The World Islands are a man-made creation of various small islands constructed in the rough shape of a world map. They are located about two and a half miles off the coast of Dubai, which is an emirate in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). A city within the emirate is also named Dubai. The emirate…
I read with great interest the article in the San Diego Union Tribune last Sunday entitled Prospect of gay SD mayor greeted with a shrug. The article postulates that the San Diego mayoral race rightfully should be focused upon the fiscal and infrastructure issues of the city. In fact, all the candidates, as well as…
On National Coming Out day in October 2011, after 36 years, the San Diego Democratic Club (SDDC) officially changed their name to the San Diego Democrats for Equality. The goal, as explained by the leadership and encapsulated in a coming out video, was to no longer use “cute names that blended in, but were identifiable…
thursday, feb. 2 Hydrodynamica: Remember the Future An exhibition of original Bob Simmons planning hulls and related surfboards, objects, photographs and film clips. Simmons’ application of aerodynamic principles and his early use of composite construction processes in surfboard building from 1947-1954 parallels California’s post war modern design movement and was profoundly influential in the birth…
If there is one food that America is definitely known for, it has to be the hamburger. For centuries, we have been consuming them avidly. Just look around, everywhere you turn you can find a new hamburger joint popping up. It almost seems like the clock has been turned back 50 years – when diners…
Saturday, Jan. 28 Shaun Donovan, secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), announced a significant new anti-discrimination policy. From his prepared speech to the recent Creating Change Conference: “Today, I am proud to announce a new Equal Access to Housing Rule that says clearly and unequivocally that LGBT individuals and couples have the right to…
Psychiatrist Gerald May begins his book Addiction and Grace with a bold statement, “I am convinced that all human beings have an inborn desire for God”. Although many of us live with such hope, many people don’t have that experience – at least they’re not aware of it until they are in crisis or at…
