Posted by ws1 on: Sun 24th Apr, 2011

And the reason the line was out the door at Coffee Cat. I had no idea Calvary Chapel has been doing this for 14 years. Happy Easter folks! Now give me my coffee!

Posted by ws1 on: Wed 13th Apr, 2011

A good friend just sent me this TED Talk by Dave Meslin, who concisely and passionately describes how our political system seems to intentionally discourage engagement/participation - by making information unnecessarily complex. Not to mention poorly-designed.  

This is one of the best TED talks I have seen in a while.  And it's short too.  Watch it.

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Tags: santa barbara, transparency, open government, city council, dave meslin, ted talk, civic engagement, best articles for new government models

Posted by ws1 on: Tue 12th Apr, 2011

Not sure how legible this will be with the new city2 photo size allowance, plus the somewhat affected photo filter I used.

It's one of those things most of locals like me have walked by for 20-some years without stopping to read. Now that I have read it, I wish it was clearer about where precisely this sacred 'hill' was. Hopefully its not beneath the adjacent parking lot (that smells like urine).

And within earshot of a baby-boomer tourist woman yelling at full volume (and speakerphone) to her husband (presumably driving around trying to find her), "jim...JIM. the name of the street is AH-PAH-NAM-MOO! NO! NOT Victoria! IM ON THE CORNER. AH-PAH-NAM-OOH"

Tags: santa barbara, anapamu, downtown, History

Posted by ws1 on: Tue 5th Apr, 2011

These guys were just roaming free next to the old Timbers Restaurant off of Winchester Cyn Rd. And really, what's the deal with the Timbers anyway? They should have Rockabilly music on weekends or something..

Posted by ws1 on: Sun 3rd Apr, 2011