A year from now, most people will have no idea who Stephen Slater is. However, today he’s a hero to thousands of people. He’s the JetBlue flight attendant who lost his temper, quit his job while on duty, grabbed some beer, activated the emergency chute, and slid to fame.
Q: I often ride my bike to and from work in Santa Monica. I know it is illegal to ride on the sidewalk but I often ride in the street against the flow of traffic so I can see the cars driving toward me.
When I watch the news, it often seems like the world has gone mad. An example is Steven Slater, the Jet Blue flight attendant who, when miffed by a rude passenger, got on the plane’s PA system and dropped a string of F-bombs.
I enjoyed being raised in the suburbs, but lately I’ve been thinking I might be a wee better off today had I been raised on a farm, or in a lumberyard.
Dear New Shrink, My company restricts the number of vacation days one can accrue so this summer I finally planned a month-long getaway to use up vacation time that I was about to lose.
If I were Robert Rizzo, the city manager for the city of Bell, I’d have given a press conference to thank the people of Bell for paying me $787,637 per year.
I walk my dog many days a week down by the Santa Monica Pier, and I always love cutting through the Chess Park. The players are usually very engrossed in their games, as they try to outthink their opponent a play or two ahead.
In 2006, I finished the book “Wild Weather: The Truth Behind Global Warming.” As a field biologist with a quarter century of experience I felt anxious about how nature and people would cope with the times ahead.
A few weeks ago, the Santa Monica City Council voted unanimously to place a measure increasing the sales tax by a half cent on the November ballot. The first question to be asked is why.
In a few weeks, the 2010 election season will begin in earnest. Most serious candidates have been working on their campaigns for months and a lot of ducks are already in rows.
Q: The news media is always discussing gang violence. Can you tell me why someone would want to join a gang? A: A gang is a group of (usually young) people who claim some territory (called turf) and use it to make money.
Glenn Close going crazy in “Fatal Attraction” was a cautionary tale for any man considering a casual affair in the late 1980s. Today, the repercussions of Tiger Woods’ affairs should be enough to discourage men from cheating on their wives.
