Hello Darklings,
This post will have to be short.
Things were quiet last night in Oakland from what I can tell, businessess are trying to fix up their smashed windows and graffitied walls.
Some of the criminals responsible for some of the acts of vandalism and assult are being charged, not one of them from Oakland I understand but from out of town.
I understand it's the same in Los Angeles.
If anyone wants to read about it just Bing, Google, or Yahoo it for the most recent updates. Doyle wants Sis and I to go to the range and practice with our handguns, well I have to admit I need the practice, but I told him that all of this was in Downtown, but he wants us to be safe. I won't argue with him, considering that he does at times have to go out of town and there have been times when I've been by my self here in the house.
But the feeling is that things will slow down for now, but the possiblity of another BART strike is heating up again, the two side have been speaking but intermittently. We'll know more by Aug 3. If any of you are planning to visit San Francisco or the East Bay in August be prepared for more Hell.
And now people are in an uproar because Rolling Stone magazine has printed on their cover the picture of the surviving Boston Bomber, some places will not carry that particular issue, I don't know the full particulars, but I feel that RS has made a big mistake, it's like its implying that they praise the Bombers Actions but until I read a copy of RS I really won't know. It's one thing to have it in a small front box to indicate that there is an article inside but its another to plaster it completly on the front. Maybe their sales are sagging.
The mornings this week have been grey and overcast, fog rolling over S.F. but go over the Oakland hills and it climbs to the upper 80's and 90's Oh love our East Bay weather.
I have the morning off but I will need to get to work soon, some conference calls coming in at 12 noon. I think I'll take the Ferry home and call for a cab if I miss the bus, I'll see how it goes.
So far my back is doing fine with this work schedule, I'll be talking to my boss more about it, I'm not hurting financially and even feel more relaxed, we'll have to see what can be worked out.
Must go, phone ringing.
Later Darklings
Showing posts with label Oakland. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Oakland. Show all posts
Thursday, July 18, 2013
Tuesday, July 16, 2013
Of more Riots in Oakland~~~~
Hello Darklings,
Once again I'm posting from work, and dear David has purchased another Latte for me, sweet young man, he asked if I would be interested in going with him to the Paramont Theatre in August to see the 1954 Godzilla on the Big Screen, I said yes, if all goes well in Oakland.
And speaking of Oakland, well the protesters were out again, this time shutting down the 880 freeway during the afternoon communte, then they directed their attention back into downtown Oakland, more fires, more smashing and destruction, more hate graffitti, but this time more arrests.
Doyle and Sis are worried for me if I work a late day, but I feel that this will be over at the latest by next week, unless Occupy Oakland gets it into its head to prolong the situation. Frankly enough is enough, this only hurts businesses and commerce and people trying to work. It solves nothing, it changes nothing, it only creates a bigger divide.
One of the Jurors was on an interview program, they had to hide her face to protect her, but she said that all 6 of them agonized over all the evidence, at first 3 of them wanted to convict, but when all of them went over the evidence those 3 changed their minds, it all came down to the last few seconds those moments when Zimmerman was in fear for his life, they all agreed that he had the right to use what ever means to save himself. The "Stand Your Ground" law was invoked. Those 6 jurors saw that, they cried, they prayed, they agonized over this decision. And according to the law, according to the evidence "not guilty" was the only verdict to render.
Doyle could understand this, but he turned to me and said "Where was the Media about Justice for Johnathan Paul Foster, and Autum Pasquale, children 10 and 12 who were murdered, white children by sadly black perpatrators. The Media is bias and disgusting, the Media only wants to foment riots and rage" and Doyle was going on about it how the Media ignores the injustice and the greed and harm of Monsanto, Big Pharma, what is happening in Syria, and other huge events and focuses on the death of an actor, or the crash and burn of a singer, or the baby bump of a Royal.
I didn't stop him, because in his own way he was right. So I let him get it out.
And once again we made our plans incase Oakland riots again tonight. Not a good situation and one that will never solve or bring peace to anything.
I would prefer to post about lovely things, about silly things about things tottally different from what is happening, but I also feel an obligation to those who live outside of the Bay Area, outside of California and the United States who read my blog to understand what is also happening here.
And if I only posted about lovely, silly, selfish things, one would think I'm shallow and self-centered, I don't think I am, but sometimes I feel as if I can no longer stand this world that has developed, and prefer to stay in my own little world but life is real, and I must face it as agonizing as it is.
Must go.
