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The Best Cat Ever My friend Jane who lives in Pasadena has a cat named Lola. When they picked her out at the shelter, Lola rubbed up against the cage, purred and generally gave the impression of a really lovable cat who would sit on your lap and act like she likes you. It was all...

It’s About Timely    Time seems to have gotten into the habit of speeding. In fact, I suspect it has been taking professional driving lessons and is using my weekdays as time to practice. It is Monday and then about 20 hours later it is Friday. This has been going on for quite a...

Hate is Not Welcome Here The violence of this past week has shaken our nation to its core. This weekend, we witnessed in horror the despicable acts of hatred and domestic terrorism in Charlottesville, where Klan members, neo-Nazis, white supremacists, and the alt-right gathered –...

Senior Personals   LIME GREEN Men’s Leisure suit – brand new, medium, never worn – exquisite polyester with pocket protector – still in gift box.  I was saving it for a special occasion but cannot wear it due to substantial weight gain.  Asking $200 obo.  #Fatso   1975...

Snowflakes Here we go again. The city council is looking for parking spaces. Geez, it feels like I’m a little kid again strapped into my childproof backseat with no control over where my parents take me. I remember this ride. It usually ends up at a fabric store, dry cleaners or...

Don’t Sell, But Keep A Weather Eye Out Only a week ago, stocks rook a one-day header on news flashes of severe tensions with North Korea. The American dependency of Guam was threatened with missiles and local officials broadcast old Cold War civil defense procedures. Now, one...

Missiles, Dollars, Stocks and Farms Stocks finally took a step backwards, giving up less than one percent on news of possible hostilities with North Korea. That still leaves the Dow Jones Industrial Average up 11% this year and 3% since the end of June. The broader S&P 500...

Let’s Make Downtown Great Again Inaccurate information circulating on social media suggests the city will consider closing Forest Avenue to cars this fall. Let me set the record straight. What a citizen’s group is recommending is a trial closure of a section of Park Avenue,...

The Bigfoot Bar   Every year, friends and family suggest that I get out of town during the summer months to avoid the choking traffic and tourist onslaught that engulfs us. I tell them, with apologies to John Milton, “Better to suffer in Laguna than relax anywhere else.” But...

What to My Wondering Eyes A new mural is about to go up at Laguna College of Art and Design. This new one will be an addition to one already on campus. Unlike the first mural, the second mural is viewable by the public and needs Art Commission approval, which was given this past...

Past Presidents Are Tweeting   @James Madison – Hello @Dolly.   @Ronald Reagan – “I’m from the government and I’m here to help.”  LOL   @MartinVanBuren – Sorry to hear you just got Polked.   @GeorgeWashington – IMHO lot more to this job than I thought.  ...

Heeding the Call “My grandfather fought in Turkey to regain Armenian lands. He was lucky to get out of that battle alive and get back to America. Telling the story years later he handed me his gun and sword and declared, ‘You will get the call to defend Armenia.’ ” Laguna Beach...

Climate Change: Cities Must Take the Lead Shortly after the White House announced on June 1 that the United States would withdraw from the Paris climate agreement did Congress fly into action to abate global warming? No. Did the Environmental Protection Agency double down on...

Read the Warning Label By Irene DeBlasio Item: WARNING LABEL ATTACHED:   Baby stroller: Remove child before folding.   Clothes iron: Do not iron clothes on body.   Nytol (clinically proven night-time sleep aid): May cause drowsiness.   Egg carton: This product...

Tip Toeing Around It took me a while to read through Indy’s “Environmentalists Push for City to Uphold Paris Accords.” I’m a closet environmentalist and don’t like to the have a coal powered light shined on me. I read this Indy article at night by candlelight.  At first, I...