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2010 

Contrary to popular rumor and urban myths, Santa Claus apparently does not return immediately to the North Pole once his Christmas rounds are done. For the second consecutive year, Santa has been spotted on Coronado Island well after Christmas. Today, January 10, 2010, he was seen leaving the Co...
01/10/2010
While I was over on Coronado Island today, I took made an opportunity to go see Marriott's Coronado Island Resort and Spa. As many times as I've visited Coronado, I've never made it a point to go by the Resort even though I've heard great things about it. It's not easy to get to, but it definite...
01/10/2010
Some of the best views, if not the best views, of downtown San Diego and the San Diego Bay are from Coronado Island. Coronado Island is also home to the Coronado Island Naval Station; the world-famous Hotel del Coronado, said to be the most expensive piece of real estate in the United States, ha...
01/10/2010
I held an open house over on Coronado Island today, so I went over early to check out the neighborhood, check out other houses that were going to be held open, and see what else might be going on. I also like to take pictures of all the flowers, architecture, and anything else of interest since ...
01/10/2010
Three secrets for working with people: If they are rude, obnoxious, mean, unruly, etc., "kill 'em with kindness." Don't let them know that they are bothering you. Instead, once they pay you, take their money and donate as much of it as you can to a charitable organization in their honor. Listen t...
01/10/2010
Brad Andersohn recently announced the ActiveRain Gold Medal winners for having the most points in their field. I'm a big fan of persistency and consistency, but I'm also a fan of spreading the wealth around, rooting for the underdog, and watching the Olympics. Since the 2010 Winter Olympics are ...
01/09/2010
I finally sorted through the 187 pictures from my Birch Aquarium visit last Sunday to get a manageable 43-picture slide show — fish, coral, anemones, jellyfish, starfish, seahorses.... I also just read in the paper that the Birch Aquarium had a two-hour power outage yesterday but no wildlife was...
01/07/2010
I haven't been able to get an H1N1 flu shot and wonder if I ever will. My mom's boyfriend got his six months ago because he works in health care. I just came from Wal-Mart, which was advertising free H1N1 flu shots today, but apparently they ran out before noon and closed down. There are other H...
01/07/2010
Seeing race cars at the recent San Diego International Auto Show reminded me of how life and business are so much lick racing. As the drivers race their cars around the track, what do you think is going through their minds? Conserving gas? Having a crash? Probably not. Your business should be the...
01/07/2010
On this day in 1789, George Washington won the first election for President of the United States of America. At the time, the person receiving the most electoral votes became President, and the person receiving the second most electoral votes became Vice-President. Only ten states had electoral v...
01/06/2010
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