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Food Stamp Challenge - Wednesday
Wednesday, November 19, 2008 ::
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So today was not too bad actually -- except for being sick of bland food. Things were rolling right along until I read the Yamada e-mail posted below.
I simply could not eat any more bland food.
I skipped breakfast as I bought breakfast for two people in a business meeting and watched them eat in front of me. Joy.
Then I ate my broccoli stems on my way to Stockton. That was a joy. In Stockton I sat there and watched thirty women eat lunch in front of me while I was speaking about the November elections. Joy again. I drank water.
Around 3:30 I had a plate of rice and beans. It was ok but bland. Very bland.
Then I watched my kids eat in front of me.
Finally, I read Yamada's e-mail and had enough. I was going to spend some money. So I went back to Food 4 Less and bought 3 things of Top Ramen for $0.20 each and a jar of peanut butter for $1.78. My wife is ticked. "Those are so bad for you. You are not a good shopper." She is right but I am happy. Tonight was about being happy with my food consumption. I wanted something tasty. The Top Ramen was great - Beef Flavor.
Let the beating commence.
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Yamada Food Stamp Challenge - Wednesday
Wednesday, November 19, 2008 ::
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I am filing Wednesday’s report “early” because I am about to head out for a meeting and will not be back until late.
Today was extra-challenging because the schedule included meetings in Benicia, Woodland, Davis, Sacramento, and West Sacramento, and because three of these sessions were scheduled around—what else?—food. As I explained the reason for declining to eat, the reactions were fairly universal: “Really? Three dollars a day is all people get?” In at least one of the sessions—a lunch date that I had broken a couple of times already, so I didn’t want to do that again—my lunch buddy felt really bad about eating in front of me, but since I had a reason to go out to my car, I left him eating by himself for a while and then came back to finish our chat.
As I was driving to Benicia, I had a banana, and then driving back to Woodland, I had a second banana. For dinner, I made another pack of ramen noodles, but instead of adding leftover chicken (I still have about a quarter of it left), I added half a block of tofu and sprinkled green onions over the top. That will be dinner for tonight.
I have had a mild headache over the course of the day, but I seem to have “kicked” the coffee craving for now. I have been drinking more water now than I would probably ever drink (without coffee in it!)
When I get home, I will have a second quarter of the mini pan dulce I bought back yesterday. I think the major challenge right now is that I am getting tired of eating the same foods and there are only so many ways to put what I originally purchased together.
Two more days, Supervisor Rexroad.
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Prop 8 Opponent -- attacks Councilman Bill Marble in public comments
Tuesday, November 18, 2008 ::
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I went to the City Council meeting tonight to listen to the presentation on the General Plan and the comments from the City Council.
Prior to my arrival -- I am told that a gentleman came in and challenged Councilman Bill Marble being a contributor to the Yes on Prop 8.
It is certainly within the rights of every citizen to take advantage of the public comment time. However, I don't think that Marble's involvement outside of his role on the City Council is fair territory. No matter what I think about Prop 8 Marble took his actions as an individual.
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Yamada Food Stamp Challenge - Tuesday
Tuesday, November 18, 2008 ::
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Food Stamp Challenge, Day 2 Report
Today was our Board of Supervisors meeting, my last one. At ten a.m., there was a very nice reception on my behalf, with mini pan dulce and coffee. However, because Supervisor Rexroad and I agreed that we would not eat any “free food” during our five-day challenge, neither of us took part in the refreshments.
For lunch today, I brought a banana along with a serving of ramen noodles and mixed vegetables. One of the staff thought it was sad that I did not eat any of the pan dulce (which is a favorite food of mine), and she reminded me that I still had $.55 cents left to spend. She said that one pan dulce would be $.25, so I “bought back” a chocolate one and cut it into four pieces. I ate one piece and will have the other pieces later in the week.
We had a late closed session that went to about 7:00 p.m. I came home and made two chicken tacos with the leftover baked chicken, and sprinkled green onions on them. That was my dinner for tonight.
I do not miss my coffee as much this evening as I did last night. This is Tuesday’s report.
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Food Stamp Challenge -- Tuesday
Tuesday, November 18, 2008 ::
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My biggest problem with the Food Stamp Challenge is the lack of Diet Coke. I woke up this morning with a splitting headache.
