The Geeky Brit

Letter to the Editor: Don’t mix and match:
Editor: On June 26, along with several other individuals and groups, I addressed the Merced County Board of Supervisors as part of a public hearing to consider two minor subdivision applications. After the public hearing period was closed, Supervisor Mike Nelson made the following comment: “I am glad to see that there are socialists alive and well in Merced County.”

Ya know, I hate it when public officials deem it necessary to insult the general public. I mean, it doesn’t matter whether I would agree or disagree with the comments made in this letter, when a person is elected into office they immediately have to represent all those in their electoral district, not just those who voted for them. I have come across Merced County Supervisor Mike Nelson a number of times and have been saddened by his obvious contempt of those who disagree with him, and his sarcasm that strikes me as bigoted not as funny. On the other hand he has always been cordial with me, which is something I obviously appreciate and respect. It just seems that when someone expresses a viewpoint counter to his, he stops listening and exhibits the other less becoming behaviors I have mentioned.

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So my lovely wife recently took me to the Grand Canyon to recouperate a little.

It was really awesome, and I highly recomend visiting if you ever get the chance.

But be warned, the hikes are pretty deadly this time of year. Even for those of us that mightconsider ourselves pretty fit. The rangers were telling us that this time of year they do 4-5 rescues a day! The altitude (7000 ft) coupled with the summer temperatures (100F at the rim, and 20 degrees warmer in the canyon), means that unless you are prepared and trained it is very easy to come a cropper. Take this ladies story: A woman who had placed 31 in the Boston marathon, died in the canyon in 2004 due to heat exhaustion and dehydration….

Anyway, here as some of the photos of my trip:

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So I got home today expecting to find Harry after Amazon.com’s mess up, and true to their word, there is my copy awaiting me.

It has a rather fetching box that reads “Attention Muggles: Do not deliver or open until July 21st!”. Glad to see amazon.com’s sense of fun shining through.

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On Saturday, because of my Harry Potter misery, I went looking for a Wii in the local stores. And would you “Adam and Eve” it I found one at Target!

Its great, its so much fun, its intuitive, and it has brought me great joy. I got the Wii (including Wii Sports) and Wii Play (with second controller). My brother in law and I had a blast yesterday playing for a number of hours. I think Wii Tennis and Wii Bowling are my favorite of the games that got bundled.

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