crime and stuff

I am quite annoyed to report that my own house got broken into this last week. They took a batch of stuff, though not as much as they could have. I shouldn't complain, I'm a lucky guy...
but it was the sentimental stuff that angers me the most. The jewlery that was my mothers that my wife now had... some small things my father had given me before he passed away... and, strangely, the top three small drawers from the antique dresser. So now we have these holes staring at us.

of course, these last two weeks there's been a guy living in a van outside our house, and another lady who seems to spend all day, every day in the doorway across the street... why is it that stuff like this just goes on in this town, and we never really figure out how to solve it? They weren't really bothering me until this whole thing happened, and now I notice how sort of 'vulnerable' our house is, with people watching us come and go all day and night.

so, if you see any small wooden drawers laying around the neighborhood, let me know.

Rockin good time had at Hurricane Block Party

This last Saturday we had an amazing array of music and food to help Hurricane victims in the Gulf. The math isn't done yet, but we probably raised about $1200 for the Red Cross.

The bands, who will get a good mention in the next newsletter, were amazing. It was a bit cold, but the latin jazz, blues, salsa, and rock was hot.

Thanks everybody for coming out and helping out.

The architects of the Day School project have a 'rendition' of the plans up at http://www.lmsarch.com/index2.html , you have to click on education, then find the Day School in the list.

Some might say, interesting building, but not many would say it fits into the 'context' of the neighborhood. Is that a bad thing?

this week's news

The Bank of America construction:
- rumor is that it'll be another 18 months of construction work before things quiet down and people and businesses start moving in at Broderick and Fell.


Baker and Fulton remodel:
There's a sign up at the corner of Baker and Fulton, on the building that once housed a convienence store and has been under construction for what, more than a year now? The sign says, 'coming soon' and refers to a new 'tex-mex' sort of place. We'll see how that is received

Hicks Temple, Baker and Grove:
Bought by Pacific Primary?? wow. looks like the little school is moving on up, to the other side of the street. I'm sure that'll take a couple years though.