This is a great read on why San Francisco has the housing problems and the homeless population it does, A Tale Worth Retelling: When an elderly man left the city millions to build apartments for homeless old folks, neighbors tried to block the project. Fortunately, they failed.

The weight loss has been going way too slowly, so I got desperate and joined ediets.com. It's only $5 a week, although I had to pay for three months up front.

It's tailored so you can pick all kinds of weight plans, from Atkins to The Zone to Dr. Phil. They make it really easy if you're a convenience food eater, because there's a whole list of frozen foods you can eat. There's also a fast food option if you want that.

I've already found out I can eat two slices of Pizza Hut (there's one in the hood) Thin and Crispy pepperoni pizza and still follow their plan. I miss eating pizza!

I think my problem is I've been cheating way too much, and I've been in a diet rut. The ediets.com recommendation for me is to consume 1,200 - 1,300 calories a day if I'm a light exerciser. Exercising more will increase the calorie intake for the day.

I can cancel any time I want, so if I can't follow it I'll quit. I do like that you can substitute freely, and it has recipes if I feel like cooking.

Some political blogs that I've been reading lately remind me intensely why I dislike most indie films. They're too smug, too self congratulatory, too insider, and talk about self masturbation and self indulgence.

Some people like to read, or as in the case of films, see this kind of stuff. Thankfully, most people still like to read commentary and see films that are not only entertaining but actually have something very interesting, something of substance to say.

I took the car in for its 30K well baby care exam and just like a real child, car care is not cheap.

My huge tax refund is slowly being eaten up by unexpected bills. I guess it was too good to be true that I could get away with not having to fork over "real time cash" for my new entertainment devices.

I just want to stay on schedule for opening up my new cash maximizer savings account. I need another savings account that earns more interest! I'm becoming a big believer in the saying that "hordes of cash in the bank is a very good thing".