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Flickr.com - calls itself the best online photo management and sharing application in the world - has two main goals: 1. We want to help people make their photos available to the people who matter to them. 2. We want to enable new ways of organizing photos.  My example page.  10MB of upload traffic is allowed per month for free (storage space is not measured).. views limited to the 100 most recent images. . and you can upgrade capacity for a fee.

You can make a difference - contribute to a Tsunami Relief Effort  The following websites are validated as legitimate players, using the GetActive Software platform for online communications.

• CARE - Asia Quake Disaster
• Oxfam America - Asian Earthquake & Tsunami Fund
• The Humane Society USA - Asian Tsunami Disaster Fund
• NetAid - Asian Earthquake Crisis Fund 2004
• Save The Children - Asia Earthquake/Tidal Wave Relief Fund
• The Shawnee Institute - Phuket Relief Effort

Bird Photos from Morro Bay Estuary next to Morro Bay State Park Campground, Dec. 29, 2004.  Photos by Mike Baird -- Includes some experimental "sequences" (multiple photos of the same subject digitally merged into one image)

  Composite image - two photos of one Pied-Billed Grebe are merged here

Dave Evers Design Studio - Nature Quest Gallery - Studio Cafe -- Rob Appell Designs -- The Cotton Ball

Photos from the upcoming Morro Bay Winter Bird Festival (Jan. 14-17, 2005) will be posted at BirdFest.Org.  You can find birding links, and detailed maps and descriptions of the best places to bird in Morro Bay at BirdFest.Org or at http://morro-bay.com/birdfest/

Willet with Reflection, Morro Bay estuary Dec. 29, 2004

This "Index of Pacific Northwest Bird Photos" by Christine Vadai  is a pretty good reference for looking up photos of frequently encountered birds around Morro Bay

Times Press Recorder "Pulitzer Central Coast Newspapers"  http://www.timespressrecorder.com/   Read about the new "Seven Sisters of San Luis Obispo County" coloring book.

Nature Photos from Morro Rock (sea otter, peregrine falcon, gull), Dec. 19, 2004

Nature Photos from Morro Strand State Beach, Dec. 18, 2004  digitalchocolate.org

Banded Western Snowy Plover observed on Morro Strand State Beach Dec 13, 2004.  Right leg: yellow above, orange below.  Left leg: white above, yellow below.  This female plover was banded as a chick at Fort Ord in 1999.  See more Nature Photos from Morro Strand State Beach, Dec. 13, 2004  Did you know that there are "Plover Police?"  A resource site devoted to the recovery of the Western Snowy Plover

South Bay Community Center has a new website http://SouthBayCommunityCenter.com 12-04 (Los Osos)

Microsoft launched a new search engine

"Plover Pie" -- A View from the Past, Snowy Plovers of the Pecho Coast by Mrs. McAbee.

Morro Coast Audubon's new site is  http://morrocoastaudubon.org/
The Peregrine Falcons of Morro Rock by Judy Sullivan 

docents.info (information about docents and volunteers of the California Central Coast)

Photos from Coastal Sector CA State Parks Volunteer & Docent Semi-Annual meeting Dec. 4, 2004   

Experiment with yet another search engine snap.com reprised by Idealab's Bill Gross (based on pay-for-conversion versus traditional pay-per-click;  a search for digital cameras, e.g., on Snap brings up a sortable list of manufacturers, specifications and prices.)

Morro Coast Audubon has a nice "Photo Gallery" worth viewing.

Nature photos taken near Marina Point, Morro Bay State Park, Morro Bay, CA, Nov. 30, 2004 -- More Local photos http://DigitalChocolate.org or http://digitalchocolate.org;  Photos of a California Sea Lion, Terns, Plovers, Pips and Willets on Morro Strand State Beach, Nov. 29, 2004;  Photos from Morro Strand State Beach, Morro Bay, CA, Nov. 10, 2004

Google launches a new Research Tool at http://scholar.google.com/

The Zim Family Cocker Cam - fun video called "Kung Fu Fighting!" or darling Cocker Spaniel puppies at play.  41 seconds, 1.18 MB in .wmv Windows Media Video format

The law now gives you the right to free access (once yearly from each of three agencies) of your credit reports from Esperian, Equifax, and TransUnion.  Note, for security reasons you may need to type www.AnnualCreditReport.com in your browser address bar.  It is recommended that you spread out your requests for free reports over one year.  Reports are now available for residents of California.

