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Classic Woodland Facebook Group
Monday, October 13, 2008 ::
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Jon Newsom is someone I have known for probably about 30 years.
Recently on Facebook I got an invite from him to join a new group. "My first dunk ever came on the 8 foot rims at Zamora." Of course I immediately joined because other than a nerf hoop it is probably true.
The site even has a picture of Newsom doing his impression of Dawkins.
Here is the link.
I don't expect anyone that is not ages 30-50 that grew up in Woodland to understand this. Someone is playing a Bruce Springsteen song right now.......
I had a friend was a big baseball player
back in high school
He could throw that speedball by you
Make you look like a fool boy
Saw him the other night at this roadside bar
I was walking in, he was walking out
We went back inside sat down had a few drinks
but all he kept talking about was
Chorus:
Glory days well they'll pass you by
Glory days in the wink of a young girl's eye
Glory days, glory days
Well there's a girl that lives up the block
back in school she could turn all the boy's heads
Sometimes on a Friday I'll stop by
and have a few drinks after she put her kids to bed
Her and her husband Bobby well they split up
I guess it's two years gone by now
We just sit around talking about the old times,
she says when she feels like crying
she starts laughing thinking about
Chorus
My old man worked 20 years on the line
and they let him go
Now everywhere he goes out looking for work
they just tell him that he's too old
I was 9 nine years old and he was working at the
Metuchen Ford plant assembly line
Now he just sits on a stool down at the Legion hall
but I can tell what's on his mind
Glory days yeah goin back
Glory days aw he ain't never had
Glory days, glory days
Now I think I'm going down to the well tonight
and I'm going to drink till I get my fill
And I hope when I get old I don't sit around thinking about it
but I probably will
Yeah, just sitting back trying to recapture
a little of the glory of, well time slips away
and leaves you with nothing mister but
boring stories of glory days
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Columbus Day -- What?
Monday, October 13, 2008 ::
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This Columbus Day thing is silly.
We should skip "holidays" like this and let people take floating days to celebrate whatever they want.
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Adam Driving the Hubermobile
Monday, October 13, 2008 ::
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Adam thinks he is the bomb driving Webmaster Bob's truck.
This kid could sit behind the steering wheel of a car or truck for five hours a day.
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ichat
Sunday, October 12, 2008 ::
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Many of you e-mail me but I also use ichat.
I am at rexroad@mac.com
Hook up if you like.
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Ballot Recs from YCTA
Sunday, October 12, 2008 ::
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I got a YCTA Bulletin today in the mail.
They make the following recs on ballot measures --
Prop 1 - No
Prop 3 - No
Prop 5 - No
Prop 6 - No (we disagree)
Prop 7 - No
Prop 10 - No
Prop 11 - Yes
Prop 12 - Yes (we disagree)
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Dr. Cirenio -- at my door v.2
Sunday, October 12, 2008 ::
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The people walking for Cirenio don't seem to know who lives in the houses they are walking to.
Tonight I got a copy of the same flyer a second time.
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Dr. Cirenio -- at my door
Sunday, October 12, 2008 ::
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Last night I looked out the door before I was headed up to bed and saw this flyer under my door mat.
Cirenio has been walking.
This is a 5.5 X 8.5 piece of nearly card stock paper.
What you can't see is the on the back he has endorsements from a broad coalition of people including
Dr. Ayala
Duane Chamberlain
Skip Davies
Bill Marble
Frank Glover
Dave Flory
Carol Souza Cole
Elaine Lytle
Martie Dote
Matt Rexroad
Jesse Ortiz
Jeff Reisig
Mariko Yamada
Rogelio Villagrana
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WOM -- Bill and De Bathe
Sunday, October 12, 2008 ::
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The Woodlander of the Month Lunch was held last week. We went to Morrison's.
As we were finishing up Assemlywoman Lois Wolk walked in. She joined us for our picture.
