Geoff Foley comment-61151 2011-12-09T19:08:36Z 2011-12-09T19:08:36Z I'll submit our locally-based web series Diary of a Dead Man. This sounds like a great concept. Geoff Foley 2011-12-09T19:08:36Z Geoff Foley comment-58668 2011-10-14T16:40:49Z 2011-10-14T16:40:49Z Good luck with your production, JM. Geoff Foley 2011-10-14T16:40:49Z Geoff Foley comment-58582 2011-10-13T16:58:52Z 2011-10-13T16:58:52Z I think we've met, Judy. I am also a friend of Paul and Shannon and I help Shannon with the Vampire Ball as a set designer. Geoff Foley 2011-10-13T16:58:52Z Geoff Foley comment-58581 2011-10-13T16:56:45Z 2011-10-13T16:56:45Z Thank you Isaac. I didn't think much of making locally-focused, more of an op-ed kind of piece. I might look at adding some local connection to it and re-posting it at some point. Geoff Foley 2011-10-13T16:56:45Z Geoff Foley comment-2107 2009-01-10T21:03:06Z 2009-01-10T21:03:06Z I don't buy into the idea that driving 55 actually saves fuel over driving at higher speeds. I have made a few trips to and from LA and traveling down I-5 I routinely drive anywhere between 75 - 95 and my own personal experience is that aside from making the non-stop trip in four hours forty-five minutes, I don't have to stop for gas. The two times I made it a point to gauge the fuel consumption at the higher speeds, one tank of gas was sufficient to make the drive from Elk Grove to downtown Hollywood, 368 miles. One time was in my 1993 Buick Regal V6 with a 16 gallon tank and the other time was in my 1997 VW Jetta four cylinder, five speed manual with a 14 gallon tank. The Jetta was the best as I didn't have to refuel until the next day. The Regal made it but I had to get gas as soon as I got off the freeway at Calvine Rd/99. For the speed... from Fresno until the Grapevine on I-5 people tend to not pay much attention to the posted 75 limit. I have been going 80 - 85 on that stretch and had people flash me to get out of the fast lane. It is an insane stretch of road when it comes to speed. Highway 80 from Sacramento to the Bay Area can rival it for sure. Geoff Foley 2009-01-10T21:03:06Z Geoff Foley comment-1915 2009-01-07T04:20:57Z 2009-01-07T04:20:57Z Being able to read the actual proposal would be nice. On the surface I would side with a "strong" mayor. The idea of an unelected executive officer, not accountable to the people, doesn't appeal to me. I think it will provide greater accountability for the actions of the Mayor's administration. I also think that a Mayor that has a stronger position than merely ceremonial would have a stronger sense of responsibility and duty to the city. Geoff Foley 2009-01-07T04:20:57Z Geoff Foley comment-1905 2009-01-06T07:03:41Z 2009-01-06T07:03:41Z Those are very good questions and they would do very well in a series of articles, started from this one. Of course a simple reply here wouldn't do them justice. Thank you for your comments. Geoff Foley 2009-01-06T07:03:41Z Geoff Foley comment-1859 2009-01-05T22:52:09Z 2009-01-05T22:52:09Z I would say the easiest route would be the fiscally-conservative Democrat. A Republican running with a belief that a woman should be able to chose what to do with her own body wouldn't make it very far in the party. Hell, a Democrat that doesn't believe in tax-and-spend I don't think would make it very far in their party either. This is why I honestly think the time is ripe for a 3rd party candidate to start to lay the groundwork for a run in 2012. Geoff Foley 2009-01-05T22:52:09Z Geoff Foley comment-1858 2009-01-05T22:45:12Z 2009-01-05T22:45:12Z Stimulus. I remember when the word came out that those 'rebate' checks were going to be issued. Bush had hoped that people would go right out and spend them. He said as much. Unfortunately, many people did just that, instead of using them to start some sort of savings, or add to their existing savings. But as we see, it really didn't work. I think we ended up using ours to ease our rent payment the month after we received it. But I didn't feel bad cashing it because as a Real Estate appraiser for the 4 years prior, I had paid my fair share of income taxes lol Geoff Foley 2009-01-05T22:45:12Z Geoff Foley comment-1845 2009-01-04T22:56:24Z 2009-01-04T22:56:24Z What I would want to know, to extend the concept, is: is there an 'official' lapse of time that must go by for a 'California Stop' to be considered a complete stop? Because even with a California Stop, your vehicle does come to a complete stop, if only for a brief second or two. And at what point does a police officer's subjective opinion of a stop become an objective, clear, official definition of a stop? Geoff Foley 2009-01-04T22:56:24Z