I had cooked my pinto beans all night last night in the crock pot so they were good to go when I got up. So I started the day with a big plate of rice and beans. Then I had my glass of OJ.
For lunch I had two of my six tomatoes and another plate of rice and beans. For dinner I had broccoli and some beans.
I still want a Diet Coke and a burger. The impacts that this thing is having on me have more to do with Diet Coke than food.
Tomorrow I have a breakfast meeting where I will watch other people eat in front of me. Then I will be speaking at a lunch in Stockton. Joy.
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Woodland City Council Meeting -- Tuesday night
Monday, November 17, 2008 ::
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The Yolo County General Plan team has done a wonderful job traveling throughout the county informing people about the General Plan. The turnout has not been great at the meetings but the team certainly gets credit for trying.
Tomorrow night the team heads to the Woodland City Council meeting to make a presentation. I plan to attend to answer any questions that might need answering from me even though it is highly likely that Heidi and David will field all of them.
I have had discussions with the Mayor and Vice-Mayor on these issues numerous times so I can't imagine anything new coming up but we will see.
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Yamada Food Stamp Challenge - Monday
Monday, November 17, 2008 ::
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I think Yamada did a better job shopping than I did. Here is her report.
Here is my report for Monday:
At noon Monday, I went to the SoDa (south Davis) Safeway and purchased the following:
1 – 4 pack of Maruchan Ramen - $1.25*
1 - 36 pack of Mission Corn Tortillas - $1.79
2 Whole frying chickens* (BOGO), $5.85 (second free lesser value, $5.54)
4 lbs of bananas* (ripe in a bag) @ $.36 per pound - $1.57
1 bunch green onions - $.49
1 –pk Nasoya tofu* - $1.50
1 – pk Safeway frozen vegetables (edamame-green soybeans, mushrooms, and green beans)
Total: $14.45 ($.55 in change for the rest of the week)
I wanted to purchase a large container of peach yogurt, but the cost (I think it was $1.79) put me over the $15.00 limit, so I had to put it back.
I do not eat breakfast. I ate a banana when I came home to put the groceries away and drank filtered tap water.
Then, I went to Woodland and worked until about 6 p.m., then went on a few errands (no night meeting tonight!), and came home to start cooking for the rest of this week.
I am right now roasting chicken number one, using the seasoning pack from one of the Maruchan Ramen noodles.
Since there was no cooked food available yet, I ate another banana and drank more filtered tap water. I do not feel hungry right now.
I do miss my coffee!
When the chicken is done, I will make soup noodles with the ramen, chicken, and a sprinkling of the frozen vegetables. That will be dinner for tonight.
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Wild Wings Golf Course -- County not buying
Monday, November 17, 2008 ::
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So today I had two people that I respect call me. One of them is another fat bald guy that plays basketball. Both of these calls were concerned that the county is buying the Wild Wings golf course. They read the article in the Daily Democrat today and came to that conclusion. Here is the article.
The proposal is not to have the County of Yolo buy the golf course. As I understand it the CSA (basically a collection of the home owners in Wild Wings) are buying the golf course.
Yolo County does not need a golf course.
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I figured it out
Monday, November 17, 2008 ::
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I kept hearing that when it came to basketball at the community center I was considered a really big fat bald guy.
Now that I look at the schedule it is that our first game is against Gold Line Credit and the Realist is a big fat bald guy that is on the team we are playing. I feel so much better.
See post this retaliates for here.
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Food Stamp Challenge -- Monday
Monday, November 17, 2008 ::
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I can't say that I am loving this. My family all had a wonderful breakfast and dinner. I did not.
I also would like a Diet Coke.
Today I had a plate of rice, glass of OJ, and a tomato for breakfast. For lunch I had a big plate of rice. For dinner I had a plate of very plain pasta.
My pinto beans are soaking so I can cook them later tonight. We will see how that goes. I will probably have some broccoli before I go to bed. Jenn thinks I am crazy.
Note: The people at my business told me that I paid way too much for the OJ. Bummer. Off to the gym.
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I blame the Vice-Mayor
Monday, November 17, 2008 ::
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So tonight I went to play in my first city league basketball game. For some reason the gym was closed so the games were canceled. It gave me a chance to check out the disco fountain in front of the Community Center.
Who is at fault for that?
It can't be Skip -- he was like 60 when Disco came out.
Marble -- not a chance. The Mormons would not allow it.
Monroe -- nope. Too many reasons.
