San Diego is My Home

22
Apr

News Wrap-Up

Author: HelenKay, Category: Military, News, People

I go out of town to a conference for a few days and miss all the fun.  The newlywed Marine couple who went missing, thus kicking off a nationwide search, is back at Camp Pendleton…and likely in some trouble.  She’s back at work and he’s in the brig.  No idea why only one of them is in trouble, but I’m sure we’ll get more information on that situation soon.

The Padres had a game that went something like 40 innings…okay, 22 but still.  That’s a loooong game.  I usually get the munchies and my mind starts to wander around the 5th inning.  I’d probably have to jump off the bleachers somewhere around the 15th.  

And Cindy Sommer, the military wife who was accused of killing her husband with arsenic has been released.  At the time of her conviction it seemed to many of us (except those on the jury) that Sommers only crime was one of bad judgment in sleeping around so soon after her husband died.  Since additional tests have shown zero arsenic in her deceased husband’s system, it appears that sleeping around was her only crime.  Good news is that it looks as if she won’t have to spend her life in prison paying for that.

06
Dec

The Gift Of iPods

Author: HelenKay, Category: All For Charity, Emergency Situations, People

Some people lost everything in the recent fires that raced through our area.  Houses, furniture, security - all gone.  Remember being a kid?  Remember how “your stuff” mattered to you?  Well,  someone at Apple must remember because the company donated nano video iPods to 100 fire victim high schoolers in Poway last week.   

Poway resident Steve Boyack helped with fire clean-up.  He remembered that with past fires the community acted with great generousity toward the victims.  Some donated items for toy drives.  Others held special events for parents.  Inadvertently lost in all altruism were the high school kids. So, Boyack contacted Apple CEO Steve Jobs for help.  And Apple responded.  Apple’s goal is to get iPods to all kids who were victims of area fires.  A pretty great goal.