Sunday, July 9, 2006
A Milestone And An Enduring Cross
This date marks a milestone. One year ago today I posted my
first blog entry here at A Bubbling Cauldron. Since that time
I've posted well over 100 individual entries. Over the past
twelve months I've written about many things. I began by warning
you about the possibility of the use of eminent domain to
redevelop the Westside of Costa Mesa. One activist has recently
proposed using that tool - a sledgehammer is what I call it - to
demolish some apartments to provide space for new parks.
I warned about the potential demise of the Human Relations Committee, only to have the majority on the City Council prove me right when they disbanded it without so much as a thank you to the volunteers who had served this city well for nearly two decades.
I wrote about the St. Andrew's church expansion and our new skate park, among other subjects.
Leading the pack of subjects most written about is our young jailer/mayor, Allan Mansoor. As long as he continues to shoot from the hip and demonstrate for us his unfitness for his office I suspect he will continue to be the subject of more than an occasional mention on this blog.
I've given nearly as much coverage to a person I refer to as Your Neighbor. His insidious presence in our city will certainly accord him many inches of coverage here, too.
I will continue to do my best to provide you with my viewpoints on issues I feel are important to Costa Mesa and Newport Beach. I don't expect you to agree with me all the time, and I continue to look forward to your comments in any event.
Now, if I could only find a way to be paid for each word!
So, Happy Anniversary to A Bubbling Cauldron.
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You'll notice the photo of the Mt. Soledad Cross and Flag at the top of this page. That photo will be a fixture for the foreseeable future. In my original posting on this subject, which appeared here on June 30th and is found at archive 2006.06.25, I mentioned the fact that the cross at the summit of Mt. Soledad in La Jolla was in jeopardy after marking the site of a memorial to Korean War veterans or more that a half century.
The good news, published on July 3rd, is that Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy has placed a stay on the order which would have required the City of San Diego to either remove the cross by August 2, 2006 or begin paying a $5,000.00 per day fine until it was removed. Kennedy indicated that the stay will be in effect until either he or the Supreme Court as a whole gives further direction. I've decided to leave my photo of the flag and cross on this page as a reminder to us all of how the world around us is changing, and not necessarily for the better.
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Thanks to all of you regular readers who take the time to comment on things you read here. I hope my views have helped you focus on some important issues. Off we go, into year two...
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I warned about the potential demise of the Human Relations Committee, only to have the majority on the City Council prove me right when they disbanded it without so much as a thank you to the volunteers who had served this city well for nearly two decades.
I wrote about the St. Andrew's church expansion and our new skate park, among other subjects.
Leading the pack of subjects most written about is our young jailer/mayor, Allan Mansoor. As long as he continues to shoot from the hip and demonstrate for us his unfitness for his office I suspect he will continue to be the subject of more than an occasional mention on this blog.
I've given nearly as much coverage to a person I refer to as Your Neighbor. His insidious presence in our city will certainly accord him many inches of coverage here, too.
I will continue to do my best to provide you with my viewpoints on issues I feel are important to Costa Mesa and Newport Beach. I don't expect you to agree with me all the time, and I continue to look forward to your comments in any event.
Now, if I could only find a way to be paid for each word!
So, Happy Anniversary to A Bubbling Cauldron.
***
You'll notice the photo of the Mt. Soledad Cross and Flag at the top of this page. That photo will be a fixture for the foreseeable future. In my original posting on this subject, which appeared here on June 30th and is found at archive 2006.06.25, I mentioned the fact that the cross at the summit of Mt. Soledad in La Jolla was in jeopardy after marking the site of a memorial to Korean War veterans or more that a half century.
The good news, published on July 3rd, is that Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy has placed a stay on the order which would have required the City of San Diego to either remove the cross by August 2, 2006 or begin paying a $5,000.00 per day fine until it was removed. Kennedy indicated that the stay will be in effect until either he or the Supreme Court as a whole gives further direction. I've decided to leave my photo of the flag and cross on this page as a reminder to us all of how the world around us is changing, and not necessarily for the better.
***
Thanks to all of you regular readers who take the time to comment on things you read here. I hope my views have helped you focus on some important issues. Off we go, into year two...
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