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School District Trivia
Saturday, October 11, 2008 ::
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This week we have school district trivia. Webmaster Bob will put it up soon.
I think there are some tough ones in there.
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College Football
Saturday, October 11, 2008 ::
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Today I don't have much time to watch football but there are some really good games.
The Red River Shootout is today with Texas and OU. I will take Texas. Game starts at 0900. People in that part of the country get all fired up about this.
USC plays Arizona State at 12:30. USC should win but ASU is good. Their starting QB is hurt.
LSU v. Florida at 5pm is a great game. I went with LSU. Game time is 5pm.
Missouri v. Oklahoma State. Chase Daniel is the leading contender for the Heisman. Another 5pm start time. Both teams are ranked.
If we have upsets today USC could be looking to climb up from #9 to possibly #7. They just have to keep winning and they will make it back as the teams above beat each other up.
UC Davis opens Great Western Conference play today at 6pm. They play the Thunderbirds of Southern Utah at home.
I love this time of year -- in odd numbered years.
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News in this election
Friday, October 10, 2008 ::
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I pressed unpublish by mistake when I tried to fix something on the post about Fox News. Let me finish my broader observation.
I really don't like Fox News. That is my view. I don't think it is fair or balanced. I think other people give better coverage to the stories. My ipod has lots of NPR on there. Do I agree with all of the stuff? No -- but I think it has better information. Between the newspapers, blogs, books, and tv coverage that I get my news from I try to sift out that stuff that comes along.
Here is my broader point -- This is the last election where network news is going to matter. People are getting their news more and more from their computers. I only watch SNL on television about half the time. The rest of the time it comes right here on my computer.
As blogs and the internet continue to make their way into the world of providing news we will see newspapers and network news head to the sidelines. Take a look at what is happening to newspapers and the ratings of news broadcasts. Compare that with what Jon Stewart is doing.
The news networks are not going to be able to compete. I think newspapers are less and less able to compete.
By the time we face the next Presidential Election the entire method by which we get information will have changed.
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Nancy Lea -- what a gem
Friday, October 10, 2008 ::
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From: Nancy Lea <nlea@woodland.net>
Subject: Reagan's Rule: Never speak ill of a fellow Republican!
To:
Date: Thursday, October 9, 2008, 10:39 AM
Hi -- I do not know if you still have connections in the
Republican party but I wanted you to be aware that Matt Rexroad has
come out on his blog advocating that voters not vote for Manny Cosme,
the Republican candidate for Assembly against Mariko Yamada, because
Cosme ran an ad in the Flatlander, for which Rexroad has a personal
vendetta. He also advocated boycotting all the small businesses -
mostly Davis based - who advertise in that paper.
I am aware that the Flatlander is an alternative, generally left
newspaper and typically supports left leaning causes. However, it
has a wide readership in Davis.
I have found that the Flatlander is a valuable source to disseminate
information which is not well regarded by the local political
establishment. Over the years, I have authored - and signed - 3
pieces in the Flatlander -- one opposed to the flood wall, one
opposed to Rexroad's initiative to increase the Woodland urban limit
line, and one in support of the Woodland Charro riding group, Los
Corporales, which is headed up by our ranch foreman. Rexroad will
have nothing to do with me since I authored those articles.
It is my understanding that Rexroad is a Republican lobbyist and
campaign strategist -- I do not think his attitude serves his party -
or conservatives generally - well, and I would like to make sure that
information about his advocated boycott gets to the party hierarchy.
Nancy
Note: I personally took this e-mail from Nancy Lea and forwarded it to Ron Nehring who is the Chairman of the California Republican Party. I courtesy copied Nancy on it so she would know the message got directly to him. Of course he is outraged.
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Fox News -- you have got to be kidding.
Thursday, October 09, 2008 ::
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I love to watch the news. I would have a television on 24/7 if possible. Seriously. When I am on the road without my family I have the television on the entire time. I work with the tv on and sleep with it on. I prefer ESPN, Comedy Central, MSNBC, or CNN.
