Summer is in full swing and with it the urge to be outside. Many people these days are unemployed and get to be outside, but for those who are still employed and have the fantasy of quitting their job and being their own boss, this is a rough time of year.
Boorish behavior is everywhere and things seem to be going from bad to worse. Is it that time of the year, the ocean air or are we all becoming more rude, demanding and insensitive — like New Yorkers? I’m not talking road rage here (saving that for another column), but people all around us every day
In 1776, America was going through the difficult process of being born. Stating that the colonies “are, and of right ought to be, free and independent States,” on June 7 of that year, Virginia delegate Richard Henry Lee introduced three resolutions at a meeting of the Second Continental Congress cal
BROADWAY — There’s a saying that suggests walking a mile in someone else’s shoes is the best way to understand that person’s perspective on life. Try walking 120 miles in Blue Mc Donnell’s sneakers.
For the past couple of months, I’ve been feeling a great deal of shame and embarrassment. Now it’s gotten too difficult for me to hold those feelings inside, so I’m going to spill my guts: a woman on Facebook unfriended me.
During my culinary training, my classmates and I were making a dessert using graham crackers when one of my classmates, who always had interesting trivia tidbits for every occasion, said, “You know that graham crackers were developed to keep boys from masturbating.
Warranties on new and used cars are confusing, at best. But in spite of the sometimes-confusing terminology, keep this in mind — “warranty,” in this case, is just a fancy word for “insurance policy.
CITYWIDE — Over 5.5 million people visit Santa Monica each year, but are they return customers? It’s summer, and Santa Monica’s tourism industry — which supports 16,000 jobs and generates $1.
Mirriam-Webster’s defines an apothecary as a medical professional who sells drugs or compounds to physicians, surgeons, and patients. In literature the most famous mention of this profession is in ‘Romeo and Juliet’ where Romeo is given the elixir of death.
<i>Editor’s Note: This is a series in which Daily Press writers overhear and observe happenings around Santa Monica.</i> MONTANA AVE — There is light traffic both on the road and in the stores.
<i>Crime Watch is a weekly series culled from reports provided by the Santa Monica Police Department. These are arrests only. All parties are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
The word “transparency” has been much in vogue on Capitol Hill lately. The stimulus package contained unprecedented requirements for tracking where and how federal dollars are spent.
