For this week's column, I was concerned that if I wrote about the record $1.5 billion Powerball Lottery somebody might win. Sure enough, somebody has. Actually, three
Before Tuesday, the Lakers were on a three-game winning streak and many loyal fans were excited. I'm loyal, but not excited. After all, I remember when three-peat referred
In 1962, Richard Nixon ran for governor of California. Two years earlier he had barely lost the presidency to JFK though, and with considerable reason, felt that he had been
I, along with at least 1,000 other aspiring comedy writers, unfortunately did NOT get to write for the remarkably popular "Seinfeld" TV series on NBC from 1989
When I began writing these columns in 2006, "Laughing Matters" seemed an appropriate banner. With what's occurring in the world these days, including ISIS beheadings, the
Having spent her teenage years skateboarding, boogie boarding and surfing in Santa Monica, Margot Pepper went on to become an acclaimed author, poet, journalist and bilingual educator. A summa cum
In 1944, while World War II was raging, 11-year-old Elaine Jones and her four siblings moved cross-country from Rhode Island to Santa Monica with their British-born parents. Actually, Eric, her