The one channel I can't watch is Fox News. The idea that it is "Fair and Balanced" as their tag line goes in absurd.
When I was in Kuwait in early 2003 I sat in a tent for about six weeks prior to the invasion. We had a tv on almost non-stop. We all got so sick of Fox News that we watched the BBC. Fox had less information than anyone and seemed to have a bias that gave us little or no information.
I just saw a report on Fox News that made me just laugh at the bias. How do they get away with that?
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The Rexroad Mailbox - Xavier and Woodland Health Foundation
Thursday, October 09, 2008 ::
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I had to dig into the Matt drawer tonight to pull out the mail form the past few weeks. Two items stood out.
1) Xavier Tafoya sent me a b/w tri-fold. The inside was upside down.
2) The Woodland Health Foundation had a very very nice newsletter. It was very well done.
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Election Challenge
Thursday, October 09, 2008 ::
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Ok -- so here we go again. We have past winners Mark McComas and Dr. Cirenio Rodriguez eating well. Note: I still own Cirenio. This is for a dinner at Ludy's.
So here is the test for the November election.
Sen. Obama --- more than 350 electoral votes? Y/N (2 points)
Does Lois Wolk break 56% of the vote? Y/N (1 point)
Does Mariko Yamada break 58% of the vote? Y/N (2 points)
Does Jim Nielsen break 59% of the vote? Y/N (1 point)
Kirkwood/Rodriguez/Tafoya -- who wins? Circle one (3 points)
Kirkwood/Rodriguez/Tafoya -- who gets second? Circle One (2 points)
Prop 1A (High Speed Rail) Pass/Fail (1 point)
Prop 4 (Parental Consent) Pass/Fail (1 point)
Prop 8 (Same Sex Marriage) Pass/Fail (1 point)
Prop 11 (Redistricting) Pass/Fail (1 point)
Tie Breaker -- Percentage of the vote McCain gets in California.
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McLovin on Flatlander
Thursday, October 09, 2008 ::
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I really have no idea who McLovin is but it makes me laugh regularly.
McLoving seems like someone you would want to drink beer with. When I find out who it is -- that may not be true ..but it seems like it for now.
Here is the latest post regarding the Flatlander. Good points made. DPD is also making more comments over on his site under the original post.
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Wayfarer Center Needs Your Help
Thursday, October 09, 2008 ::
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Not a day goes by that Dotty, Dave, or I don't do something for the Wayfarer Center. It is a priority in my office.
They are really struggling right now.
At the top of this page you will see an announcement regarding the Empty Bowls event. Please consider sponsoring. They really need some help this year.
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Woodland Planning Commission Appointment
Thursday, October 09, 2008 ::
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On Tuesday night at the City Council meeting one of the items to be discussed was the appointment of a planning commissioner to take the seat vacated when Martie Dote was elected to the City Council.
Davies and Pimentel interviewed the applicants and decided to recommend the appointment of a Ms. Tapia.
Monroe made the motion to appoint former City Council candidate Fred Lopez. Marble and Dote joined him and the appointment was given to Lopez.
Interesting way things broke here.
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Flatlander -- wrap up
Thursday, October 09, 2008 ::
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One of the things that I am very comfortable with is that some things are worth fighting about. When you are going to fight -- go big or don't go at all.
Today I got a nice friendly little e-mail from something that identified itself as the Publisher of the Flatlander. Wow. That is something to be proud of. Kind of like being OJ Simpson's attorney. Let's just say that the communication was a nice little love note.
When you are being ambushed -- turn and charge through it. What this publication has done time and again to the people and businesses in Woodland is wrong. The Flatlander is harmful to Woodland.
For those of you that live in Davis -- it is not the same when it comes north to Woodland.
For those of you speaking to your employers that advertise in the Flatlander -- thank you. For those that share my view to not frequent the businesses that advertise there or support the causes that do -- that is fine with me. It is your choice. I have made mine.