Later Darklings
Once again I'm posting from work, and dear David has purchased another Latte for me, sweet young man, he asked if I would be interested in going with him to the Paramont Theatre in August to see the 1954 Godzilla on the Big Screen, I said yes, if all goes well in Oakland.
And speaking of Oakland, well the protesters were out again, this time shutting down the 880 freeway during the afternoon communte, then they directed their attention back into downtown Oakland, more fires, more smashing and destruction, more hate graffitti, but this time more arrests.
Doyle and Sis are worried for me if I work a late day, but I feel that this will be over at the latest by next week, unless Occupy Oakland gets it into its head to prolong the situation. Frankly enough is enough, this only hurts businesses and commerce and people trying to work. It solves nothing, it changes nothing, it only creates a bigger divide.
One of the Jurors was on an interview program, they had to hide her face to protect her, but she said that all 6 of them agonized over all the evidence, at first 3 of them wanted to convict, but when all of them went over the evidence those 3 changed their minds, it all came down to the last few seconds those moments when Zimmerman was in fear for his life, they all agreed that he had the right to use what ever means to save himself. The "Stand Your Ground" law was invoked. Those 6 jurors saw that, they cried, they prayed, they agonized over this decision. And according to the law, according to the evidence "not guilty" was the only verdict to render.
Doyle could understand this, but he turned to me and said "Where was the Media about Justice for Johnathan Paul Foster, and Autum Pasquale, children 10 and 12 who were murdered, white children by sadly black perpatrators. The Media is bias and disgusting, the Media only wants to foment riots and rage" and Doyle was going on about it how the Media ignores the injustice and the greed and harm of Monsanto, Big Pharma, what is happening in Syria, and other huge events and focuses on the death of an actor, or the crash and burn of a singer, or the baby bump of a Royal.
I didn't stop him, because in his own way he was right. So I let him get it out.
And once again we made our plans incase Oakland riots again tonight. Not a good situation and one that will never solve or bring peace to anything.
I would prefer to post about lovely things, about silly things about things tottally different from what is happening, but I also feel an obligation to those who live outside of the Bay Area, outside of California and the United States who read my blog to understand what is also happening here.
And if I only posted about lovely, silly, selfish things, one would think I'm shallow and self-centered, I don't think I am, but sometimes I feel as if I can no longer stand this world that has developed, and prefer to stay in my own little world but life is real, and I must face it as agonizing as it is.
Must go.
Later Darklings
Monday, July 15, 2013
Of riots in Oakland and responses to posts~~~~
Hello Darklings,
I'm posting from work, so it will have to be brief, although I'm on my coffee break, and that dear young man David has once again enticed me with a Hazelnut Moca Latte.
First to respond to you Lucreitia and Underground, the property is really very large, the house was built when owners could own nearly several acres of property, but we are down to two houses wide, but nearly the width of a half a block deep, on the back side of the property we have a fence and then the blank wall of a building nearly 1 and a half story tall the trees pretty much hide the building. My sister's property is a bit shorter, her's backs into another back yard, in looking at the backs of all the properties that I can see from the uppermost window of the house, mine is the only one with a sort of commerical building, everything else is residential, and since my sister is on one side of me and there is more than enough space between my house and the neighbors house there is no interference at all, it is a wierd configuration. Because from the front and across the street we are all residential with trees and a small park with a pond a block or so away.
Really a very hidden nook in this area, with such a peaceful feeling that one could not imagine it being in a large city. The other day Marissia came to me with pictures she was so excited about, it seems that down in the park that has some tall palm trees there is a nest of owls, her father with a huge telephoto lens managed to capture them on film, and there is scat at the bottom of the trees showing that there is a nest up there. Owls!! How bizarre and how wonderful!
About the tarot readings, we'll see how that develops, I think it would be fun, about filming I'm not sure, some people are very private but we'll see how that comes about.
Now about the riots in Oakland.
I have not posted hardly anything about the Zimmerman-Martin trial, it seems to be a lighting rod among people of extreme opposite opinions. On the outcome, based on evidence presented, the acquital verdit as rendered by a Jury of 6 Women seemed to be the only outcome. Which many people object to, it gave an excuse for a group of protesters to smash, destroy and set fire to things. According to some alternate news media reports it appeared to be from the more criminal element of Occupy Oakland, well they haven't been able to get much support of late considering their last riot.
Sis and I were unaware of this on Saturday as we didn't turn on the news until the evening, and had been playing classical music in her car during our errands, since there is no classical music station to be found in the Bay Area anymore, or as Doyle laments not even Country Western.
