Columns

  My therapist says dwelling on mistakes made in the past serves no useful purpose. Learn from them and move on. But, I am a...

  Just as I slowly come to terms with the death of one of my heroes, Prince, I am walloped by the passing of my...

Disneyland Diamond Jubilee It’s been 60 years since the big day. My sister and I were excited to go to Disneyland. It was opening day and...

Laguna Beach High School rising seniors and other college-bound students face an even more competitive and confusing admissions quest this year. The chore of getting...

Catch and Release America’s got talent. Laguna’s got no talent left. So says an Indy article “Turn Over at City Hall.” I take umbrage. Hello,...

It’s About Timely     Time has developed the unsavory habit of speeding. In fact, I suspect it has been taking professional driving lessons and is...

A Turning Of The Tide  After tacking back and forth for over a year, the stock market finally broke out of a narrow channel into...

Dating Conversation     He would be hurt, probably angry, but she had to do what was right. Follow your head, not some old emotional baggage that...

It’s a Jungle Out There Never before have I heard so many bird conversations in the Torrey pine across the street from us. We have...

Divining Water Shtick I don’t believe in coincidence. I just read two Indy articles. One was “Schools Reject Fee Hikes on New Building.” The other...

The Agents of Stasis The Prohibitionists were out in force at the last Council meeting, squelching every parade, including test parklets, short-term rentals, medical marijuana...

The Immigrant I continually have promised myself I will not write about frigging D. Trump. Or think about him. I promised myself and I will...

Piglet in a Parklet I’m excited about the new parklet on Forest Avenue. Finally, I can park my car inside the restaurant. That was the...

Pick Your Flavor Don’t you hate it when you are craving ice cream, but all that’s offered is strawberry or vanilla. Well the city of Laguna...