Taking Stock
The Waiting Game
J.P. Morgan, when asked what the stock market would do, gave a very accurate prediction, “It will fluctuate.” Despite endless showers of...
Guest Column
Make America Great By Ensuring Access to Health Care
The story of my American Dream began later in life. I spent many years in Ohio...
Finding Meaning
Well Done, Good Reverend
When the county first paved a single-lane road down Laguna Canyon in 1915, life picked up in the art colony. ...
Does the Wet Suit You
Winners and Losers
Judge David Carter’s promise of 30 nights in a motel and a caseworker rings hollow, like the old promise of 40 acres...
Taking Stock
Fear Vs. Evidence, Growth Vs. Value
As Mark Twain said about the weather in New England, if you don’t like the stock market now, just wait...
Pet Peeves
Fork in the Road
I read Indy’s, “Pedestrian Plaza Moves Ahead” before my morning cup of coffee. Big mistake. I was totally confused. I had...
Just for Laughs
Read the Personals
MOBILE-MART My truck is loaded with good merchandise. I come to your neighborhood, you tell your neighbors about our sale. We have...
Wisdom Workout
One Step At a Time
Goal setting is a staple of motivational success techniques. Come up with your five top goals. Be specific. Are they...
The Kibitzer
Underground Rainwater, Not Utility Poles
Around this time last year, we were awash in wildflowers. Remember those carpets of yellow mustard and sunflowers, those blankets...
Guest column
Perfect Plaza on Wrong Street
On Tuesday evening, last week, I was ensconced in the snooze fest at the Laguna Beach Council Chambers. I quickly...
Heart Talk
The First Amendment in Action
Sometimes I fear I have only so many columns left in me that relate to living in Laguna. Often, like...
Finding Meaning
Celebrating Easter
Remember the Easter traditions of your childhood? Boiling and dyeing eggs, finding the hidden basket you’ve had all your life, the Easter egg...
Pet Peeves
Relativity
Generally, I am all for government transparency. Until now. The city council reviewed amendments to its accessory dwelling unit ordinance. The law aims to...
Just for Laughs
MUST SELL – Bounty Hunter metal detector, like brand new, top of the line. It is too loud; when I take it in my...
Taking Stock
Quarter’s End
This is the way the first quarter ended-not with a bang but a whimper. Despite a last minute rally, the Dow Jones Industrial...