Pet Peeves
Go-Go Art
I felt a real connection when reading the Indy’s “Restoration Underway on City’s Oldest Art.” I need restoration, too. My physical deterioration has...
Just for Laughs
Read the Personals
LUXURY YACHT – Former hideout of world-famous VIP. Why buy a vacation home when you can sail away anytime you want? Make...
Wisdom Workout
How to Stay Sane in Chaotic Times
On the global front, political predictions and dire financial forecasts abound. Locally, sirens blare, boulders randomly topple,...
The Kibitzer
Rock ‘n’ Roll Royalty
I’m no music critic, but this is my Lester Bangs moment.
Last Friday night I was strafed by a guitar so piercing...
Does the Wet Suit You
Too Much of A Good Thing
Did you enjoy the fireworks display on the 4th? The city had just enough wind to keep its show...
Musings on the Coast
The Secret
My niece Mary (not her real name) and her husband John (not his real name) live in Maryland and work for companies that...
Finding Meaning
Home Cooking
The meaning of one’s life can be found in the stuff we accumulate. You get a cultural impression when first entering someone’s home. ...
Pet Peeves
I subconsciously put off reading the Indy article “Ballot Measure Decision Put Off.” To bury or not to bury wires puts me off. Only village...
Guest column
Most Prepared City Campaign Needs You
In a recent column for the Independent, James Utt recounted his momentary panic during the recent Aliso & Wood...
Does the Wet Suit You
Let’s All Go To The Snack Bar
Mayor Kelly has a point and it’s not on his head. He posited that public meetings of city...
Finding Meaning
A Place of Healing
Ever drive through Time? I drove up Coast Highway this morning, headed to Boat Canyon Barbershop for a haircut from Lonnie....
Pet Peeves
Moles & Holes
There was a lot of honking and singular digit waving as I sat in my car on the 133 engrossed in Indy’s...
The Kibitzer
Make Laguna Rootsy Again
Besides the usual bromides coming from this year’s class of City Council candidates (“Make our streets safe, protect the environment, preserve...
Taking Stock
A Midsummer Night’s Nightmare
A proven stock market maxim is that in the short term, the market is a popularity contest. In the long term,...