Does the Wet Suit You
It’s Not Nice
Does the concept that design review isn’t always nice strike anyone as odd? It shouldn’t.
Design review wasn’t built to be nice. Design...
Finding Meaning
Spiritual Dimensions
Finding meaning isn’t easy. To do it well, you need spiritual perspective. It’s a soulful thing. Problem is, the spiritual is often lost...
Musings on the Coast
Leaving California, Leaving Laguna
There has been a lot of news about people leaving California for other states. The reasons usually specified are high housing...
Wisdom Workout
Taming the Dragons and Demons of the Mind
Many people are suffering from a malady that is widespread but seldom mentioned. It is particularly prevalent...
Pet Peeves
3 x 3
I was excited after reading the Indy’s “Council Approves New Rules for Sidewalk Cart Vendors.” Carts can be no larger than 3...
Finding Meaning
Lasting Faith
Religion is an important source of meaning, and always has been. I take exception when poll results are interpreted to infer that religion...
Heart Talk
To Resolve, It Is Often Just Too Hard
Every year about this time, I try and come up with a column about New Year’s resolutions...
The Kibitzer
The Revolution is Here
The single most positive impact of Donald Trump’s presidency is the awakening of women. While he likes to proclaim that he...
Just for Laughs
Read the Personals
HOLIDAY SHOPPING DONE for next year. That’s right – Delicious Branahougan fruit cakes are selling 2 for $35 and packed in a beautiful...
Pet Peeves
Pinch of Salt
It was with wondering eyes that I read the Indy’s “Local Chefs Celebrate Loved Ones with Holiday Traditions.” Six area chefs reminisced...
Does the Wet Suit You
Aspiring Heights
Laguna Beach has always been an aspirational place to live. Folks live here because they want to. It isn’t like their car broke...
Musings on the Coast
An Economic Primer for the New Year
If you are worried about our economy, you have a lot of company. The stock and housing markets...
Finding Meaning
The Century Rule
The search for meaning lies at the heart our life journey. One may err along the way, but we usually deal with...
Wisdom Workout
A Sanity Assessment
Happy New Year 2019! Many of us have given up on the tradition of New Year's resolutions because of the all-too-common experience...
Heart Talk
Taste Buds in a Monastery
“How much do you weigh and how tall are you?” asked the good doctor at the Hoag Clinic on Ocean...