Aren’t we all – this entry case in point? While we get a lot of our information and current affairs data from the internet, we still like the look and feel of the newspaper. As we travel across America, we buy the local papers each morning. Sometimes the paper is truly local with little or no national or world news included. And, sometimes we are able to get bigger city (in the neighborhood) publication (i.e., LA Times, Chicago Tribune or Sun Times, Sacramento Bee, San Luis Obispo Tribune, Reno Gazette-Journal, etc. etc. etc.) and always can find the New York Times everywhere.
When we first tried the San Diego Union-Tribune, it was mostly small ads, little information outside San Diego, few comics (really isn’t this most important), and no NYT crosswords (especially Sunday’s). We even commented to others that we were very disappointed in the Union-Tribune. With newspapers failing across America we were surprised that the U-T, as it is locally referred to, was in fact getting better.
We noticed 2 years ago that the paper was covering the nation and international news more. Now, they have added more comics (yea) and publish the NYT crosswords Monday through Sunday. The ads have increased so much that the Thanksgiving edition for Black Friday was thicker than the NYT and much harder to find around the RV Park, local bodegas and grocery stores. Usually, Ruthi walks Karma to the farthest paper dispenser on their morning walk but there weren’t any papers in either of the dispensers. So, we had to go to 3 places outside the RV park to find a copy.
We don’t know what happened to the U-T to improve in an age of declining hard copy news. If even Clark Kent becomes a blogger can the demise of all papers be far behind????
Sunday, November 25, 2012
Friday, November 9, 2012
Wild Life - Santee, CA
We haven’t seen the egrets, herons, or our own Red Tail Hawk in the stream behind our rig yet but it is early. We are near the east side of the park. The coyotes were out in mass last night. They were very noisy early in the evening and it went on for a long time. Must have been a birthday party ‘cause they really were yipping it up. With the week-end crowds, we are pretty sure the coyotes were on the west side of the park in the scrub land outside the park fence but they sounded much closer.
In all of our travels through coyote territory, Karma has only once wondered about them. It was early on when we were outside LA in the summer of 2008. The county park we were in was pretty much in the coyotes’ living room. They were active each and every night we were there. Anyway, one night Karma insisted that she needed to go out. So, both of us took flash lights and walked within 10 feet of the RV. She did a LOT of sniffing but no pee/poop. We didn’t stay out long as the coyotes are not very afraid of the humans, or pet dogs, that are taking up space on their land.
In all of our travels through coyote territory, Karma has only once wondered about them. It was early on when we were outside LA in the summer of 2008. The county park we were in was pretty much in the coyotes’ living room. They were active each and every night we were there. Anyway, one night Karma insisted that she needed to go out. So, both of us took flash lights and walked within 10 feet of the RV. She did a LOT of sniffing but no pee/poop. We didn’t stay out long as the coyotes are not very afraid of the humans, or pet dogs, that are taking up space on their land.
Sunday, November 4, 2012
Back "home" - Santee, CA
This is our 4th fall/winter here in Santee Lakes Regional Park. We stayed for a month in 2008 as we started our first tour, in 2009/10 for 5 months, in 2010/11 for 5 months, and now in 2012/13 for 6 months. Last winter (2011/12) we were on the Gulf coast of Texas. The Texas coast is much cheaper for RV parks, food and gas but it wasn’t really for us atmosphere-wise.
It is fun to return to a known location. We already have a long list of places to see, run Karma, eat, shop, etc. etc. etc. So, it does kind of feel like “home”. No, that doesn’t mean we are settling down here – just resting for our 2013 adventure. We have been on the road for 4+ years and are thinking about “what next” but still moving.
We love how we have customized and optimized our little space (300 sq ft living + 25 sq ft storage). One thing we want to do while settled in for awhile is a good cleaning and general review of what we have kept for the last 4 years. The thinking is, if we haven’t used it in all this time, do we really need it.
It is fun to return to a known location. We already have a long list of places to see, run Karma, eat, shop, etc. etc. etc. So, it does kind of feel like “home”. No, that doesn’t mean we are settling down here – just resting for our 2013 adventure. We have been on the road for 4+ years and are thinking about “what next” but still moving.
We love how we have customized and optimized our little space (300 sq ft living + 25 sq ft storage). One thing we want to do while settled in for awhile is a good cleaning and general review of what we have kept for the last 4 years. The thinking is, if we haven’t used it in all this time, do we really need it.
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