Martie -- I doubt it.
That leaves my least favorite Vice-Mayor. Why did he have to go a disco up the Community Center with disco lights in the fountain?
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What do I do with this?
Monday, November 17, 2008 ::
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So I am sitting at my desk on a conference call today when this picture comes in. Now, I was not at the Clark-Pacific Grand Opening on Saturday but now I want to know what was going on there. I really hate that silly top hat Flory wears -- this might be the only thing worse.
Someone come up with a good caption for this picture.
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Food Stamp Challenge - the buy
Sunday, November 16, 2008 ::
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 So I headed down to Food 4 Less and got my chow for the week. The game plan changed a little when I got to the store and saw what the prices were for the week.
I got ---
6 tomatoes for $1.79
1.2 lbs of pinto beans for $1.78
1 can of frozen OJ for $2.23
1 lb of Linguine for $1.23
1 large bunch of broccoli for $1.48
2lb bag of rice for $2.85
The total spent was $11.36 so I still have $3.64 in hand. We will see if I need to adjust later in the week.
I decided to pass on the chicken because it just did not seem like the bargain it did last week. Instead I bought broccoli. That should give me a pretty good balance for the diet. My other choice was brussel sprouts. they may be what I adjuct for later in the week.
Let me state clearly that I am the world's worst shopper. So i am sure that some of you out these might be able to do better. I also don't like broccoli much. However, I want to try to get by for these next five days trying to be somewhat healthy too.
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Food Stamp Challenge -- get ready
Sunday, November 16, 2008 ::
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Tonight I am headed to Food 4 Less with $15 to get my food for the week.
Despite making it easier if I added stuff from the garden, hunting, or fishing I am going to pass on those things. I could also hit the food closet but I will pass on that too.
A couple events this week are going to be tough. I am the speaker at a lunch on Wednesday, I have a cocktail party to attend on Thursday, and a BBQ on Friday.
I will also be kicking the Diet Coke thing -- that will be tough. I also plan to work out each day. I will drink water from the filter at work and home -- and lots of it.
When Jenn gets back from the store I will head out myself and report back on what I purchase.
Supervisor Yamada is in on this thing too -- but I am not sure she eats $15 a month worth of food.
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School Dictrict Trustees
Saturday, November 15, 2008 ::
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Tonight Jenn and I went to a Chinese place unlike any I have ever been to. On the menu were:
Marinated Duck Tongue
Salt & Pepper Frog & Tofu
Braised Fish Chunks in broth
Sauteed Goose Intestine with mixed mushrooms
Sauteed Frog with salted egg
I could go on for a long time. Most of the time I spent eating menu items that were far more tame than those listed above I was thinking about how the way we elect our school district trustees needs to be reformed.
I have no idea what candidates it will help or hurt but I know that the current system in broken and competition is always a good thing.
For some reason I also believe the same cast of characters would oppose any change in the current status. That is ok.
Please send me an e-mail if you would like to join me in this effort. matt@rexroad.com The current system is not acceptable.
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Cedarblade Mail
Saturday, November 15, 2008 ::
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On Thursday I was asked if I had seen the "mail about Brenda"? I had no idea what this person was talking about.
I am told that two or maybe three different pieces of mail are out there floating around in the community. I had someone share this one with me but to my knowledge none of them have come to my home or office.
Here is the pdf.
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Berg issue creates an opportunity
Saturday, November 15, 2008 ::
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School Trustee Warren Berg is correct regarding the letter of the law. He is just not complying with the spirit of it. That is not the outrageous part for me.
This school district trustee residency issue brings into focus for me that the Woodland School District is set up to have four trustees that live in Woodland, and three that live in the unincorporated areas.
When the four from Woodland stand for election we actually have competition. When the people run for the rural seats we have nothing. If you live in the right area and are capable of filling out the paperwork you take your seat managing a huge budget that serves thousands of families in our area. We have not had a contested election for the Sharp/Beermann seat in probably two decades. That is not a good thing.
Let's change the law to drop the residency provision of how we elect our school board members. We need seven good people elected to the school board regardless of where they live.
My understanding is that the County Board of Education could make this change but has not or will not. It may be time to take this to a vote of the people in the area.
With this change Berg could live where ever he wanted in the school district and the pool of quality candidates would expand tremendously. The current system is out of date and limits the number of good candidates.
