Columns

Trade War And Peace “Summertime, and the livin’ is easy.” Well. maybe, but George Gershwin wasn’t writing about the stock market. As the market begins...

Bad Taste I have to tell you after reading the Indy’s “More Sharks Offshore, But Don’t Panic,” I panicked. I got into my car and...

Through the Looking Glass It's 6:05 p.m. at the VIP artist preview party, a ticketed event held this past Monday, July 2, which kicks off...

Read the Personals BEDROOM FOR RENT in our spacious apartment. A bargain at $450 per month. We do NOT have a microwave, WiFi, television, radio. Please –...

Pierre Goes To The Beach Bonjour. Things have been quiet in the neighborhood. Too quiet. I don’t see some of the other dogs and cats in...

Harry, Meghan, You Could Have Done It Here I have a sister who is a very fine person but is burdened by a couple of...

My Two Cents Worth           Thought I’d grab me a two-by-four and wack myself upside the head. I mean, here’s  some issues I hope come...

Our Greatest Day Biggest day of the year for Laguna’s beaches? The Fourth of July.  No doubt about it. Hitting the beach on July 4 goes back...

Laguna Lucy The countdown has begun.  The Pageant of the Masters is almost here. The Pageant’s theme, “Under the Sun,” features the work of early...

The Perils of Pierre, Neglected Poodle I am Pierre. I live in Laguna with my person, Brion. My fondest wish is for Brion to be the...

Quarter’s End Approaching the midpoint for 2018, The Dow Jones Industrial Average is down 2%; the S&P 500 Index is up 1% and the NASDAQ...

Read the Personals BURNOUT –Feel under-appreciated by colleagues, family and friends? Feel like you’re coasting through life, unsatisfied? Do you lack energy, enthusiasm? The Branahougan mentoring and self-realization...

The Season of Incivility I went kayaking last Sunday with a group of schoolteachers from Pasadena who were spending a week in Laguna for their...

Grass Roots Garden There is a Interlandi cartoon depicting Mr. Laguna accompanied by his long suffering wife looking at another couple. That couple is dressed...

Climate Activists Accept Another Inconvenient Truth   What a week.  Washington, D.C. in June was abuzz with throngs of climate change activists who came to the...