Pet Peeves
Moment of Silence
A moment of silence, please. NASA’s Mars rovers, Opportunity and Spirit, have died. Since 2003, both exploring machines have sent information back about...
Heart Talk
Coffee with Peter
In early January, it never would have occurred to me I would one day say the following: “I am glad Peter...
The Kibitzer
There’s Something about Louis
Sculptor Louis Longi’s daughter, Isabella, was 7 years old in 2007, the year he purchased a one-acre parcel fronting Laguna Canyon...
Just for Laughs
Read the Personals
DID YOU SAVE MY LIFE? Yesterday, I woke up in the hospital, but don’t know how I got there. All I remember was being...
Does the Wet Suit You
Don’t Come Here, You’ll Drown
Laguna Beach is where the right hand often doesn’t know what the left hand is doing, even when they’re both connected...
Finding Meaning
The Summer of ’34
This is a true story dug from Laguna’s past. A story about love, and how it shapes our lives. In...
Wisdom Workout
Moonlight Becomes You
The current rains have turned our city green and lush, with the majestic hills as a backdrop and the dynamic, vibrant ocean...
Pet Peeves
Bored Review Design
When we came to Laguna, the neighborhood welcome wagon put sticks and flags on our house. I asked, “What are those things...
Village Matters
Follow the Coffee
In politics recently we’ve heard a lot about “following the money.” Here in Laguna we can also “follow the coffee.” It tells...
Guest Opinion
Sen. Klobuchar the One to Watch in 2020
Having left the comfort of Orange County to help produce a televised presidential debate from Des Moines...
Just for Laughs
Read the Personals
READY FOR THE BIG ONE? I am a well-known survivalist who will help you learn the secrets of surviving the big one. I’ll...
Pet Peeves
Slip Sliding Away
Whoosh goes kids down the slide. Whoosh goes $47,000 more taxpayer money down the slide with them. Recently, City Council voted unanimously...
Finding Meaning
Love That Transforms
This is the 52nd “Finding Meaning” column. It’s been a year. The first column, like this one, followed Groundhog Day. It was...
Does the Wet Suit You
Who Put That Idiot on The Board?
The staff at Wet Suit World Wide Headquarters wishes to extend apologies for any past remarks that may...
Heart Talk
Give Abe His Day Back
On Tuesday, Feb. 12, Laguna Beach’s four public schools will be in session. They should not be.
That is the birthday...