Taking Stock
‘The Times They Are a Changin’
Tariffs on steel and aluminum were followed by $60 billion of targeted tariffs against China, whom Mr. Trump has...
Wisdom Workout
Remember When You Took Time To...
...use your imagination to see images formed by the puffy clouds that floated by on a lazy summer's day?
How...
Finding Meaning
Meaning in Holy Week
With 2 billion faithful, Christianity is the world’s largest and most wide-spread faith. The gospel revealed at the Sermon on the...
Green Light
Climate-Wise Laguna
With an appreciative nod to the ongoing Laguna water-wise campaign, a group of townspeople came together last summer to propose and advocate for...
Musings on the Coast
The Art Exhibit
My daughter, Gabby, 25, and I were in Medellin, Colombia, the heart of Pablo Escobar’s former narco-drug empire, but we had little...
The Kibitzer
Park Plaza For Good
I have written exhaustively about the profound, positive impact that pubic, pedestrian spaces have on fostering community, and how cities across...
Does The Wet Suit You?
Me Drive Crazy
My wife Nancy used to think the task of piloting a sail boat through a crowded harbor was the most stressful thing...
Pet Peeves
Ho Hum, Oh Dumb
I hate people that flip to the last page of a book and read it’s ending. It’s cheating. Authors work hard...
Read the Personals
RED & BLACK ‘70s EL CAMINO – I think your name is Rick. I’m Rebecca, long blonde hair, wearing short shorts and Crazy shirt. You...
Does The Wet Suit You?
Money For Nothing
Did the Laguna Beach Taxpayers Association die and somebody forgot to print the obituary? I only ask because lately the antics at...
Heart Talk
School Sounds
My home is close enough to Thurston Middle School that the chimes calling students to class are often audible through the glass windows....
Finding Meaning
Your Own Family History
Life is a fast-moving stream—chaotic, ever changing, uncertain. To find real meaning amidst the turbulence, check those who have finished this...
Pet Peeves
Twins
The Laguna twins were born on February 17, 1978. They were identical twins, except in one minor way. One boy couldn’t see green. One...
Just for Laughs
Read the Personals
WOMEN IN HISTORY celebration. $10 donation/admission – Special Happy Hour – You are encouraged to wear a costume
honoring your favorite woman in...
Taking Stock
Steady As She Goes
The stock market’s remarkable streak of 15 straight gaining months came to an end in February, when the S&P 500 gave...