldn't it be worth viewing just to see the flaws in it?
Ken King brings up a subject that I was going to broach (thanks Ken!) when he mentions the spiritual aspect. Of course, he posits that it's the deniers of global warming who are practicing a brand of religion. I have good reason to see it another way.
I am currently on a fact-finding mission to a country that is extremely concerned about global warming. Most eveyone I have spoken to about the subject lauds Al Gore for bringing global warming to global attention (though they are unaware of his feeling the need for carbon offsets to make up for his energy use). Currently, where I am staying, they are experiencing a devastating drought, with water limitations imposed in the city and many farmers and stockmen on the brink of failure. I'm in Australia.
One thing I notice as being different here is that there doesn't seem to be a vocal faction running around shouting in-your-face death-and- destruction from global warming. This is not to say that [i]the end it near[/i] faction isn't here--if it is, members are not as visible as they are in the Bay Area. (Maybe they don't have good PR people?) Here the individual takes it upon himself to do what they can do without being coerced to join the cult. There are some moves by the government (banning incandescent light bulbs for example) but people tend to step back and ask why, even though they are not what Ken King might term global warming deniers.
The contrast is amazing and highlights to me the actions of some of those at home who have taken on the prevention of global warming as a religious crusade. The mentality of [i]if you aren't with me you are an [b]infidel[/b][/i] is kinda scarey when viewed from 10,000 miles away. I may try to extend my visa...
I'm looking forward to Sacha Baron Cohen's documentary about America and Global Warming.
See ya!
April 11, 2007
--> [url=http://leaningstraightup.com/2007/03/11/the-global-warming-swindle-video/]This [/url]
March 19, 2007
Thanks for posting this picture!
I didn't notice it was filed under "humor" and nearly missed this great shot!
February 07, 2007
Kevin J. Lansing suggests (02/06 at 03:47 PM):
[quote] I have to disagree with the way you have framed the debate: growth versus no growth.
Nobody is advocating for “no growth.”
The real debate is about building anything, anywhere, anytime versus following the rules set forth in the Coastal Act.[/quote]
Let's see, if Mr. Lansing can state that [i]nobody is advocating for 'no-growth'[/i] then I guess someone can also state that [i]nobody is avocating for building anything, anywhere, anytime[/i].
The resident expert in rhetoric can tell us what framework the debate can take from there...
February 01, 2007
I understand that Starbuck's and Peet's have teamed up with Trader Joe's to purchase Cunha's.
They are changing the name to A Casinha.
I don't think it's a good idea.
December 29, 2006
In response to Mary Keitelman who wrote:
[quote] "It will be great to hike it to see how wildlife corridors are accommodated."[/quote]
Okay, I'll bite. What [i]about[/i] the wildife corridors? And in what ways are they best accommodated? Or hindered?
Just wondering because Driscoll is fairly local to me and so its wildlife is also fairly local to me.
December 06, 2006
Darin Boville asks: [quote]"Would you support our local farming heritage by making the Wavecrest property farmland in perpetuity?"[/quote]
Perpetuity. Now where have I heard that word used lately? Oh, I remember! The folks complaining about YMCA Camp Jones Gulch's NTMP (timber harvest permit) are against granting the permit because it would allow the YMCA to log the property [i]in perpetuity[/i]. Isn't logging sort of like farming?
I don't think I wanna go there just now. Let's see how the logging thing comes out first. [size=1](Hope that isn't too far off topic! I've been scolded enough.)[/size]
Mr. Boville also asks: [quote]"Or do you support farming only as a debating tactic, all the while eyeing the land’s potential for new residential development?"[/quote]
If the [b]you[/b] you are referring to is [b]me[/b], well, I certainly support farming by those who want to do it. I don't understand your remark about eyeing the land's potential for development, though. How would I stand to make any profit from that land? The only land I own is not for sale and is going to the next generation.
Somehow I think you not only have misperceptions about farming, you also have them about people you are interacting with here on Coastsider.
But that can be remedied. Maybe you'd like to meet with me and Terry (as he suggests above) for coffee or tea and talk about constructive solutions for our community?
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