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Mountain lion reported on south Palo Alto roof
Full-grown lion sighted at 8:30 p.m. Thursday in 800 block of Rorke Way, east of Middlefield Road

by Jay Thorwaldson
Palo Alto Online Staff


A full-grown mountain lion was sighted Thursday evening on a rooftop in south Palo Alto, in the 800 block of Rorke Way, police reported today (Friday).

Sgt. Dan Ryan said a 45-year-old man heard footsteps on the roof of a neighbor's house and saw the large cat, which jumped off the roof into the back yard.

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Leo Alley, 22, spins Lyn Berry-Shiva, 58, across the dance floor at the National Single Cougars Conference at the Dinah's Garden Hotel in Palo Alto Friday. The event brought Cougars (women 40 and older) and cubs (younger men) together for a night of socializing and for some a chance to find a partner.


Cubs crash cougar convention
August 31, 2009, 10:27 PM By Christopher Leydig


“Oh my God! We’re leaving,” shrieked a befuddled Cheryl to her Russian compatriot. “Ira, you know where we are? Do you know what kind of party this is? I thought this was a regular convention, I had no idea!”

Apparently Cheryl, a native Russian and San Ramon resident — clad in a black spaghetti-string top, playfully striped skirt and pointy three-inch pumps — did not get the memo. She was attending America’s premiere National Single Cougars Convention, a ball where older eligible women were supposed to be seeking the company of men; men much younger than traditional family mores might deem acceptable.

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Lest one become overly elated at the election of Barack Obama for President (racism ain't over, by the way-- we come a long way, but we ain't come that far, baby...), let it be remembered that California, reputed to be the most liberal state in the nation, voted for a Constitutional Amendment to BAN same-sex marriage, with black voters (who came out to vote in record numbers to support Barack Obama) leading the way.



By the way, this ballot initiative on the California ballot was primarily financed by interests from the state of Utah. The Church of Latter Day Saints (LDS-- Mormons) seem to be vitally concerned with the sanctity of marriage, defining it as the union of a man and (one or more) woman (women).

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I just resized a few of my favorite photos for use as wallpaper. Feel free to pillage! There are two sizes for each photo: photos in the left column are sized 1320 x 990 pixels, for those of you with really BIG screens, and on the right, photos are sized 1200 x 900 for those of us with normal screens.

Just one example of the FINE ARTISTRY you'll find on this page:



I'll be adding more as I get around to resizing things. Stay tuned for more adventures!

This Christmas exhibition was created by a father to deal with the grief at the death of their daughter Andee to a drunk driver. When I walk home from the bus stop at night, it is there to light my way home.

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