Not until about 4:30 we received a cell phone call from Doyle warning us of what might happen, so we came home as soon as we could avoiding much of downtown Oakland to get home, amazing all the side routes we found. I recorded Svengoolie (my wicked indulgence) so we'd watch the news and there they were smashing, setting fires, spray painting "Kill Pigz" on BART and Police cars. It seems they can't spell, don't they know the pural of pig is pigs with an s not a z. It just emphazies stupidity.
So Doyle drove me to the Ferry this morning and we saw the mess they left, he said since he has to be in S.F. he'll pick me up and bring me home, until we are sure that things have quieted down.
This does show a divide between people, this is happening more and more, Doyle told me that since the Oscar Grant trial more and more people are putting in more security systems and those that could afford to leave have sold their homes and moved out of Oakland, at least in those areas that have been hit, Doyle told me that Montclair and Piedmont have been very attractive to the criminal element.
So he's going to "beef" up mine and Sis's security, including video camera's with very good night and day resolutions. It is sad.
Now I must go, coffee break is over.
Later Darklings
I'm posting from work, so it will have to be brief, although I'm on my coffee break, and that dear young man David has once again enticed me with a Hazelnut Moca Latte.
First to respond to you Lucreitia and Underground, the property is really very large, the house was built when owners could own nearly several acres of property, but we are down to two houses wide, but nearly the width of a half a block deep, on the back side of the property we have a fence and then the blank wall of a building nearly 1 and a half story tall the trees pretty much hide the building. My sister's property is a bit shorter, her's backs into another back yard, in looking at the backs of all the properties that I can see from the uppermost window of the house, mine is the only one with a sort of commerical building, everything else is residential, and since my sister is on one side of me and there is more than enough space between my house and the neighbors house there is no interference at all, it is a wierd configuration. Because from the front and across the street we are all residential with trees and a small park with a pond a block or so away.
Really a very hidden nook in this area, with such a peaceful feeling that one could not imagine it being in a large city. The other day Marissia came to me with pictures she was so excited about, it seems that down in the park that has some tall palm trees there is a nest of owls, her father with a huge telephoto lens managed to capture them on film, and there is scat at the bottom of the trees showing that there is a nest up there. Owls!! How bizarre and how wonderful!
About the tarot readings, we'll see how that develops, I think it would be fun, about filming I'm not sure, some people are very private but we'll see how that comes about.
Now about the riots in Oakland.
I have not posted hardly anything about the Zimmerman-Martin trial, it seems to be a lighting rod among people of extreme opposite opinions. On the outcome, based on evidence presented, the acquital verdit as rendered by a Jury of 6 Women seemed to be the only outcome. Which many people object to, it gave an excuse for a group of protesters to smash, destroy and set fire to things. According to some alternate news media reports it appeared to be from the more criminal element of Occupy Oakland, well they haven't been able to get much support of late considering their last riot.
Sis and I were unaware of this on Saturday as we didn't turn on the news until the evening, and had been playing classical music in her car during our errands, since there is no classical music station to be found in the Bay Area anymore, or as Doyle laments not even Country Western.
Not until about 4:30 we received a cell phone call from Doyle warning us of what might happen, so we came home as soon as we could avoiding much of downtown Oakland to get home, amazing all the side routes we found. I recorded Svengoolie (my wicked indulgence) so we'd watch the news and there they were smashing, setting fires, spray painting "Kill Pigz" on BART and Police cars. It seems they can't spell, don't they know the pural of pig is pigs with an s not a z. It just emphazies stupidity.
So Doyle drove me to the Ferry this morning and we saw the mess they left, he said since he has to be in S.F. he'll pick me up and bring me home, until we are sure that things have quieted down.
This does show a divide between people, this is happening more and more, Doyle told me that since the Oscar Grant trial more and more people are putting in more security systems and those that could afford to leave have sold their homes and moved out of Oakland, at least in those areas that have been hit, Doyle told me that Montclair and Piedmont have been very attractive to the criminal element.
So he's going to "beef" up mine and Sis's security, including video camera's with very good night and day resolutions. It is sad.
Now I must go, coffee break is over.
Later Darklings
Saturday, June 29, 2013
Of further updates on the BART strike~~~~
Well Darklings,
The possible picture is not going to be pretty, not only will BART strike, and AC Transit in sympathy, but the City of Oakland employees are going to be striking at the same time!!!
