THE FLAGS WILL FLAP IN THE BREEZE. A small group of musicians will play taps. Flowers will be laid. Politicians will blather about patriotism and, depending on their affiliation, will
THERE ARE SEVERAL HOT TOPICS IN THE news these days, and whether we are discussing the territoriality of the dog parks or the likelihood of global thermonuclear war, everyone has
MEN ARE STUPID. SO ARE WOMEN. Basically humanity is one giant mass of fools who find reasons to divide themselves, create cliques, create as much distance between themselves and “others”
(Editor’s note: Disclaimer — David Pisarra owns Gateway SleepLabs, a medical diagnostic company.) IN POLITICS, THE PHRASE “THE THIRD rail” is used in reference to a topic that no one
I LOVE TO SKI. IT’S A GREAT WAY TO GET away from the city and shed the stresses of congested life here in the mythical world of Hollywoodland. Last
THE DESERTS OF NEVADA ARE KNOWN for strange things. Aside from being the rumored best location to dump a dead body, or see a little green man, or catch a
THERE WAS A STORY IN THE NEWS THIS past week about the sorry state of the education system in the state of California. To understand the situation, one should start
TIM HARDAWAY WILL NEVER BE INVITED to my house for Sunday brunch. I’ll never have Kenneth Eng and Isaiah Washington at my Thanksgiving dinner party either. Mel Gibson is
(Editor’s note: David Pisarra is on vacation. This column previously ran on Sept. 12, 2006.) This past weekend, I was at a friend’s wedding. My law partner was
I LOVE SANTA MONICA AND ITS QUAINT tree-lined streets. They have such a romantic feel to them this time of year, with a thin layer of fog wafting through
“IF I’D GOTTEN THE JOB I WANTED at Montgomery Ward, I suppose I would never have left Illinois.” Had that happened, the author would not have gone on to
White House will cost them
THE HORSE RACE — WELL, THE Democratic Donkey race is more like it — is off and running. With this weekend’s fateful announcement by Senator Hillary