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Supervisor Yamada
Friday, November 14, 2008 ::
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I will be the first to admit that when I got elected to the Board of Supervisors I did not exactly get a warm welcome from Supervisor Yamada. She tried to take a LAFCO appointment from me in a manner that I did not appreciate. It was not a good way to start my term.
She also would work into every meeting we had that she was a social worker. It used to act like an electric shock to me. I am sure she still does that but I mentally block it out. LA LA LA LA LA.
So I have worked with her for just short of two years and I have to tell you that it has been much better than I would have thought. I actually like her.
We talked almost weekly as a member of the Legislative Sub-Committee of the Board. It was a new sub-committee and we made it work well.
The list of policy items that she is wrong about is to long to stick on this blog.
Here are the things that she is right about --
1) Yamada helped me get public access Wi-fi in the Board chambers.
2) Mariko works like a dog. She is always going 24/7 and I respect her dedication to her job.
3) She legitimately does care about people in our society that she feels are not represented.
4) She is someone that stands for an open transparent government. She has great instincts here that I hope she will follow in the Legislature.
5) She supported Clark Pacific, Gibson House, flood control process money for Woodland/Yolo County, and Backpacks for Kids.
6) She really does not focus on getting credit. She focuses on winning and getting things done. That is rare in this world.
The thing I respect most about her is that she has a high ethical standard.
Tuesday is her last meeting as a member of the Board of Supervisors. She really is a hard worker and people should recognize her dedication to the job. We still have a picture of her doing the hool-a-hoop at the first Backpacks for kids that will be used for blackmail from time to time as needed.
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Board Meeting for Tuesday Nov 18th
Friday, November 14, 2008 ::
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I am on fire today. I got to the county office at around 0730 to knock some things out. The board packets for Tuesday are ready so I should be able to read over the whole thing tonight.
We have several key topics for Tuesday.
1) It is Supervisor Yamada's last meeting.
2) Lobbyist contracts are up for renewal.
3) We will discuss a potential furlough of county employees to save money.
4) Public Arts policy is up. I need to read this closely.
5) We are going to set a hearing to consider not maintaining some county roads.
6) We will consider a resolution regarding the Cortina landfill.
Should be a good morning meeting with lots of lively discussion.
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Rogelio resigns?
Thursday, November 13, 2008 ::
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I was shocked to read in the Democrat that Rogelio Villagrana plans to resign from the school board. That is a shame.
I know exactly how he feels and thank him for his service.
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Veterans Day in Yolo County -- after action
Wednesday, November 12, 2008 ::
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It was good to see so many people at the Veterans Day event at the Courthouse yesterday.
A few things stand out to me from the event.
Sgt Gee is like 80 years old. He got up out of his wheel chair to stand for the colors, pledge, and recognition. The next time I see someone sitting during the National Anthem at an event that is capable of standing I am going to be thinking of Sgt. Gee as I tear into them.
Ted Puntillo gave a great speech.
Finally, Col Crump was one of the Tuskegee Airmen honored. What a dignified gentlemen. He was about 6'5" and looked great in his blues.
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Great day
Wednesday, November 12, 2008 ::
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I had a great county day today. Last night I was at the Farm Bureau meeting talking with them about the Woodland-Davis bike path.
Started today in Davis with a breakfast on policy issues.
Then attended the Yolo-Solano Air District meeting.
Had a lunch meeting to learn about what was going on with the Yolo County Arts Council.
Had a meeting with a legislators district staff and then spent a couple hours on the general plan. Finished the day at the gym with Yamada's spy.
I have several hours of the General Plan reading in front of me. For some reason that just does not make the top of my reading list. I am reading "When We Were Colored: A mother's story" by Eva Rutland. Supervisor Yamada mentioned the book at a Board meeting quite a while ago. I actually ordered it in the meeting. Then when it got to my house I started the book only to have it stolen by my wife. She then gave it back to me but I had moved on to other things. Now I am back it at. Really good book so far.
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Elections Challenge Results
Wednesday, November 12, 2008 ::
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The winner of the Elections Challenge was Justin Kudo. He wins a $50 gift certificate to Ludy's.
Not one person predicted Prop 1A would pass. It did.
The results this time in terms of predictions were pretty bleak. My own predictions would have tied Justin but I can't win.
