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Mountain View 99 Ranch Market
The 99 Ranch Market in Mountain View is finally open. I visited the store on Saturday to check it out. This new Asian supermarket is conveniently located on 1350 Grant Road, just off El Camino Real, with easy access to highways 237 and 85. For those people living in Mountain View, Los Altos, and Palo…
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Proposition 8 and Interracial Marriage
Is Proposition 8 a civil rights issue? The supporters of Proposition 8 would claim otherwise. Allowing blacks and whites to marry is one thing. However, allowing two men or two women to marry is another. Their argument is that the purpose of marriage is to propagate the human race. That’s why allowing gays to marry…
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Free Wi-Fi at Starbucks
I tried out the free wi-fi at Starbucks this morning. It works. The good news is that Starbucks is practically every where. The bad news is that when I usually need wi-fi, I’m not inside a Starbucks. I really need free wi-fi inside Costco, Target, and Ranch 99. Now that would be good.
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Mormons for Traditional Marriage
Somehow, I find it quite ironic that the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (a/k/a The Mormons) is backing Proposition 8. After all, marriage in the Mormon tradition is not one man and one woman, but one man and many women. And, for Mormons, it doesn’t get any more traditional than Joseph Smith and…
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Real Estate Bubble Signs
For those who were waiting for the real estate bubble to pop, the time has come. I recently glanced at some home listings from one ZIP code in San Jose, California. The listings told it all. Short Sale Subject to Lender’s Approval This is a short sale. Price and commission are subject to lenders approval.…
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Traditional Definition of Marriage
Ron Prentice, the official proponent of Proposition 8, stated that he was “confident that voters will reaffirm the traditional definition of marriage[.]” In California, the traditional definition of marriage reads as follows: No license may be issued authorizing the marriage of a white person with a Negro, mulatto, Mongolian or member of the Malay race.…
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The Princess of Nebraska
I just finished watching Wayne Wang’s The Princess of Nebraska on YouTube. A few hours ago, I had just read that the movie was being released for free on YouTube. Without reading any reviews (or spoilers), I headed off to YouTube to track down the film. You won’t find a light-hearted tale of overachieving Chinese…
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Changing Windshield Wipers
I thought that today would be a good day to change the windshield wipers. We already had experienced an early bout of rain a week or so ago, so I didn’t want to be caught again with streaky wipes. So, I headed to the local Kragen Auto Parts to pick up some replacement wipers. At…
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California Proposition 3 Children’s Hospital Bond Act
Without judging the merits of Proposition 3, I have to wonder about the credibility of its supporters when they state that “PROPOSITION 3 DOES NOT RAISE TAXES.” If the State of California sells $980 million in general obligation bonds for capital improvement projects at children’s hospitals, the money to pay back the bonds must come…
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California Proposition 8 and Traditional Marriage
With the general election just 3 weeks away, now is as good a time as any to start focusing on all the ballot box issues. In California, Proposition 8, which eliminates the right of same-sex couples to marry, is a bit curious. Its supporters claim that “Proposition 8 is about traditional marriage.” Indeed, I saw…