Taking Stock
New Weeks, New Highs
The market uptrend continues with stocks quietly making new highs on both the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the S&P 500....
In Defense of Strict Unicorn Leash Laws
If it strikes you that I’m being facetious about the dire need for strict unicorn leash laws, then you haven’t been paying attention. You...
Taking Stock
Finally, The Uptrend Is Back
At last, the market averages pushed through their recent ceilings on increased volume, confirming a resumed uptrend. For several weeks,...
Pancake, Pancake, Fireman
“Pancake, pancake, fireman, griddle us a cake as fast as you can, pat it and roll it, and mark it with a ‘L,’ flip...
Plot a New Course by Looking Ahead
Imagine that your mind is like a recorder. It has play, rewind, pause, instant re-play, fast-forward and stop buttons.
Most of us overuse the play...
Observations from the Streets
It seems to be a heated debate on whether or not to provide an $18 million shelter for those living on the streets. Quite...
Scrape or Savor
“They scraped it,” my neighbor told me at Willa’s garden party. That was the first I knew that the Stonehenge house was actually being...
Serving Up a Solution to Sibling Rivalry
By Coach Everett Gee
I am a retired physician with a wife and five kids, so one can only imagine how crazy and chaotic our...
Charm Tour de Force
Opposites attract, right? It certainly explains why my wife and I get along. She exudes charm, optimism, intelligence, empathy and goodwill to all creatures...
Urban Planner Out to Pasture
Three top notch urban design teams and an also ran pitched their visions and credentials to secure the role in shaping Laguna Beach’s development...
High-Risk Parenting
“Can we go driving today,” my older son asks with the mellifluous cadence of a scene from “Driving Miss Daisy.” Did he just wink...
Rewriting Life Stories
You might say Lagunan Kaira Rouda has spent a lifetime reinventing lives - her own as well as others. She moved around during childhood,...
Slow Down For ‘Yo Nana
Don't run as fast as you; don't forget I was young too.
It may seem a little bold, like I'm trying to scold.
Next time you...
Beyond Expectations
Most people bring a casserole or a salad to a potluck, but Loraine Hollingsworth of Laguna Canyon brought cactus pads (nopales) and a ukulele....
Connection Erases Fears of the Homeless
By Karen K. Redding
It’s that time of year again when I begin to say “good bye” to the MSW interns whom I have supervised...