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Davis Flight Support and Woodland Aviation
Tuesday, November 11, 2008 ::
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Today I went out and checked out Davis Flight Support out at the Yolo County airport. I was very impressed with the operation.
You can check out the website here.
What I really liked about it is that these folks are really thinking about their business. It gave me some new ways of thinking about mine.
Davis Flight Support and Woodland Aviation are big business that few people are aware of right here in Yolo County.
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I am still a big fat slob
Tuesday, November 11, 2008 ::
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I have exercised every day for more than 3 weeks. My goal is still the 300 PFT.
The 100 crunches in two minutes are in range. I can do 70 in one minute. So I am not working this as hard.
Today I did seven pull ups. That is certainly not 20 but I feel than I am not that far from busting out 15. Then it will be a crawl to 20.
The running is not going so well. I ran for 15 minutes solid today and had no problems. I probably did not cover much more than a mile. This is pathetic when you consider I have done 3 miles in just over 16 minutes before.
20-100 by the end of the year is my goal. We will see about the running. I will keep working but I weigh a ton. CHP would pull me over if they saw me running on the road.
Supervisor Yamada even has someone spying on me at the gym. She is trying to get my secrets.
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It is Veterans Day not Memorial Day
Tuesday, November 11, 2008 ::
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This happens every year at this time. Someone states that today is about honoring the people that lost their lives in military service. It is not.
Take this opening line from the Daily Democrat editorial today ...
Veterans Day gives all of us the opportunity to do something we should do every day -- honor those who have died in our nation's service.
Here is the whole thing. The overall point is a good one.
They are talking about Memorial Day.
Today is about honoring every person that served in the military. Every file clerk, every pilot, every infantryman, every cook. They all were part of the military service of this country.
Woodland has a long history of sending people off for military service. Some have lost their lives. Today we are honoring every single person that has served.
See you at the Courthouse at 11am.
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Tuskegee Airmen
Monday, November 10, 2008 ::
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Tomorrow as part of the Veterans' Day Program at the Yolo County Courthouse I have the honor of introducing some of the Tuskegee Airmen from the area.
For those of you that are not aware of the Tuskegee Airmen please read this.
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Happy Birthday Marines
Monday, November 10, 2008 ::
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Today is the 233rd Birthday of the United States Marine Corps. Semper Fidelis.
From the Halls of Montezuma
To the Shores of Tripoli;
We fight our country's battles
In the air, on land and sea;
First to fight for right and freedom
And to keep our honor clean;
We are proud to claim the title
of United States Marine.
Our flag's unfurled to every breeze
From dawn to setting sun;
We have fought in ev'ry clime and place
Where we could take a gun;
In the snow of far-off Northern lands
And in sunny tropic scenes;
You will find us always on the job--
The United States Marines.
Here's health to you and to our Corps
Which we are proud to serve
In many a strife we've fought for life
And never lost our nerve;
If the Army and the Navy
Ever look on Heaven's scenes;
They will find the streets are guarded
By United States Marines.
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Book Review: The War Within
Saturday, November 08, 2008 ::
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I read everything Bob Woodward writes. He is one of the most accomplished journalists in the country over the past 30 years. He has credibility and access give him the opportunity to tell stories in a way that few others can.
This book is excellent. If you watched the 60 Minutes stories from about three weeks ago on the status of Iraq with General Petraeus and General Odierno it really adds something to the story.
I strongly recommend this book to anyone that is interested in military and foreign policy.
The Washington Post has a website set up for the book and coverage of it. Here it is.
I read this book about 5 pages at a time over about two months. Woodward is just good.
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Book Review: Problogger
Saturday, November 08, 2008 ::
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 Now that the election is over I am back to reading.... and very happy about it. My shelf of books to read is starting to get full so I need to get on it.
The latest book I finished took about 48 hours to read. Problogger: Secrets for Blogging Your Way to a Six-Figure Income.
The two guys that wrote this book have an interesting story with something that seems like a marginal business plan for someone that likes to write. I had not seen their blogging before and look at only about 10-15 regularly myself.
I bought this book because I am working through a new business plan for an idea I had about two months ago. The more I get into it the more I think it will work very well.
This books gets three stars out of five. If one of you wants it please let me know. I am happy to share.
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From the backseat
Saturday, November 08, 2008 ::
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Today I took Adam and Abbie to the Sacramento Zoo.
