The Kibitzer
Are We Premature On Street Closures?
I was watching the great architect Renzo Piano discuss his new Whitney museum on Charlie Rose recently, and was...
Musings on the Coast
Surprises Behind Cuba’s Socialist Curtain
When you enter most undeveloped countries, your bags are checked by rough guards armed with Uzi machine guns. When you...
Taking Stock
The Lazy, Hazy, Crazy Days Of Summer
The stock market beat goes on. Rumors of Greece defaulting on government debt scare investors and stocks then...
Village Matters
Miracle or not; the Dilemma of the Jacaranda
Just lying here all weekend, it was a quiet Memorial Day, no sun, no beach-goers, lovely coolness....
Inside Out
Pilgrim’s Progress Blocked at the Gate
Death. Mortality. Spring-like thoughts they are not. Spring is about new life, beginnings not endings. Why then such gloomy...
Guest Column: Poor Hunting
Celia was delivering a baby when most of her community left. The hunting had decreased progressively, they had to leave or starve. Celia was...
Taking Stock
Here Comes June, Here Comes The Economy
The economy contracted during the first quarter. The Atlanta Federal Reserve Bank, which accurately predicted this disappointing first...
The Kibitzer
Vacation Rentals Can Work in Laguna
I love home share sites like AirBnB and VRBO. They have shrunken the world and democratized hospitality in a marvelous way. I stay...
Guest column
Drought ‘Solutions’ Deserve Closer Scrutiny
How do all us water wise Lagunatics feel now? We saved and saved water while our neighbors in Newporsche Beach...
Green Light
Aliso Creek
Back to the Future
$1.6 million! That’s what was recently paid for William Wendt’s painting, “The Old Coast Road.” The amount was more than...
Pet Peeves
My 15 Minutes
The unthinkable happened on April 25. The Orange County Press Club notified me by email that Pet Peeves was a finalist in...
Taking Stock
Readiness is All
Slow growth continues. This is a generally favorable environment for stock investors as it discourages the booms and busts that accompany apparent...
Shore Scene
Raptors Lured to New Habitat
June 1972 is considered the date of the first important victory in the modern environmental movement. That is when DDTwas...
Pet Peeves
Skating By
I’ve morphed into that old guy my friends and I used to make fun of when we were kids. I tell today’s kids...
Guest Column
Ah-ha Anniversaries
50 Years after My Fall; Ten Years Since the Landslide
I have experienced several ah-ha moments over the course of my lifetime. One included...