Archive for May, 2008
How to Opt Out of Charter’s Internet Spying Program
San Luis Obispo has been selected as a test market for a new Charter Communications advertiser program that will employ technology that tracks and keeps records of everything their internet customers do on the internet.
Craigslist Prostitution is Alive and Well in SLO, but so are the Busts
San Luis Obispo Prostitution advertisements on Craigslist are plentiful. But men, if you dare to answer them — and I don’t suggest you do — be aware of entrapment busts too.
The Silly, Silly Tribune on American Idol
The Tribune was out with its Bouquets and Brickbats, giving all of us a bouquet for “hanging in there” with American Idol this season. Poor Tribune, their favorite the Aussie is gone and they are all upset.
SLO Socialists and Marxists:
Here’s a hero of yours attacking Big Oil
One of the heroes of many Marxists and socialists in San Luis Obispo, the ever-moronic congresswoman Maxine Waters, is shown in this video attacking Big Oil.
Burglars Hitting Hikers’ Cars at Trailheads
A Heads Up to San Luis Obispo county hikers. Apparently, burglars are targeting the cars of hikers when they park them at trailheads.
Avila Lighthouse Suites: What the Hell is that Thing in the View?
As I walk along the boardwalk past the new Avila Lighthouse Suites hotel, I can’t help but think, What Were They Thinking! What is that tall wooden structure in the center, the thing that looks kind of like a fancy lifeguard tower? What the hell is it doing there?
Humans Starting to Stand Up to Elephant Seals
The untouchable, ever-growing Elephant Seal population at San Luis Obispo County’s seal rookery at Piedras Blancas is starting to anger locals.
Who’s your Daddy (and Daddy)?
As San Luis Obispo gays (local couple David Perez and David Kilburn pictured) celebrated the California Supreme Court 4-3 decision to the overturn a voter-approved ban on same-sex marriage, I could not help thinking about the children.
First Nutcase Surfaces to Save Foster’s Freeze
A letter to the Editor writer in The Tribune wants to — get ready for this — make the San Luis Obispo downtown Foster’s Freeze a landmark!
The Roger Freberg-Cal Poly-Saudi Arabia Connection
Local blogger Roger Freberg has been outspoken on Cal Poly’s involvement with Saudi Arabia. He says whenever he writes something about Cal Poly and Saudi Arabia, he get internet visitors from Saudi Arabia. Let’s see if they’ll check this post.