On the way back we were singing songs when Abbie says, almost with out a pause, "Daddy do you know what I wish to be? I wish I were a mommy lion so I could go out and kill things."
I was stunned but thinking she had a career in the Marine Corps.
Then she added .... "So then I could come back and feed my beautiful baby lions." Then I knew again while the Marine Corps was not going to work.
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Food Stamp Challenge - research
Friday, November 07, 2008 ::
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I am the first to admit that I don't shop. I just don't. I hate it.
Tonight after I waddled out of the gym I headed to Food 4 Less to do some research. Supervisor Yamada and I are going to be taking the Food Stamp Challenge from November 17-21.
After a walk through at Food 4 Less I am confident I can do it. Some of the bargains I saw were potatoes (5lb bag), chicken breasts, tomatoes, frozen OJ, rice, beans, and bread. So on Sunday the 16th I will head down there with my $15 and make it happen.
$3 per day is doable. We will see.
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Prop 8 - Same Sex Marriage after action
Friday, November 07, 2008 ::
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The Daily Democrat has an article today about Proposition 8. The focus is on Yolo County as a whole. While that may be interesting the reality is that Davis skewed the results.
Here are some results that are interesting -- in terms of pass and fail.
Proposition 8 passed in Woodland -- in all but three precincts. Proposition 8 passed in West Sacramento. Proposition 8 passed in the unincorporated areas. Proposition 8 even passed in Winters.
People talk about pass and fail. The reality is that Prop 8 passed in Solano County by 13 points.
The measure was only close because the people of Davis, San Mateo, and San Francisco voted no to such a large degree.
Prop 8 passed in Los Angeles County.
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Turkeys -- part 3
Friday, November 07, 2008 ::
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Sue Hjerpe just e-mailed me. She is in for 12 turkeys. Awesome. That takes us to 352.
The Wayfarer Center still needs help right now. Would love to continue to fill their needs.
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Turkeys -- part 2
Friday, November 07, 2008 ::
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Since last night the Conway Preservation Group has added 100 turkeys to the pile and Cirenio Rodriguez added 10.
That takes us to 340 which is just short of our goal of 350. I know we have five more turkeys out there.
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Turkeys
Thursday, November 06, 2008 ::
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I have had more than thirty turkeys donated so far since my last post. Please consider helping us get to the 350 total.
Rumsey Tribe is in for 100, I am in for 100, Al Eby/USA Tires 25, Blue Goose is in for 2, and I have three other e-mails that I can't remember right now. That is a total of 230.
We need to get to 350. Please join us in helping those in need of a Thanksgiving meal.
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Observations from the elections
Wednesday, November 05, 2008 ::
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I was glad to be wrong about the Community College Trustee. Congratulations to Xavier Tafoya. He won. Good for him. Clearly I did not have a good feel for that one.
Prop 8 shocked me. It passed in Solano County. It will be interesting to see how it matches up with race.
You learn more about people that are winners than about people when they lose.
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Rexroad Predictions
Tuesday, November 04, 2008 ::
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Obama gets 353 electoral votes.
Prop 1A fail
Prop 2 pass
Prop 3 fail
Prop 4 pass
Prop 5 pass
Prop 6 fail
Prop 7 fail
Prop 8 fail
Prop 9 fail
Prop 10 pass
Prop 11 pass
Prop 12 pass
Community College Trustee: Kirkwood with more than 40% of the vote
Assembly: Yamada with 59%
Senate: Wolk with 58%
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0418?
Tuesday, November 04, 2008 ::
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See these two lovely kids in the picture below? They were not so lovely when they got up at 0418 this morning, turned on the lights in their room, and started playing dog. They were bouncing off the walls at freaking 0418 -- probably before. That is what time it was when I saw the light on and heard Adam barking.
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Needed: 150 Turkeys
Tuesday, November 04, 2008 ::
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Dave, Dotty, and I need to come up with 250 turkeys for Thanksgiving at the Wayfarer Center. I donating 100 of them -- so 150 to go.
Donations can be made to the Yolo Wayfarer Center 207 Fourth Street Woodland, CA 95695. Phone 530-661-1218.
Contact: Dotty Huber or David Flory 530-666-8237. Let me know if you are good for a turkey or two. They are $10-$12 per bird.
In addition to these 250 turkeys, the Rumsey Rancheria is donating 100 birds for a total of 350 turkeys. Gobble gobble.
