Columns

Be Here Now One of the things old folks like to brag about is the fact that they have seen something that young folks can’t....

In Praise of Weak Forces Gravity is a weak force; it takes the whole mass of the earth to keep us grounded and we can...

Tune Out People got in a long line to give their two cents about the Downtown Specific Plan. To nobody’s surprise, nobody agreed on anything....

Mr. Toad's Wild Ride Anyone who attended high school in Laguna Beach during a certain time had Mr. Ferguson’s driver education class. This was a...

Rethinking College My siblings and I were the first of our family to graduate from college. I was a big believer in the importance of...

Stimulating the Staid On Willa’s corner, at Eagle Rock Way and Santa Rosa Street, we have a Little Free Library. Neighbors leave books they’ve finished...

A Sanity Assessment Instead of making a list of New Year's resolutions, maybe it is time for another approach. Knowing where you are is the...

Remembering The Beautiful Wife and I went to church early last Sunday, eager to get a seat for the Christmas service. The service was a...

Character Builders There is a movement in town with a stated mission to preserve and protect the village character. This is confusing to folks who...

The Winner is… It’s the end of the year. It’s a time to reflect on the big stories, and then make resolutions to never look...

A Tale of a Girl, a Garden, and an Elf Decades ago, I read to our then-young sons the Dr. Seuss classic, “The Lorax.” What...

Border Line The border between Mexico and the United States is visible from outer space. That’s how stark the difference is. It’s an ongoing experiment...

49er Nativity One of my grandfather’s wisest decisions was to build a cabin in the mountains above Sacramento. That cabin is the repository of my...

Deck Chairs It was the consensus of City Council that the downtown area was overdue for some refreshing. So, they offered preliminary suggestions on 20...

Christmas Eve in Laguna ‘Twas the night before Christmas and all through the town City Council was voting, letting residents down. The staff was concocting new ways...