Assist in loon capture and banding a few weekend nights during the first part of January, February and March 2005 (new moon conditions, Fri/Sat/Sun evenings).  See http://members.aol.com/CheckeredFeather/   and "Volunteers Wanted" http://members.aol.com/checkeredfeather/volunteers.htm  Contact Darwin Long, Assistant Biologist, BioDiversity Research Institute, 19 Flaggy Meadow Road, Gorham, ME 04038 (207) 839-7600 www.BRILoon.org e-mail "darwin.long at BRILoon.org" Graduate Student, CSU Chico, 604 E. Ave. de los Arboles, Thousand Oaks, CA 91360-4751 (805) 492-9999 e-mail "DJL4LOONS at aol.com"

Morro Bay will start with a clean slate of planners

Dec. 4, 2004 -- Lighted Boat Parade - Morro Bay Chamber of Commerce (805) 772-4467

Double Luck: Memoirs of a Chinese Orphan by Lu Chi Fa. Lu Chi, owner of The Coffee Pot Restaurant in Morro Bay, CA ... more at doubleluck.org.

Microsoft launched a new search engine

Check out Sate Parks of the San Luis Obispo Coast for a Beta preview of a great new State Parks resource. (Nov. 2004)

Tognazzini's Dockside Restaurant, and information about the Bonnie Marietta -- a 38-foot fully equipped fishing and research support vessel, owned by Bonnie and Mark Tognazzini of Morro Bay, are featured at http://bonniemarietta.com/  Read the weekly updates on fishing here also.

Google launches a new Research Tool at http://scholar.google.com/ which draws upon newly developed algorithms to list the academic research that appears to be most relevant to a search request.  Try searching on "snowy plover morro bay" for example and you will see the many targeted academic and government references returned http://scholar.google.com/scholar?hl=en&lr=&q=snowy+plover+morro+bay.  This new free Google search capability should be of great assistance to our local naturalists and docents.

Copernic announces a new free desktop search engine (Nov. 2004)

Baysong -- kayak ecotours on Morro Bay -- The winter migration is on! Over 900 Brant Geese have flown into Morro Bay from Alaska.  Ducks and terns are making a racket and enjoying the richness of the estuary.  I will be leading two Birding Tours in November for Bay Song Ecotours where we will focus on Bird Habitats and Identification  Sat. November 13th from 9 AM - 1 PM and Sun. November 28th 2004 from 9 AM - 1 PM If you are around Thanksgiving weekend come spend Sunday morning with me working off the bounty of food from the Holiday. Invite your family and friends.  $45 includes kayak rental and four hours of education, $10 off if you bring your own kayak.  Bring Binoculars, sack lunch, waterproof pants.   We'll meet at the State Park Marina near the Bayside Cafe in Morro Bay.  Call Mandy Davis to sign up 805-772-8796 or 805-788-4733. Hope to see you sometime!  Submitted by Kara Hagedorn

Nov. 28, 2004 --  Christmas Street Faire

Morro Coast Audubon will be having a bat program with live bats on Mon. night, Nov. 15, 2004 at 7:00 in San Luis Obispo (flyer) (more at  http://www.slobat.org/ )

Port San Luis Marine Institute http://pslmi.org/  ... an opportunity for children and adults to learn about marine science in a hands-on environment and to jump start an interest in science and ocean stewardship.

Double Luck: Memoirs of a Chinese Orphan by Lu Chi Fa. Lu Chi, the owner of The Coffee Pot Restaurant in Morro Bay, California, looks back on a life that reflects China's tumultuous recent history, from wars and famine to Chairman Mao's Cultural Revolution. Orphaned at three, Chi Fa grows up amid hardships that will be scarcely imaginable to American readers. "Chi Fa, you are lucky. Good fortune will find you," his beloved Sister tells him when, yielding to her husband, she abandons him on another sibling's doorstep. The boy is shunted among his relatives, sold to strangers and eventually rescued from them by Sister; he is beaten, starved and forced to beg. At 12, he survives a dangerous trek to freedom in Hong Kong, where an elderly man to whom he gives food fuels his dreams of emigrating to America ("In America people eat three times a day. In America they are too full to swallow sorrow"), a dream he finally realizes at 20.  More at doubleluck.org.

