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Cluck, Cluck

Rick Perry is chickening out of most future debates, after acknowledging he just plain isn't very good at them. He said participating in the debates so far was "a mistake."

Brother?

Are you kidding me? Is Rick Perry trying to sound like an idiot, or does it just come natural?

Upper San Gabriel River Watershed Study Released

Short AP blurb on the Tribune website, although it suggests the area under study is a "wilderness."

The National Park Service newsletter describing the draft report is here.

Happy Thanksgiving, and Don't Forget to Vote!

New Hampshire is contemplating a mid-December date for their primary. That seems a little excessive, but they have a state law that requiers their vote to be at least one week prior to any similar contest.

Howard's to Alhambra?

I can't tell by this short blurb if the Howard's coming to Alhambra is in addition to or as a substitute for their current store, on Valley (1/2 block east of Del Mar) in San Gabriel. Given how close these locations are to each other, I suspect this means Howard's is closing their San Gabriel store.

Meow

In addition to the killer mosquitoes I mentioned in my last post, there are also very large cats -- Mountain lions -- roaming the streets of Sierra Madre.

Free Breakfast, though no where close

Saw on the L.A. Times website that Chick-fil-a is offering a free breakfast this week. Read the article, then probably find their website and read up on where they might be. I don't know of any immediately adjacent to Rosemead.

"Asian" District Attracts Next Generation of Would-be Assembly Members

Story in today's Tribune about the maneuvering to win the right to represent the west San Gabriel Valley in the state assembly. Friends old and new are mentioned getting into and getting out of this race, even though the filing period doesn't open until February. For now, it's the "money primary."