STATE: Dancing Star Foundation hosts William Shatner

While attending to my Dad’s medical needs in Los Angeles this month (May 2012), Sue and I were able to attend a fund raiser for one of our favorite non-profits, the Dancing Star Foundation (helping humankind protect the natural world: http://www.dancingstarfoundation.org/).  While there, I was able to spend some quality time with William Shatner, one of my favorite entertainment personalities. We were able to discuss a variety of topics, including Scuba Diving, clearing your ears, lung capacity, Catalina’s West End dive site, lobster diving, Bill’s most memorable Star Trek Movie moment (filming on El Capitan – “I was very professional and very scared”). It was great. I wanted to ask him to say “Denny Crane” but just couldn’t get up the nerve! Thank-you, Dancing Star Foundation (photos by Jane Morrison of Dancing Star Foundation)! I was fortunate that a few folks in attendance snapped a few photos and sent them to me:

I also wanted to introduce Mr. Shatner to the concept of Hand-Me-Ups, the lightly used clothing that I get from brother Brian before he can send them on to Goodwill Industries. I would have loved to tell Bill that I was wearing a Hand-Me-Up shirt, as he seemed the type of person that would find that amusing, but I just didn't get the chance. Anyways, thanks Bro for the great looking shirt that appears in these historic photos with "The Shat". Captain James T. Kirk Biography CLICK

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LOCAL: Bad Trash Can Law about to be Enforced

NOTICE SAN LUIS GARBAGE INVOICE:

To: SLO City Council

Cc: The Tribune Newspaper

I received a notice that reads (in part):

I'm sure you've heard about it by now, but just in case you haven't,

Beginning in May 2012, City Staff will be proactively enforcing violations

of the Municipal Code. Compliance is mandatory and violations will result

in a fine. 

I was told specifically by one or more of the current city council that enforcement

would be on a COMPLAINT basis only, and that it would NOT NECESSARILY

result in a fine. I read the law, and complained that it was not what the law said.

Gee, I guess what the law says matters, after all.

Bad law in the first place. Big brother and the slippery slope of controlling 

EVER aspect of our lives. How much is the fine?

Does this mean that the city council members in violation (IIRC, 4 out of 5

according to the Tribune) will now put away your cans as per the law, or

are you exempt from the violations (mandatory is a fuzzy word for

polititicans). 

Is there anything more to tell about this newfound budget money for

enforcing the trash can ordinance on the ENTIRE CITY?

Tell me that this was a misprint, please!

Thanks as always.

--Tim