Keep up-to-date on PC technology - read Tech Tuesday and CNet's news.com   Windows XP users should allow Service Pack updates to occur.  Learn about SP2 here.  Don't connect that new PC to the Internet before taking security precautions, researchers at the Internet Storm Center warned Tuesday.  According to the researchers, an unpatched Windows PC connected to the Internet will last for only about 20 minutes before it's compromised by malware, on average.   According to Nielsen NetRatings, broadband now officially rules the Internet - 51% of US online population now uses broadband .

"Search" technology is heating up... Try out CNET's  search.com new meta-search engine (returns results from many other search engines).  Try out Mark Cuban's new meta-search site icerocket.com (shows thumbnails of results).   Try out Yahoo's new LOCAL search engine at local.yahoo.com.   Get the most out of Google Search:  Basics of Search  Advanced Search Tips  Definitions Spell Checker  Froogle Local Search (try searching on pizza 93442)  Site Search  PhoneBook  News Headlines  Stock Quotes  Web Page Translation  Google Translate Tool   Google Image Search  Google Toolbar  Amazon's a9.com search site just keeps getting better and better.  Try yet another new search engine at http://clusty.com/

AmazingMail -- send US Postal Service picture post cards using your photos, without leaving your desk.  This is an "amazing" service that most people don't know about.  It is especially useful for communicating with people who don't use e-mail or the Internet.

Is the Morro Bay Estuary filling with blown sand? By Curt Beebe

The best and cheapest way to learn about computers and the Internet is to take the free and affordable "hands-on" computer classes at KCBX.net in San Luis Obispo, CA.   Online learning is also available -- $5 per month buys you unlimited access to 34 different Desktop Computer User courses, including Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, Outlook, Exchange, Paint Shop Pro, and many others.

Local bird photos from Marc Kurth.  More at morrobayphotos.com 

I have had repeated requests for a recommendation for the best "free" anti-virus software -- so, here it is:  AVG Anti-Virus (http://www.grisoft.com) offers one free "home user" license for their Free Edition (http://free.grisoft.com/).  AVG Anti-Virus FREE Edition is for private, non-commercial, single home computer use only.  Registration is required for download.  For your safety, do not download from any other site other than http://free.grisoft.com/.  Certain advanced options related to scheduling of virus scans and handling of problems are not supported in the FREE edition.  While I still recommend using either Symantec's Norton AntiVirus or McAfee VirusScan -- if you insist on using the best free alternative instead, AVG is the best answer.  Visit my PC self-help page (http://morro-bay.com/pchelp/) for more on solving your computer- and Internet-related problems.

Don't like using Yahoo! Groups for group communications? Try using Google Groups (Beta).

Local Politics  Morro-bay.com does not support any local candidates or local issues, but rather provides a forum for free-exchange of information.
National State & Local Politics - Guide to issues and candidates

Mon., Oct. 18, 2004, 7PM Presentation on Bald Eagle Reintroduction on Santa Cruz Island, by Jessica Dooley, in SLO.  Related Flyer in Word format.

A National Geographic experience at North Point in Morro Bay -- 9/8/2004
Just another day in Morro Bay... reported by Kara Hagedorn

Want to e-mail someone a VERY LARGE attachment?   Just go to YouSendIt.com and your friends will receive a link to your file, which will be uploaded and stored online for one week - at no cost.  You can send files as large as 1GB.  No registration is required. (warning, obnoxious misleading ads appear on this site)

From the creators of the political satire sensation "This Land" comes a sequel set to the tune of "Dixie." The online animation "Good To Be in DC!" features the presidential and vice presidential candidates along with Attorney General John Ashcroft, CBS News anchor Dan Rather, filmmaker Michael Moore, talk show host Rush Limbaugh and Jane Fonda. "In `This Land,' you had basically (President) Bush and (John) Kerry," said Evan Spiridellis, who co-produced the cartoons with his brother, Gregg. "This piece is more about the whole town, the whole system." "This Land," in which Bush and Kerry took shots at each other to the tune of "This Land is Your Land," quickly became an Internet hit, viewed more than 65 million times since its July release as people e-mailed links to friends around the world, including Antarctica. The success led to an appearance on "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno," during which Leno asked if the brothers would consider a sequel. "We eagerly accepted," Spiridellis recalled. "Once we did, we came back to the studio and panicked." Spiridellis said he is well aware expectations are high. "`This Land' turned out to be lightning in a bottle," he said. "You can't do that every time." Running at 80 seconds, or about 30 seconds shorter than "This Land," the sequel is now available at JibJab.com and AtomFilms.com. Spiridellis said "The Tonight Show" is paying an undisclosed amount for premiere rights. Mika Salmi, chief executive of AtomShockwave Corp., said the company is preparing for an onslaught of traffic by arranging for more bandwidth and trying to sell more ads.

