Category Archives: Amazing

David Walton Concludes a Gracious, Giving Life in China

Have you been around Monterey long enough to remember the groundbreaking Sancho Panza Bohemian coffee house or Gallatin’s elegant dining ? The genius behind Sancho Panza, and the grace at Gallatin’s was my friend David Walton who died in China … Continue reading

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“Flower” Singing “Cow Cow Boogie” with Friends

Found this terrific old film of a fun song “Cow Cow Boogie.”

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Priscilla Nesbitt — Lover of trees, wild animals, caring people and books.

Carmel lost a great character this morning. Priscilla Nesbitt passed away quietly after leading a life of vibrant curiosity and deeply held passion for trees and wildlife, for caring people and knowledge. You get an insight into Priscilla’s spirit with … Continue reading

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Pacific Grove Council Begins Unwinding Pension Gifts Granted Illegally in 2002

A Giant Snowball has finally left the Building and is gathering speed. (c) Copyright 2012 David Dilworth Last evening Pacific Grove’s City Council unanimously took a strong step forward to correcting a great wrong — which is currently costing the … Continue reading

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New World Record? Six Logical Fallacies with a Single Sentence promoting Genetically Modified Food

(c) Copyright 2012 David Dilworth This is an article about an Analysis(1) of a web article that is a hypocrisy enriched assault on Informed Consent, Food Safety proponents, and the possibility of harm from Genetically Modified (GMO) food. It shows … Continue reading

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Illegal Development Approvals Acknowledged by City Manager of Pacific Grove

“Things were much better [for developers] in the old days, in large part because staff didn’t follow the law.” – Pacific Grove City Manager Tom Frutchey, April 2011

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Skeptical of Strangers

Apparently skepticism of strangers is a long tradition; an ongoing theme in California. “What are we to do then? Shall we remain supine, while these daring strangers are overrunning our fertile plains, and gradually outnumbering and displacing us? Shall these … Continue reading

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Is California’s Utilities Commission President Michael Peevey PG&E’s Lapdog?

“Never believe anything in politics until it has been officially denied.” – Otto Van Bismark Well, today California Public Utilities Commission President Michael Peevey officially denied being a lapdog to PG$E — “the $38 million fine should put to rest … Continue reading

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SmartMeters Facilitate Cyber War Against US

SmartMeters Facilitate Cyber War Against US (c) Copyright 2011 David j Dilworth This didn’t happen — yet. “Within a quarter of an hour, 157 major metropolitan areas have been thrown into knots by a nationwide power blackout hitting during rush … Continue reading

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Only One Earth . . .

One Astronaut wrote – “The first day we all pointed to our countries. “The third or fourth day we were pointing to our continents. “By the fifth day we were aware of only one Earth.”

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Are We Only 63 per cent Human ?

A test in India let people judge whether a volunteer was communicating by typing with a human or a software program. This type of test is called a Turing test. The headline for most media on this was that 59 … Continue reading

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