In the end, what are they going to do to me? This blog and the contents are not county property and no public resources are involved here. I am an individual that has freedom of expression rights. I intend to use them.
I told people what I was going to do and I did it. The easy thing is that I am willing to pay the price for it. Recall me. Vote against me. Dedicate every issue to destroying me. Whatever. I will sleep fine.
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Outcome of Investigation
Wednesday, October 08, 2008 ::
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I was happy to read this press report in the Daily Democrat about the Abrahams case.
Read story here.
The loss of Mr. Abrahams is unfortunate. Now hopefully the officers involved feel a little better about the tough situation.
The conspiracy theories can now begin.
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Who went to war with whom?
Wednesday, October 08, 2008 ::
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Please make sure you read Doug Paul Davis today regarding my post below about the Flatlander. Link is here.
Couple points:
First are foremost -- the Flatlander is a complete piece of crap.
Second, the time I spent on my post below was 1/40 of the time DPD spent on his.
Third, I told people months ago what I was going to do. Not a word came from anyone but McLovin' - who thought it was a good idea. Now I have followed through and people are screaming. Oh well.
Fourth, War was declared by the Flatlander against several people in Woodland. Several. Martie Dote, Tom Stallard, Neal Peart, Clark Pacific, and a whole host of people. They can do what they want on me -- I really don't care. The Flatlander declared war on Woodland.
Fifth, Over the past six years I have personally filed two Fair Political Practices complaints against the Flatlander and have joined about twenty other local leaders on a third.
Finally, I am boycotting those businesses and candidates. If you want to -- great. That is up to you.
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Senator McCain
Tuesday, October 07, 2008 ::
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As many of you know I have admired Senator John McCain for twenty years. When I went to SERE school in 1998 I learned stuff about his role in the military that made me a fan for life.
I had the chance to meet him for the first time personally in 1999 when I was offered a job working with him. It turned out to be a good decision on my part to do other things.
In the past ten years I have had the chance to interact with him in several different forums. We have discussed the economy, taxes, and world affairs.
When Senator McCain was considering running for President in 2008 several years ago I thought he was far and away the best candidate. I still do.
In addition to being a true American hero, I believe that Senator McCain has a vision for America that is much closer to mine than Senator Obama.
Jenn and I will be voting for Senator McCain with great pride.
Campaign are usually not the best measure of a person. In fact, they are almost never a true reflection of the person.
I respect Senator McCain and want him to be our next President.
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Coats Needed
Tuesday, October 07, 2008 ::
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This was passed on to me by Duane Chamberlain. If you have some coats around that you are not using --- there are people that could really put them to good use.
Attention Pastors, Church Member and Interested Persons,
Linda Alvarado a member of New Testament Church has for the past few years gathered Coats for Families in need of winter clothing. Once again she is gathering from churches, businesses, individuals and other agencies to distribute to Woodland families and guests of the Yolo Wayfarer Center.
Coats must be in good condition, clean or new. All sizes are accepted. If you would like to donate please bring them to the New Testament Church, 108 W. Woodland Ave., Woodland, 530-662-3956. Also if you have families that need coats please call and give us names, sizes and contact information.
DLZeck, Pastor, New Testament Church
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What is the problem here?
Monday, October 06, 2008 ::
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Please read this article...about a teacher from Rio.
1) He is a guy
2) It appears that he did not have sex with the students
3) He is not going to be able to teach again
4) He will probably go to prison
He is a freak and probably deserves it. I am good with that.
What happened here in Woodland?
The lesson is .....If you are a female teacher you can do whatever you want to a young male student and you will be good to go.
Further proof of the double standard.
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These are some real fans
Monday, October 06, 2008 ::
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The Realist thinks this is the arm of McLovin.....
Marilyn over at Happy Pitbulls was writing about her tats. recently....maybe this is her arm?
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