The Kibitzer
The Granddaddy of Grifts
In this week’s New York Times Magazine, journalist Nitsuh Abebe writes, “There are frauds and swindles and other crimes, and then...
Finding Meaning
A Day of Infamy
Some dates are especially fraught with meaning—like today, Dec. 7. Forever linked to the attack on Pearl Harbor, President Franklin D....
Does the Wet suit You
Laguna Beach has a Planning Commission, Design Review Board, and City Council that start out saying no to every new proposal while all too...
Pet Peeves
Good Times Coming
The Pageant of the Masters has selected its 2019 theme. Stand still for it. Hold that pose. Ta da. Let’s hear it for...
Guest column
Laguna Doing Its Part to Address Homelessness
By Kelly Boyd, Outgoing Mayor of Laguna Beach
On Nov. 5, federal district judge Andrew Guilford granted final approval...
Just for Laughs
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NICE LITTLE BOAT – You can take her fishing and water skiing. Runs well. Neat, sweet, cheap. Come check her out; she’s in...
Pet Peeves
Show Us the Way
How much do I like the Indy? I’ll tell you. I hired a neighbor kid to read the entire Indy into...
Musing on the Coast
The Hot Blonde: Back by Popular Demand
Yeah, Petra waltzed in again to the Lumberyard, looking her usual smashing self: tight leather pants, 4-inch Christian...
The Kibitzer
Orange is the New Blue
If the definition of insanity is repeating the same thing over and over and expecting a different result, then I...
Heart Talk
Let There Be Lights
When it comes to the many holidays celebrated in this country, my default disposition is often a combination of iconoclast and...
Just for Laughs
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RETIRED neurosurgeon looking for work during the holidays. Unequaled at carving turkey and pheasant, gets to and fro using a sleigh, charges nothing, behaves...
Finding Meaning
Gratitude and Mary Chilton
Did you enjoy Thanksgiving? We had such a good time I can’t quite let go, though neighbors are putting up Christmas...
Does the Wet Suit You
The Lump of Calcium Carbonate
The high-powered automobile came to a stop where a Lagunatic was standing on the gelato-smeared sidewalk. The window rolled down with...
Finding Meaning
The Meaning in Hymns
I worshipped at Neighborhood Congregational Church recently for the kick-off of their community mosaic mural. Promoted by energetic Pastor Rod Echols,...
Just for Laughs
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NICE GUY – NEW IN TOWN—Looking for friendship. My name is Steve, early 30s, single—new to the nabes. You can be male/female—let’s go...