Remember that classic “Staples” TV commercial in which parents joyfully react to the song lyric, “It’s the most wonderful time of the year,” while kids moped miserably? It’s back-to-school time in the […]
It’s back to school: Yikes!
Did the majority go too far?
At Tuesday’s marathon meeting of the Huntington Beach City Council, a supporter of the conservative majority speaking during public comments offered a backhanded compliment to the previous liberal majority. He credited them […]
Coming soon? The Pac-Zero?
For many years – decades, really – rival pro football organizations have been trying to copy the success of the National Football League. You had your AAFC, several AFLs, USFL, XFL’s etc. […]
Welcome August and Mr. Trout
If April is – as T.S. Eliot wrote – the cruelest month, which is the most promising? This isn’t always the case, but I vote for August this year. T.S., supposedly, picked […]
The Devil and Mrs. Doubtfire
When I was growing up – assuming that ever happened – we were told that the biggest threat was communism, especially Russian communism. Made sense: they had a big army, atomic weapons […]
Beauty’s only pigskin-deep
After a 4-12-1 season last year, one wouldn’t think that the Indianapolis Colts had maxed out on the ridicule they’ve have to take. Not true. It seems that before stepping onto the […]
Let’s name your neighborhood
When I was a kid, I wanted to be a cartoonist. A better ambition would have been to become a cartographer – maker of maps – because they make a lot more […]
Using books as political tools
This is was has historically been called – in journalistic circles – “the silly season.” Summer means vacations and such for many people, but especially for government entities which generate most of […]
Is it The Babe or Shohei?
A quick look at the Wild Word of Sport. Not a Typo: To those of us soccer skeptics that still hang on, this bit of news: Tuesday’s Major League Soccer match between […]
The booms a bit of a bust?
A little of this, a little of that … Hold Your Fire Dept: I might be wrong – I frequently am – but it seems to me that the use and abuse […]
