Both my parents smoked. My father smoked cigars and pipes; my mother went through Kent cigarettes like President Trump goes through new tariffs. I grew up in a fog of dirty air. […]
Smoke gets in your eyes, brain, lungs, T-shirt, hair, breath, etc….
How best to remember 9/11
I saw a post on Facebook about Sept. 11 observances. One comment was “We’ll never forget.” *Sigh* We already have. By that I mean the mood of national unity, kindness and acceptance […]
Another chicken in the race
Here and Then Dept.: Chickens may not find this to be good news, but there’s a new entry in the poultry-peddling business and it’s pretty tasty. It’s called Pollo Campero, and the […]
Retorts: Do it right, ICE-men
Do It Right Dept. There was an incident recently near a Garden Grove public school in which immigration agents seized a man, handcuffed him, and held him in a van for about […]
Is HB council calming down?
Not as MAGA Now Dept.: The approval by voters of Measures A and B in Huntington Beach in June appears to have had a moderating influence on the Huntington Beach City Council. […]
On that roller coaster again
This is the “back-to-school” season, the annual shifting of tectonic plates which turns grade school kids into teenagers-in-waiting, and those into rapidly emerging pre-adults. It’s a time of anticipation and apprehension. Will […]
Happy days at Disneyland
Disneyland opened 70 years ago last month and the man behind it – Walt Disney – was the fellow who probably had more influence on Orange County than any other person. The […]
How to beat the bullying
A high school student addressed the local school board on Tuesday and complained that he was being bullied. It was a rather brave thing he did, I thought, “taking it to the […]
Big plans that never happened
In a recent column I mused on stuff you never see around our towns: mail boxes, newspaper racks, etc. It got me to thinking about intriguing proposals that never – for better […]
They see what you show them
Unsolicited Advice Dept.: As a licensed and bonded purveyor of unrequested counsel, recent events have compelled me to step forward to offer assistance in … how shall I put this? … […]