I am convinced that the heat has driven people mad.
All three agencies striking at the same time starting on the same day, no one talking to the other, no one steppping in to demand a 60 day cooling down period, no one mediating.
The BART employees union showed up for a meeting with BART leaders but BART leaders were not there, claiming they were talking to the Union via mediators, but the Union is saying no one talked to them.
My question is who is lying? BART employees are saying the had their wages cut by 27 % but they are paid on an average of $85,000 a year. And that is with a 27% reduction? The Union want BART to pay for full medical and full retirement without the employees paying into it at all.
I always said if you do a good job your pay would be comiserate to your performance, but I've had to pay into my retirement and into my medical a portion of my wages. I see no reason that the BART employees should be so privledge.
I'm not going to even get into AC Transit, theirs is just a sympathy strike although S.F. Muni is stepping up to the plate and putting on more buses and such for the City of San Francisco.
And I'm not even sure what is the City of Oakland employees situation, espeically when almost everyone I know have not had a raise in 4 to 5 years and are just dealing with it because of the economy, which inspite of all the so called good predictions is still horrible, with still too many people out of work.
Oh Darklings, I better calm down, I'm getting too overheated about this.
On a different front, the temperature is going to get warmer with triple digits predicted in the inland areas.
I was up at 5:30 this morning enjoying the dawn breaking, and watering the plants, they will get watered again much later this evening. And I even went to the grocery store and did shopping for the week, although I feel that it will be cool salads and precooked meats such as grilled chicken, which I'm keeping in the refrigerator and will heat up for dinner later tonight in the microwave.
I've made a huge batch of lemonaid, of which I have bottles of it in the freezer, as well as filtered water with a hint of fresh squeezed lemon in it also refrigerated and frozen. All the windows are open and fans are going because I do not have air conditioning in the house.
And for now Belladonna is at a neighbors house being babysat and Sis is ready so we will hit the Farmers Market today for lots of fresh fruit, and then rest in the afternoon. I think we'll eat dinner in the garden this evening, Brian was kind enough the other day to put up this portable dinning tent that has misquito neting in the flat patio, so it will perfect to dine in.
Now must go.
Later Darklings
The possible picture is not going to be pretty, not only will BART strike, and AC Transit in sympathy, but the City of Oakland employees are going to be striking at the same time!!!
I am convinced that the heat has driven people mad.
All three agencies striking at the same time starting on the same day, no one talking to the other, no one steppping in to demand a 60 day cooling down period, no one mediating.
The BART employees union showed up for a meeting with BART leaders but BART leaders were not there, claiming they were talking to the Union via mediators, but the Union is saying no one talked to them.
My question is who is lying? BART employees are saying the had their wages cut by 27 % but they are paid on an average of $85,000 a year. And that is with a 27% reduction? The Union want BART to pay for full medical and full retirement without the employees paying into it at all.
I always said if you do a good job your pay would be comiserate to your performance, but I've had to pay into my retirement and into my medical a portion of my wages. I see no reason that the BART employees should be so privledge.
I'm not going to even get into AC Transit, theirs is just a sympathy strike although S.F. Muni is stepping up to the plate and putting on more buses and such for the City of San Francisco.
And I'm not even sure what is the City of Oakland employees situation, espeically when almost everyone I know have not had a raise in 4 to 5 years and are just dealing with it because of the economy, which inspite of all the so called good predictions is still horrible, with still too many people out of work.
Oh Darklings, I better calm down, I'm getting too overheated about this.
On a different front, the temperature is going to get warmer with triple digits predicted in the inland areas.
I was up at 5:30 this morning enjoying the dawn breaking, and watering the plants, they will get watered again much later this evening. And I even went to the grocery store and did shopping for the week, although I feel that it will be cool salads and precooked meats such as grilled chicken, which I'm keeping in the refrigerator and will heat up for dinner later tonight in the microwave.
I've made a huge batch of lemonaid, of which I have bottles of it in the freezer, as well as filtered water with a hint of fresh squeezed lemon in it also refrigerated and frozen. All the windows are open and fans are going because I do not have air conditioning in the house.
And for now Belladonna is at a neighbors house being babysat and Sis is ready so we will hit the Farmers Market today for lots of fresh fruit, and then rest in the afternoon. I think we'll eat dinner in the garden this evening, Brian was kind enough the other day to put up this portable dinning tent that has misquito neting in the flat patio, so it will perfect to dine in.
Now must go.
Later Darklings
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