The aggregate value of real estate in our community exceeds

$600,000,000. Let's maintain it, shall we?

My beloved wife started our daily walks fifty years ago, for daily exercise and to get out of the house. I continue them to this day in memory and honor of her. Just as your body needs regular exercise to stay healthy, so too does your mind. One way to get it is to do NYTWordle.com every day. In the same site is Connections. It's difficult. Then try 247Wordley.com and Duotrigordle.com. Learn new words and keep your brain sharp.

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Dec 10

Many more tennis and pickleballs left near the courts the past two weeks.

November 27 Thanksgiving Day

Many years ago, when our two daughters lived at home and were big enough to help out, I had this epiphany. My wife worked hard at home and had a job as well. So we always had dinner together, the four of us. I announced, "From now on, when Mother cooks, the three of us will clean up afterwards. And, one day a week, we will prepare meals and clean up after ourselves." My wife liked that idea very much and so did I. I encourage all of you to use it at home to help build responsible young adults. If there is any day when Mothers should not have to clean up after dinner, it is today!

Back to 2008 when I was first on the Board of Directors

Quarterly dues went from $215 to $145. After I left, they ratcheted back up to the current $195, partly due to $43,000 for monument signs on Scottsdale and The Mall after the Board, under John Allmann, refused to maintain our original wood signs.

https://youtu.be/bTuGkeIOCHs

November 25

More free tennis balls almost every day

from Heritage Park

November 20 SCE sent my electricity efficiency report today:

If we have a brownout, don't blame me. Talk to your neighbor with a Tesla. They take as much electricity as 100 to 150 houses to recharge.

November 15 You should report problems such as this to maintenance@cityofirvine.org, giving them the precise location. They will fix things in a hurry. This was on Culver Drive sidewalk.

November 12 Street Reslurry Update

After installation of new fiberoptic cables in all Colony streets, and sealing of the cracks, the reslurry has been postponed due to upcoming rainy weather. It was supposed to be done this month but has been rescheduled to February.

I spoke to Bobby Jones, the Foreman, and asked if his crew would cut weeds between the concrete gutter and the asphalt street. He said they would do that, and I will reward them with home made chocolate chip cookies I bake personally.

The newly remodeled home at 14375 Majorca, formerly a Carmel address, has a buyer and their offer has been accepted by the Receiver.

October 27, 2025

Advertising signs such as this are a violation of California state law as well as Irvine municipal code. Any time you see an advertising sign such as this, please notify Code Enforcement. They will remove it and warn the scofflaws that a $100 fine will be assessed for every sign they put up in the future. That stops them very quickly.

This sign is at Provincetown and The Mall. You must let Code Enforcement remove the sign or they cannot notify the sign owner of future fines.

CodeEnforcement@CityOfIrvine.org

Telephone number obscured

October 9, 2025

Under California Code, Streets and Highways Code - SHC § 5610, property owners are responsible for maintaining their sidewalks in safe condition

Leaves and trash back up behind weeds you do not cut and then water backs up breeding mosquitoes.

I cleaned this out with my shovel.

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May 1, 2025 The dilapidated house at 3802 Carmel has been gutted and is being completely refurbished and will look like new in three months.

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September 10

Sidewalks and street paint markings are being power washed away

AUGUST 1, 2025

An irresponsible driver parked his car leaking oil in the street, as if this was a good idea.

The street was so badly damaged that the City dug out the damaged area and repaved it in three areas.

Irvine will probably send a bill to the residence originating this expensive damage repair.

JULY 15, 2025

I repaired clubhouse loose closet hinge - no charge

Replaced light bulb in women's toilet - no charge.

Handyman wanted $52.50, probably double that for hinge repair

NEW DRIVEWAY

14375 Majorca

SEPTEMBER

AUG 25

SIXTEEN FREE TENNIS BALLS

LOTS OF BALLS TOSSED 5 TIMES A WEEK

JULY 23

JULY 27
More tennis balls every day this week

JULY 22

ALMOST EVERY DAY, I PUT OUT MORE FREE TENNIS BALLS PICKED UP FROM

HERITAGE PARK

JULY 20

BECKMAN WATER POLO GIRLS KNEW WORLD RECORD FOR TREADING WATER

WAS 85 HOURS (WORD IS OUT)

SO I ASKED THE WEIGHT OF 1 CUBIC MILE OF AIR AT SEA LEVEL FOR $20 - "IT'S A BIG NUMBER"

ONE SAID "5 MILLION TONS!"