Tues. Oct. 5, 2004, 6-8PM - Morro Bay Council Member Candidates' Forum, at the Morro Bay Vet's Hall...also on Channel 20

Cat owners: free parasite screening Sat. Oct. 2, 2004

Oct 2-3 -- Harbor Festival 2004

Another Microsoft security alert !- now it may not even be safe to view simple "JPG/JPEG" images -- To be safe, you must go update Microsoft Windows AND update Microsoft Office now!  Here are the complete instructions.

This flyer has information about a lecture in Cambria at the Vet's Hall. It will be about the Davidson Seamount. The lecture includes information about a huge undersea volcano west of San Simeon, and the ancient corals and sea creatures associated with it. It will be on Wed. Sept 22, 2004, at 7:00 PM at the Vet's Hall. For more information you may contact Michele Roest from the MBNMS at 927-2145.

Volunteer for Coastal Cleanup Sat. Sept 18, 2004

Secret Safari fundraiser - Sept. 18, 2004  (best feet and pictures for PR - temp picture store, deleted)

An interesting article from the Asia Times on "Why al-Qaeda is winning" "As nihilistic as it may be, al-Qaeda is a major success: three years after September 11, it is a global brand and a global movement. This brand does not have much to do with Islam, but it has everything to do with the globalization of the fight against imperialism. And imperialism is widely seen as having its center in Washington."

The Foreign Policy publication contains fairly objective analyses of today's important global politics, economics, and ideas.  Read this article on Al Qaeda, for example...

Personal Ad --Professional Single Female 50, living in Cambridgeshire UK. seeks Male / Female pen pal with sense of humor and a love of California for possible companionship during holiday 2005. Interests include, photography, reading, gardening, travel and jazz. Please contact me on m.melville@[remove]ntlworld.com <= remove the "[remove]" before sending [exp. 9-12-04]

Try this new free desktop search program -- "The Search engine for Your PC"  by Copernic.  Related article

I highly recommend trying this new free desktop search program -- "The Search engine for Your PC"  by Copernic.  Related article

Looking for something new?  Free Legal Help online for low-income Californians  Comic viewer (works best with 1280x1024 or 1600x1200 display).  Dog Island (popular hoax) Manchurian Global (play on popular movie The Manchurian Candidate)  Landover Baptist Church (popular parody)  Slate (MSN reading, e.g., Democrats only should read these bushisms)  Are you tired? tired.com (about)  Read a LiveJournal Blog 

Los Osos, showing where the new sewer plant is supposed to go, photo by Red Truhitte

Goldfinch on a tablespoon, photo by Carolyn Martin

"Home Schooling" wonderful puppy pictures

Having PC or  Internet problems?  Visit our free Self-Help page PC Help  Keep up-to-date on PC technology - read Tech Tuesday and CNet's news.com   Windows XP users should allow Service Pack updates to occur.  Learn about SP2 here.  Don't connect that new PC to the Internet before taking security precautions, researchers at the Internet Storm Center warned Tuesday.  According to the researchers, an unpatched Windows PC connected to the Internet will last for only about 20 minutes before it's compromised by malware, on average.   According to Nielsen NetRatings, broadband now officially rules the Internet - 51% of US online population now uses broadband .

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"Search" technology is heating up... Try out CNET's  search.com new meta-search engine (returns results from many other search engines).  Try out Mark Cuban's new meta-search site icerocket.com (shows thumbnails of results).   Try out Yahoo's new LOCAL search engine at local.yahoo.com.   Get the most out of Google Search:  Basics of Search  Advanced Search Tips  Definitions Spell Checker  Froogle Local Search (try searching on pizza 93442)  Site Search  PhoneBook  News Headlines  Stock Quotes  Web Page Translation  Google Translate Tool   Google Image Search  Google Toolbar 

See the channels in Morro Bay at low tide in this aerial shot... Courtesy of Laura Austin  more

