Comments on: “City of Trees” receives positive review

By: runnergirl

runnergirl — Sat, 20 May 2006 01:31:44 +0000

That would be the plural possessive indeed, Mr. Eats. We from the Indian reservation just like to give you Lake Wilhaggin types a hard time.

For those who have not been on a tour of the newly remodeled Stanford Mansion downtown, please do so, as it’s most impressive. The Stanford Mansion is where Gov. Schwarzenegger hosts heads of state and captains of industry since he doesn’t have an official home here. With rain in the forecast this weekend, that may be the perfect way to spend your Saturday or Sunday afternoon.

By: runnergirl

runnergirl — Fri, 19 May 2006 22:33:32 +0000

Just want to point out that Lake Wilhaggin Drive homes are not an “ordinary house” to 99.99% of the population..

By: sac-eats

sac-eats — Fri, 19 May 2006 20:35:05 +0000

OK, runnergirl, whoever you are; you may have a point there, but I refer to the ordinariness of the former CA gov’s home not in comparison with other Sacramento homes, but with these other Governors’ homes (and don’t think I don’t know that the correct use of the possessive plural apostrophe doesn’t turn you on). For example:

Alabama: http://www.dps.state.al.us/public/images/protective_services/mansion.jpg

Washington: http://www.controlledrain.com/images/photoGallery/Governor’s%20Mansion%20crop.jpg

Hanoi: http://www.johngray-seacanoe.com/photos/photo00331.jpg

Sea of Tranquility: http://www.worth1000.com/entries/88500/88830taCX_w.jpg

and in comparison, California: http://www.friedmanarchives.com/British%20Columbia/images/Shack%20-%20vertical%208×10%20300%20dpi.jpg

By: sac-eats

sac-eats — Fri, 19 May 2006 14:01:15 +0000

Thank you DMZ.

As a previous resident of the former unofficial home of several Governors (Lake Wilhaggin Dr.), I can say that not having an official residence for your state’s governor is a nice touch. It gives the man a sense of humanity to live in an ordinary house rather than an overinflated sense of self. It’s a very domocratic way to go, if you ask me. The bulletproof windows also increase the home’s resale value.

By: snarkfrommer

snarkfrommer — Fri, 19 May 2006 00:18:06 +0000

“careful waterfront development”? is that like calling attention to Sacramento’s “limited giant statues of Zeus”?

By: cooldmz

cooldmz — Thu, 18 May 2006 23:38:51 +0000

sac-eats: any snark on the lack of an official residence for the governor, per chance?

By: John Lewis

John Lewis — Thu, 18 May 2006 19:54:31 +0000

Snarky? How about this: do we really want Sacramento to be known as someplace Frommers, the most corporate and stale of the travel guidebooks, thinks is cool?

But really, it’s nice to get good press, even from the pressed khaki crowd.