Curmudgeon Corner – Batteries, Refrigerator Size?

My Thoughts for May 10, 2015

Coming to your home soon—batteries as big as your refrigerator.  What’s up with this?  I can hardly lift my car battery and I have a terrible time remembering where I stored my triple A, double A, or my C batteries.  Now Tesla has made a battery the size of my refrigerator?  I should be able to find it when I need to, but I hope I don’t have to move it. 

Why do I need one of these?  Why do you…

Brand new league, same old results.

It's the kind of command performance the Port Of Los Angeles High softball team has been doing since their existence as they were able to turn back the challenge of Harbor Teacher Prep of…

My Thoughts for May 3^rd, 2015 

In all my wildest dreams, I never thought Bernie would do it; run against Hillary Clinton.  I love Bernie because he stands up for the middle class, the homeless, and a government of the people.  He’s an independent.  I love that about him, too.  But he’s missing the most important thing today in American politics: MONEY. 

He ran for Mayor of Burlington, Vermont several times before he won and became Mayor of Burlington in 1981.  The…

My Thoughts for April 26, 2015

Alright men, pay attention!  Men, Mother’s Day is just around the corner.  Alert the kids; get them on-board.  Get yourself on-board.  What’d mean their grown?  What’d you mean you have no child?  (For guys that are oblivious, May 10^th is Mother’s Day.) !  No, don’t give me that excuse, “She’s not my mother.”   She’s the mother of your children, isn’t she??  Also, if you’re really honest, she’s been “mothering” you since the proverbial…

San Pedro High girls cross-country and track distance runner Danielle Nunez now has one more accolade to cross off her long check list of accolades... her college destination.

Nunez signed her national letter of intent to run…

Curmudgeon Corner -

My Thoughts for April 19, 2015

Everyone knows curmudgeons like me hate change.  I do. I do. I do. The problem is change is like time—it can’t   be stopped.  The reality is one must learn to deal with it.  Deal with It?  But it is so painful.  Do I have to?  Here’s the short answer. Yep!

There is a change taking place in our communities that is subtle, progressive, and immutable.  It is called the Digital Age.  I loathe it and love it in the same…

There is seemingly no achievement that Mary Star High softball senior pitcher Marina Vitalich can't reach.

On Tuesday, the George Mason-bound phenom reached yet another one in the form of 1,000 career…

My Thoughts for April 12, 2015   

Call me a curmudgeon if you want, but all this ink that is devoted to who’s running for president and who’s not running is making me really grouchy.  On the Republican side is a field of candidates the size of a football team.  I don’t know about you, but I can’t decide who the team captain is.  Jeb Bush is reported to have the most money, does that make him the captain.  Here are some news headlines about the man: “Jeb Bush Reaffirms He Does Not…

There were some great moments that took place for some San Pedro Prep Basketball teams that warranted special postseason accolades, and four players in particular, were bestowed such…

WILMINGTON - It's a brand-new league for Port Of Los Angeles High softball, but it's the same old dominance.

In a battle for sole possession of first place in the Coliseum League, the Polar Bears would defeat host Harbor…

My Thoughts for March 29, 2015   

What is happening to the world I once knew?  A few weeks ago I went into a restaurant for lunch and discovered a tablet on the table where I was seated.  It was taking the place of a waitperson.  Today I read in the news that Tesla Motors is planning on rolling out a driverless car.  The only thing holding up the planned roll out is the state, in this case California.  Apparently technology is moving so fast that the state’s insurance department can’t…

Earlier this week, the San Pedro High baseball team had to suffer the sight of seeing Harbor Area neighbor Banning of Wilmington getting the best of them in an 4-3, eight-inning Marine League opener.

The rematch ended up with…

My Thoughts for March 22, 2015   

Here’s the truth about politics in our country.  It takes loads of money nowadays to run for public office, even local elections are expensive.  At the federal level, you basically need to be a millionaire or have friends who are.  If you’re not a millionaire when you get elected, you soon will be by the end of your term.  That makes this old curmudgeon think, “What the heck is going on in our country?”

With the ruling by the Supreme Court that…

New year, new league, new home field... same old Port Of Los Angeles High softball.

Taking on bigger competition to prep themselves for the long run is nothing new to the Polar Bears, but they took that mantle to a whole new…

The 2014-2015 girls soccer campaigns for San Pedro, Port Of Los Angeles and Mary Star Of The Sea were all fruitful as for the first time in three years, they all won league championships in the same year.

For POLA and senior…

The 2014-2015 seasons for San Pedro, Port Of Los Angeles and Mary Star Of The Sea High boys soccer all ended with a winning or even record, with the Pirates coming out as the best of the bunch, nearly winning the Marine League title and defeating POLA for the second year in a row.…

The 2014-2015 girls basketball season for San Pedro Prep Sports marked an amazing turnaround year as San Pedro, Mary Star and Port Of Los Angeles all made their respective…

The 2014-2015 seasons for the San Pedro, Mary Star Of The Sea and Port Of Los Angeles High boys basketball teams in San Pedro Prep Sports, all ended with a losing record, but one of them, Mary Star, was able to extend their season into the playoffs.…

Springtime is in the air, and America's favorite pastime is beginning to blossom.

There is plenty of promise ahead for San Pedro, Port Of Los Angeles and Mary Star Of The Sea High School baseball teams as they have already…

My Thoughts for March 15, 2015    

I gotta tell you, I was beginning to have some interest in the possible candidacy of Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) until he signed a letter intended for Iran authored by freshman senator Tom Cotton (R-Ark.). Now I’m wondering if Republicans have the capacity to govern. The intent of the letter was to derail the nuclear negotiation with Iran. It marked the first time Congress has ever stepped on a President trying to negotiate a treaty.

 This old…