For a lighter side of the political race... Bush vs. Kerry... go to jibjab.com 

The Public Works Advisory Board (PWAB) meeting will be held at the Morro Bay Community Center beginning at 6:00 Wednesday, August 18, 2004.  "Discussing the Options for Improvements to Upper and Lower State Parks Roads in the Morro Bay State Campground.  State Parks is reviewing various alternative improvements to the Upper (Parkview Drive) and Lower State Park Roads in the Morro Bay State Campground. As required by the Coastal Act the California Department of Parks and Recreation intends to apply for a Coastal Development Permit from the City of Morro Bay because the city is the lead agency for the implementation of the Local Coastal Plan. Preliminarily to the application, State Parks is reviewing various alternative approaches."

Use Zazzle.com -- to order custom T-shirts, posters prints...

Aug. 1, 2004 -- Merchant Street Faire

Hearst Ranch debate intensifies -- secrecy cloaks details of state's $95 million deal (more info)

State Parks removes trash receptacles from Morro Bay's Azure Street parking lot, presumably to reduce crow population.

UPDATE Windows, again, now!  Microsoft Releases More New CRITICAL Internet Explorer Fixes

photo.net photography resource -- upload and share photos to the gallery - example - geared for professional photographers -- cool photos of the week

Worth1000.com manipulated images- some outstanding  kunst.relativeert.nl artist's website

Check out wikipedia.org an open-content encyclopedia

Keep up-to-date on PC technology - read Tech Tuesday and CNet's news.com

Mike's Weather Cam (help}

Watch Public Service video broadcasts from C-SPAN

Info on the Google IPO

Need comic relief from computer problems? The ultimate revenge for all the wasted hours your PC has cost you.  Visit killacomputer.com/ -- watch this video

link to Bravenet cartoon-of-the-day (caused beeps on front page)

Need comic relief from computer problems? The ultimate revenge for all the wasted hours your PC has cost you.  Visit killacomputer.com/ -- watch this video

Cal Poly's Mike Stiles' Chumash Rock Art and SLO County Birds with and exceptional Photo Gallery

 
You think Morro Bay gets crowded?

 
Sharks in the Pacific Ocean?

Janice Peters writes "Here’s How I Think about Morro Bay" (living in the postcard most people dream about visiting)

Faces and Scenes from the Morro Rock to Cayucos Pier Run July 10, 2004 (shortcut http://tinyurl.com/38wz2 )

Cayucos Land Conservancy Fundraiser Sat. Sept. 25, 2004

Fri. July 23, 2004, Sleepover at the Museum of Natural History -- sponsored by the Central Coast Natural History Association.

PHOTOS FROM THIS 7-23-04 EVENT CAPTURED FROM KSBY TV

Tony Cornett's (The Fire Dude) "Morro Bay State Park Renovation Support Page -- By Concerned Citizens and Campers in Support of the Morro Bay State Park Renovation."  As usual, morro-bay.com's linking to such "position" materials is done without comment or judgment, and does not necessarily signify our endorsement nor disapproval. 

Urban Legends snopes.com (don't believe everything you see on the Internet)

Where to find the presidential candidates' web sites (in alphabetical order):  George Bush   John Kerry   Ralph Nader

"Dogs and macros" - photos taken today 7-9-04, testing a new 180mm macro lens, posted at digitalchocolate.org  (will be deleted very soon)

Evelyn Dabritz's (Biography) Illustrated Children's Stories:
* Innkeeper at Morro Bay 
* It's not Easy Being a Pelican

Photo collage from docent-led walk Morro Strand Tide Pool walk 7-6-04

Removed from front page 7-21-04.  Start now thinking of the Morro Bay Winter Bird fest: Media Release 2005 proposal. E.g., Visit the Observation Deck at the Natural History Museum in Morro Bay during Bird fest 2005 to see “Winter in the Estuary – a Refuge.” The estuary is a refuge or resting place for many species of birds that come here for the mild weather and abundant food during the winter months. There will be mounts of birds of prey, shorebirds, ducks and birds that live on near shore ocean waters. Also meet various owls, passerines and even the tundra swan, our bird of the winter season. There will be birding from the museum balcony and many interesting talks in the auditorium as well. We look forward to seeing you!

