The San Diego Special Edition - September 18, 2008
Welcome to the September 2008 issue of The San Diego Special Edition!
This edition includes not only some great articles, but more videos, photoblogs, and a podcast! Have you noticed blogging becoming more multi-dimensional?
Did you catch Martha Stewart’s show on blogging this week? The variety of blogs featured was pretty cool. I guess when Martha Stewart is featuring it, blogging really has become mainstream!
The San Diego Special Edition features some of San Diego’s best and most varied bloggers, so please click on the links and read what they have to say about San Diego. If you like their articles, leave a comment or two, or bookmark their blogs. I hope you enjoy the September 2008 issue of The San Diego Special Edition.
current affairs
This month we’ll start with patty jones, who presents 100 San Diegans Protest Blackwater’s Otay Mesa Training Facility & the Media Ignored It . If you haven’t heard much about Blackwater, that’s the point. Read more about it at OB Rag Blog.
economy
Brian Brady has brought us a treat this month. Rather than just an article, he’s added a podcast: San Diego Mortgage Rates Report: Special Edition-Fannie/Freddie Update posted at World Wide Wealth Advisors. Brian describes his entry as,
“This special edition podcast covers the government takeover of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.”
family
Beth Blair (aka DesertMama) shares her visit to San Diego in Sun, Shamu, And Sesame Street At The San Diego SeaWorld posted at Traveling Mamas. The Traveling Mamas offer:
“tips on great (and not so great) places to visit with children and how to have the best family vacations — but it’s not all about the kids, of course!”
To find out what else it’s about, you’ll have to visit The Traveling Mamas.
human interest
Kelly Bennett describes her article as
“A story of a true effort to thrive in San Diego”
presented at voice of san diego.org. ‘It’s Like My Legs’ is a very sad story, and I hope that if enough people read it, some help will be found.
politics
“California’s Supreme Court rules in favor of lesbian couple discriminated against by Vista clinic doctor’s because of their sexual orientation.”
This according to Ryan Hazelton, who 
presents More Equality Victories in California posted at The Ryan Thomas Collection.
Then Steve Johnson presents Video Interviews of Coronado Mayoral Candidates (with more to come soon) posted at Coronado Island News Blog (eCoronado.com).
san diego
Solana Beach - Things To Love About This San Diego Coastal Town is posted by Jeff Dowler at Carlsbad Homes an Real Estate Tidbits (aka activerain). This gorgeous article, all about Solana Beach, comes with a video taking you through this lovely town.
Since it’s September, it seems about the right time for an end-of-summer bonfire. Well, we’re in luck! Just in time, Steve presents San Diego Geek Bonfire Video posted at BinaryWolf.
Darlene Luckins presents I found this painting! posted at Desert Darlene’s Art and Photo Blog. Darlene not only 
took this picture and wrote about it, she actually painted the painting itself! Well done, Darlene!
On to Dan Melson, who presents Neighborhoods of La Mesa: Summit Hill posted at Dan Melson’s San Diego Real Estate and Mortgage Website. Dan’s article provides many photos of the homes and streets around Summit Hill, along with information about the homes found there.
Of course, you can’t beat a San Diego sunset, so Sage presents Random San Diego Sunset : San Diego North posted at RandomSanDiego.com, saying,
“Enjoy this Random San Diego Sunset, as seen from the Carlsbad State Beach on Labor Day 2008.”
Finishing things up, 
Mark A. Dodge Medlin presents A day at the races posted at his photoblog The Occasional Odd Crop. I was at the Del Mar Races on the same day, Mark! Did you stay for the concert? Here’s a little taste provided in my article DEVO Rocks the Race Track, right here at The San Diego Traveler.
That concludes this edition. I hope you enjoyed it, and discovered some new blogs and bloggers that you’ll come back to as well.
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Photo #1 credit: Flickr http://www.flickr.com/photos/55839244@N00/2651203513/
Photo #2 (Blackwater Protest) used by permission of Patty Jones
Photo #3 (Money!) credit: Flickr http://www.flickr.com/photos/tracy_olson/61056391/
Photo #4 (SeaWorld) credit: Flickr http://www.flickr.com/photos/cfinke/2336019438/
Photo #5 (Power Chair) credit: Flickr http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellen3davis/1428517643/
Photo #6 (Pride flag) credit: Flickr http://www.flickr.com/photos/marcusjb/923158250/
Photo #7 (Ballot box) credit: Flickr http://www.flickr.com/photos/niravameen/2703214334/
Photo #8 (Solana Beach) used by permission of Jeff Dowler
Photo #9 (Geek Bonfire) used by permission of Steve, Flickr http://www.flickr.com/photos/binarywolf/2831685530/
Photo #10 (Desert painting) used by permission of Darlene Luckins
Photo #11 (Sunset) used by permission of Sage
Photo #12 (Del Mar) credit: Flickr http://www.flickr.com/photos/nathaninsandiego/2733018317/
Photo #13 (DEVO) by Carole A. Lane
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2 opinions for The San Diego Special Edition - September 18, 2008
Patty @ OB Rag
Sep 20, 2008 at 11:59 pm
Great roundup! Thanks Carole!
Carole A. Lane
Sep 22, 2008 at 1:43 pm
You’re welcome, Patty. Thanks for participating!
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