HERE'S A TWENTY DOLLAR BILL

JULY 17

MORE FREE TENNIS BALLS FROM HERITAGE PARK - SEVERAL TIMES A WEEK

July 10

Tripping hazard reported to Irvine Company at

back corner of Walnut Village Shopping Center

Repaired in one day

July 2 Formerly 3802 Carmel

Now 14375 Majorca: New front yard fence, soon to be painted, new roof, new windows and doors, fence, sectional garage door + automatic opener, central air, and all new appliances and fixtures

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PICTURES OF THE MONTH

JULY 7

PROVINCETOWN BUNNY

JULY 9, 2025

SIDEWALK TRIPPING HAZARD REPAIRED AT END OF MIRO - REPORTED YESTERDAY

PLEASE REPORT PROBLEMS TO THEM AT MAINTENANCE@CITYOFIRVINE.ORG

HTT

JUNE 1

AFTER WAITING FOR SOME NEARBY NEIGHBOR TO REMOVE THIS EMPTY BUCKET FOR THREE DAYS, I WALKED OVER AND PICKED IT UP FOR THE TRASH.

THEN A FEW FEET AWAY, I PICKED UP THIS TRASH AS WELL

LET'S ALL WORK TOGETHER, SHALL WE?

KEEP THE COLONY NICE.

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JULY 2 - FLOWERS GREW BACK TWO FEET AND I ASKED THEM TO CUT BACK FOR DRIVERS' SAFETY

THE CITY PROMPTLY DID.

BE ALERT AND SPEAK UP FOR EVERYONE.

MAY 19 - I ASKED IRVINE LANDSCAPE SUPERINTENDENT TO CUT FLOWERS SO DRIVERS CAN SEE ONCOMING TRAFFIC WHEN TURNING FROM WALNUT INTO WALNUT VILLAGE SHOPPING CENTER

Note approaching car behind flowers

FOLLOWING TUESDAY PLANTS HAD BEEN

CUT DOWN 2 FEET FOR DRIVER SAFETY

MANY MORE FREE TENNIS AND PICKLEBALL BALLS FOR FREE IN JUNE

FREE TENNIS BALLS MAY 19

Free pickleballs April 29

Tennis and pickleballs always picked up quickly!

FREE GOOD TENNIS BALLS!

I PICK THEM UP EARLY MORNING AT HERITAGE PARK COURTS AND TOSS THEM HERE FOR YOU MY FRIENDS

Submit your picture for consideration to TheColonyClub@yahoo.com

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Colony residents outnumber board members by well over

100 to 1. Nothing is preventing any resident from reporting problems to the city of Irvine so they can make repairs.

Do your part, please.

(949) 724-7600

Maintenance@cityofIrvine.org

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May 1, 2025 Weeds in swale block drainage and pool water for insect breeding on Hemingway near Saarinen. I cut them and discarded them in my green bin.

MARCH 15, 2025 Sidewalk tripping hazard on Bryan Avenue was reported to Maintenance and they promptly replaced the broken lid with a new lid.

MARCH 1, 2025 More free tennis balls!

FEBRUARY 2025 Occasionally I toss out two dozen perfectly good tennis balls I picked up from Heritage Park where tennis players simply MUST HAVE brand new balls, which they leave behind after playing with them for an hour or so:

They disappear in a hurry

JANUARY 2025 Benches should have been varnished years before getting this badly weathered.

The board of directors preferred to discard two benches which were on our tennis courts for decades, rather than simply shellac or paint them. What a waste.

City tround down tripping hazard on Culver Drive 200 feet before Colony wall ends at Walnut Village shopping center

Call 949-724-7600 to report city maintenance problems

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OCT 28, 2024

In May, the board of directors requested bids to repaint entire clubhouse meeting room because of a few scratches that took me only five minutes to cover flawlessly. Bids were $18,300 and $11,800.

LESS THAN 2 INCHES WIDE ON WALL BEHIND TABLES

OFFICE WALL SCRATCH THE SIZE OF A NICKEL
OTHER SCRATCHES WERE EVEN SMALLER