Thurs. July 15, 2004, 6PM Hearst Ranch Development - Cayucos Community Workshop, Vet's Bldg.  Check out hearstranchconservation.org  for more information

Photos from July 4th 2004 Celebration Tidelands Park, Morro Bay, CA

Sat. TODAY July 10, 2004 -- Rock to Cayucos Pier Run

Photos  Shari Small of KSBY TV "Daybreak" Interviews CA State Park Living History Montaña de Oro Docents Joyce Cory and Phoebe Adams 6-24-04

Birds & Nature
at Morro Strand,
docent-led walk by
Freeman & Worth Hall 7-1-04

Important Internet Explorer Update Available.  Microsoft has released an important security update for Internet Explorer (IE). This update greatly reduces the impact of attacks against several vulnerabilities in IE.   US-CERT recommends that users immediately install the update from the Windows Update web site.  Also, run your Norton anti-virus definitions update again now.

Finding Fahrenheit 9/11 -- the 3-minute documentary that Michael Moore does not want you to see  (file is in Real Media format)

July 3-4, 2004 -- Art in the Park
July 4th -- 4th of July Celebration inc. Entertainment in Tidelands Park starting at 1PM  (fireworks)

Great
Blue Heron,
Cloisters Park,
Morro Bay, CA
June 21, 2004

From today's Tribune, & Mercury News

• Morro Bay-Cayucos sewer plant to boost its treatment  ... will cost residents of the two communities $60 to $109 more per year.
• Boardwalk to the Rock on tap for Morro Bay waterfront ... it would be complete by mid-June 2005.
• Morro Bay gallery showcases local art
• Central Coast park encompasses 8,400 acres of pristine land

Peregrine Falcon
sparring with a Crow,
NW corner Morro Bay High
School, June 21, 2004

Interesting things on the Internet:
Become an "ordained minister" at no cost in no time.
Understand the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia People's Army
Does a Ford SportKa commercial show a cat being decapitated by a sunroof?
Now even your mobile phone can catch a virus
Listen to FaithfulAmerica's peace ad "A Salaam A’alaykum"
 Read The Nation - Unconventional Wisdom Since 1865
 The Drudge Report - hot news

White-Crowned Sparrows

White-Crowned Sparrows, Western Snowy Plovers and Elegant Tern at Morro Strand Beach, Morro Bay, CA  June 21, 2004

Laid Off by OddTodd.Com
More reading delights -- including some controversial items intended to open your eyes

Know your Schitt (humor)

SimDesk may make owning Microsoft Office unnecessary -- a collection of Web-enabled office productivity tools that is accessed over the Internet from your virtual drive instead of from your computer's hard drive. This enables you to retrieve data from any Internet-ready device anywhere in the world, regardless of the type of device you are using... allowing you to create, store, and share personal documents from any computer with an Internet connection be it from school, home, a library or anywhere in the world!

Smoking Subtracts 10 Years From Life

3-wheeled cambering vehicle

Living History at the Spooner Ranch House at Montaña de Oro State Park and their related Yosemite Visit Memory Book  Sat., June 26, 2004 will be a special Living History Day at the MDO park.

Internot: noun. A person who refuses to use the Internet.  A New York research firm says regular usage of the Internet by U.S. adults has flattened out at 63% of the population. Further growth will require the conversion of Internet "resisters" and "unconnected" consumers, according to analysis from Mediamark Research. At the end of April, the firm said, almost 80% of adults had access to the Internet at home, work or from another location. Andy Arthur, VP of client services at Mediamark, identified a "diehard group" of resisters that promises to hold out for the foreseeable future, as well as an "entrenched group" of unconnected adults. "This could mean that as a medium for reaching U.S. adults on a regular basis, the Internet may well be at saturation." In short, the resisters have access to the Internet but do not use it, whereas the unconnected lack access. Resisters have a median income of $23,934, while the unconnected earn $19,571. The unconnected are also more likely than Internet users to be African-American or Hispanic. Arthur said growth in Internet penetration is unlikely without cheaper connections, more Spanish-language services and compelling reasons for nonusers to get online.

It's Sea Otter Time at the Morro Bay Museum.  Visit Fredrika the sea otter on the observation deck until end-June.  (more photos)  “Sea Otters in the Kelp Forest” Saturday, June 26, 2004 10:30 AM Museum Auditorium.

