Pageant war history

As you may have seen in today’s Daily Press (the article isn’t online, other than in the epaper), a decision has been reached in the battle between the two rival pageant organizations each claiming the right to hold the Miss Hesperia, Miss Apple Valley and Miss Victorville pageants, with the original owner of the names, Empire Pageants, winning the battle.

In case you missed the previous stories on the subject, here’s a round-up of the Star’s coverage:

• Battle for the tiara
• Lawyer: Miss Hesperia fight may end in court
• Medical assistant crowned Miss Hesperia 2005
• Miss Hesperia dispute enters legal arena
• Tears and joy at Miss Hesperia Achievement Pageant
• Miss Hesperia passes the crown
• Struggle for pageant crown continues
• Pageant punch-up penultimate chapter: Judge grants preliminary injunction in Miss Hesperia dispute
• Miss Hesperia switches from a pink hardhat to a rhinestone tiara

Who knew that me covering the Miss Virginia pageant years ago would turn into a series of stories 3,000 miles away?

• Also in today’s Daily Press (but also not on the Web site, so you’ll have to check out the epaper) is a profile by Hillary Borrud of my cats’ vet, Dr. Ahmed of Hesperia Animal Hospital. Great, great vet and a great guy. His care for 20-year-old Motley Sue will forever endear him to me. And I recommend him wholeheartedly: He’s not cheap, but you get great value for your dollar.

Glasses and Christmas

So, my ginchy rimless glasses fell apart the other day while in Von’s, shopping for ingredients for my chili, in preparation for the Hesperia Star’s holiday potluck party.

One of the tiny nuts that attaches to the bolts had fallen off, and since it’s about the size of the flea, it’s just gone. The glasses are in two pieces now, with each lens on its one, and one of them retaining custody of the nose piece.

Under normal circumstances, I’d take the glasses back to LensCrafters, have them slip on a new nut, tighten the whole works up and be just fine. But our only local LensCrafters is in the mall. And it’s Christmas.

So it’ll be a squinty holiday for me for the next few weeks, unless it’s a situation where I can wear my prescription sunglasses instead. Ho, ho, ho.

“Christmas in Victorville”

Peter’s Christmas-during-a-divorce song, “Christmas in Victorville,” is now getting theoretically international exposure, thanks to him putting it out on Podsafe Music, meaning anyone with a podcast can use it in their shows.

And now someone has: Opinionated Ramblings has played the song this week. The show’s site is located here.

Ms. Dewey

OK, maybe I’m weak but, Ms. Dewey amuses me.

Done with Christmas shopping

It took a little longer than previous years, but I’m done with Christmas shopping.

But while we’re on the subject, why does Apple Computers’ iTunes store only work with Internet Explorer, of all programs?