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Vote tomorrow
Monday, November 03, 2008 ::
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I love Senator John McCain and believe he is the best choice to lead our country for the next four years. He is the best man for President. He is true American hero. That is lost in all of this.
Greg Aghazarian is a friend that I hope wins a seat in the State Senate tomorrow despite long odds.
Dr. Cirenio Rodriguez is my choice for the Community College Board. I voted for him and encourage you to do the same.
Finally, don't vote for that Pimentel guy. He is crazy.
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It is lucky shirt time
Monday, November 03, 2008 ::
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Every election day I wear my lucky shirt. I have worn it for every final since my sophomore year of college, the bar exam, and every election day.
I attribute this shirt to being the only thing that saved Art Pimentel in June, elected Skip Davies in 2006, and might just save Cabaldon tomorrow.
See post by Tom Ross here.
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Roberts Elementary School
Monday, November 03, 2008 ::
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I joined a large group of elected officials from Woodland and Yolo County as well as many veteran groups in nominating Petty Officer First Class Neil Roberts as the honoree for the name of the new elementary school in Woodland.
You can read the letter here.
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I don't know why I think this is so funny
Monday, November 03, 2008 ::
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This was sent to me with "Abbie Rexroad in the future..." in the subject line. At first I was getting mad. Then it ended on a high note...with the exception of the poor handling technique.
Download 6.73 MB wmv (Rick Click link, then Save As..)
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Wrong Wrong --- College Football
Sunday, November 02, 2008 ::
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College football this year has been awesome.
The rankings for the week just came out. USC really didn't move. That is the way it should be.
Couple observations. Florida is much better than people think. They destroyed Georgia and are probably the best one loss team in the country.
Boise State (8-0), Utah (9-0), and Texas Christian (9-1) are ranked 9-11 in the AP. The next four teams are Ohio State (7-2), Missouri (7-2), Georgia (7-2), LSU (6-2). You can't convince me that if any of those two loss team were on the road against any of the three higher ranked teams that they would not be favored.
LSU would go into Boise, Utah, or TCU favored by a touchdown. It is silly to have them ranked below those teams.
Silly. Silly. Silly.
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Father Daughter Dinner Dance
Sunday, November 02, 2008 ::
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Last night was the Father Daughter Dinner Dance. Abbie looks forward to it all year.
Adam and Abbie go to sleep at 7:30 each night and get up around 5:30 am. So at about 7 pm she has just about had it.
She was really tired but still did a really good job all night. She was polite and well mannered the entire time.
Parks and Rec does a great job with this event.
When they were doing the raffle she was struggling to keep her eyes open so after I won my folding chairs -- we headed for the car. She was sound asleep at home 15 minutes later.
Wow -- look at that picture. I look like I have a huge dent in my head. Actually, I think my head is bigger than the pumpkin on our front porch.
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Halloween 2008
Sunday, November 02, 2008 ::
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The Rexroad family has transitioned from a Princess dominated household to a 101 Dalmatians dominated household. I used to be a King or a Prince --now I don't really have a role except that dogs lick my face and climb on me.
So when Halloween came around Abbie wanted to be a dalmatian. Adam of course wanted to be whatever Abbie was.
So this is what they dressed up as....by choice.
When Adam went to the Lambert's house on Halloween he gave her his whole bag of candy and just walked away. He still does not quite get it.
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Board Meeting for Tuesday
Saturday, November 01, 2008 ::
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After leaving the gym tonight (something like 16 days in a row) I swung by the County Admin Building and picked up my packet for Tuesday. Seems pretty basic.
I am going to present a resolution for National Child Adoption Month.
The real action will come with the talk about the budget reductions, the lobbying contract, and the issue regarding the Cortina Landfill.
I still want someone to tell me why this Cortina Landfill is something Yolo County should worry about. It is going to be hard to convince me.
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What the ?
Saturday, November 01, 2008 ::
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The call I just finished was interesting.....
The accusation was that I don't do anything. "In your time on the City Council and on the Board of Sups, what have you really done? You don't really have an impact."
See, now this is where I disagree. People may not like me for the things I do or say. I get that. Fair enough. I can accept that.
But to say I don't do anything or have an impact? That is where I just can't agree. I am tired right now and not thinking 100% straight but I certainly think I am having an impact on Woodland.
Interesting that a person would say that. I will have to think about that after Tuesday night -- now I have stuff to do.
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