Jim's blog about Mission Valley and San Diego
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2009
Wondering about bankruptcy and how it might affect you and your family? Have a legal question about your non-traditional family and how California treats it? Maybe you had an accident on someone else's property or in the public sphere. The East County law library will have attorneys available fo...
04/30/2009
With so many cities having budget problems, our public services are under attack, with budget cuts affecting police and fire fighter services, libraries, schools, after-school programs, sports, and music. It's important in this type of economy that everyone work together to help protect their ci...
04/30/2009
More than 1,500 people are expected to participate in the Second Annual 5K Jenny's Walk Sunday at the San Diego State University Aztec Center. Money raised from the event will benefit the Friendship Circle, an organization that specializes in bringing joy, companionship, and friendship to childr...
04/30/2009
The Second Annual Healthy Families Day will take place on Saturday, 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., at the Salvation Army Ray and Joan Kroc Corps Community Center, 6843 University Avenue, in eastern San Diego just a block west of La Mesa. Ray and Joan Kroc were the founders of the McDonald's burger emp...
04/30/2009
The San Diego Union-Tribune has a long and distinguished history of supporting various causes throughout San Diego County. On Saturday, from 8:00 a.m. to noon, Dr. Seuss characters will be on hand for the 14th Annual Union-Tribune Kids Magic Mile, a one-mile run/walk that benefits literacy progr...
04/30/2009
If you think you might like an Alpine mountain home, this weekend is a great opportunity to visit the community. The annual Sage & Songbirds Garden Tour and Festival begins Friday, May 1, and runs through Sunday in Alpine. The self-guided tour is available from 10:00 a.m. through 4:00 p.m. all t...
04/30/2009
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The book I'm reading right now is title "Planet Cat: A Cat-alog," compiled by Sandra Choron, Harry Choron, and Arden Moore. It's 405 pages packed full of everything you wanted to know -- and some things you don't want to know -- about our furry feline friends. For those of you with little doggie...
04/26/2009
One of the things that attracted me to San Diego back in 1988 was the natural beauty of the area. Running through the heart of the City of San Diego -- Mission Valley -- is the Since my office is in Mission Valley, and my farming area encompasses forty condominium complexes in Mission Valley, I...
04/26/2009
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Turn on the light "I'm going to turn on the light, and we'll be two people in a room looking at each other and wondering why on earth we were afraid of the dark." — Gale Wilhelm (1908-1991), American writer "When the gods choose to punish us, they simply answer our prayers." — Oscar Wilde (1854-1...
04/26/2009
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Keep a record "Keep a diary, and someday your diary will keep you." — Mae West (1893-1980), American actress This is life! It's a journey, not an end. Keep records -- written, voice, video, pictures, whatever. And if you still have parents, grandparents, and great grandparents who are living, mak...
04/23/2009
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Jim Frimmer
Realtor & CDPE, Mission Valley specialist