TODAY Attention cats and cat owners! Free parasite screening -- UC Davis study, Sat. June 26, 2004, 9AM - 1PM, Coast Veterinary Clinic, 1825 Quintana Road, Morro Bay, CA

 Take a free online "Hearing Test" (bad link?)

   Is this a shark in our California coastal surf?  (click image for interpretation)

info Morro Bay Kangaroo rat
(update 9-1-05 the "info" link above seems to be dead now, to http://userwww.sfsu.edu/~ufewkshp/Matocq.html)

Lying Son-of-a-Bitch -- lyingSOB.com
Theory and practice of modern day lying
Kids! Learn from the adults -- it is OKAY to lie and steal -- when you grow up you too can overstate earnings by $2.7 billion and make millions of dollars and be the envy of your friends and never fear being punished

Vast Majority of Iraqis Still Alive  Saddam Hussein Freed On Technicality

Sea Otters are making a comeback!

 
Pelican at Morro Rock, Duke, Matilija Poppy, Finch, Sparrow, Red tail Hawk 6-14-04 

Buffy's Blog

 
6-11-04 - Wildlife at Cloister's in Morro Bay

 
6-11-04, Red Shouldered Hawk with prey - chased by American Crow - Morro Bay High School

Photos: Wightman's "Walk along the Edge" Cayucos Bluffs  6-10-04

24 Photos - 6-5-04  Pismo Beach and Morro Bay

Four new Drawings by Rachel Winn Yon

Photo of the day 6-8-04 submitted by Dorsey Tuggle

Watch this personal weather cam (Mike's)

Richard Rowlett's Piedras Blancas 2004 whale observation blog  (updated 5/30/04 - Final 2004 entry)

Interested in the History of Morro Bay?  Visit Vic Hansen's oldmorrobay.com and see his unique photo collections.  Visit our Historical Tab.

Photos: Ranger Ray Monson's retirement party at the Morro Bay Museum 6-10-04

Google language and translation tools

Read another new "morsels" contribution by Sharon Eckardt: The Rapture Project

* Read the Bulwer-Lytton Fiction Contest 2003 Results
* World News Network 

May - June 2004 -- Up Close in the Parks II -- 2nd annual art exhibit celebrating local State Parks. In the Morro Bay Museum of Natural History

Rockcod fishing in Morro Bay is open now and fishing is very good according to Virg's Landing

Political Commentary
by Arianna Huffington
"Ronald Reagan, Hedgehogs and the
November Election -- June 08, 2004"

Visit the nearby Los Osos Oaks Nature Preserve

Morro Rock, Morro Bay, CA -- What did it Look Like between the Mainland and the Rock from the Late 1800's until Today?

Visit beautiful Windy Cove, just north of the Morro Bay Museum

Learn all about Poison Oak in the Morro Bay area

Composite
photo of  semi-annual
State Parks  Docent
Meeting -- hosted by
Pismo Unit, Oceano,
CA --
June 5, 2004
 

See "by-the-wind-sailors" or Velella Velella  on the beach this time of year.

Did Pedro de Unamuno Really Land in Morro Bay in 1587?  Probably Not!  

Los Osos and Morro Bay loses a beloved resident, Lee Broshears

May 29-31, 2004 -- Art in the Park

Do you
have a
home for
me?

<= click thumbnail
to enlarge 
Morro Bay Scenes
Cloisters City Park

 <= click thumbnail
to enlarge
Birding Islay Creek 
 
updated 5-25-04

See photographer Gary Robertshaw's photos dedicated to the Morro Rock Peregrine Falcons at pbase.com and see esp. May 2004 (falcon5)  and  May 22 falcon7 and May 23 falcon8;    Three Peregrine Falcon chicks - fledging 5-21-04 on the south side of Morro Rock - composite image of 18 photos.  Click thumbnail on the left to enlarge. 

Sat. May 29, 2004 9AM Hike Barranca Loop

Original Harbor Hut menu,
provided courtesy of Pete Thomas
(Pete's web site another ) 
(Grilled Abalone steak $2).

Sat. May 29, 2004 9AM Hike Barranca Loop
  
May 30, 2004 10AM-1:30PM Kayak Morro Bay  "Last Sunday of the Month Paddle" - Coleman Beach (calendar) (attendance poll)

News Release 5-18-04 --California State Parks, San Luis Obispo Coast District. The Pismo Nature Center is looking for men and women volunteers for a few hours, one day a week to plant, water and care for flow