Ants and human beings have much in common, including that both species have globally conquered the planet. We are both highly socialized creatures, agriculturists and ruthless in warfare.
That which is true is always true. Regardless of what anyone believes, some things will always be true and others will always be false. Just 400 years ago, people believed that the Earth was flat and it would have been practically impossible to convince anyone otherwise.
Christmas has finally arrived. That means in one more week, the day after New Year’s, we’ll all be on diets. I’m Jewish, and should be biased toward Chanukah but, between the two, Christmas wins, hands down.
PALISADES AVE — Rebecca Hutman is used to being in the spotlight. The 15-year-old Santa Monica resident has danced at Clippers games and school musicals, studio recitals and summer camps.
On the road to the Freeway World Series, the Dodgers exited one off-ramp too soon. For the second straight year, they lost the National League Championship to the Phillies, four games to one.
These are grim times my friends. The wars in Iraq and Afghanistan drag on, the economy is in the worst shape since the Great Depression and, in California, we’re so broke that we’re letting prisoners out of jail early.
Q: Dear Rachel, I’ve been spending time with an incredible woman who works at my chiropractor’s office. We’re both huge Los Angeles Lakers fans and I initially asked her out on a date to go to a game.
The newest show on the A&E network, “Hoarders,” in which people on the verge of breakdowns because of their inability to part with their belongings are showcased, has proved to be a bona fide ratings success.
The Santa Monica Pier and The Lobster restaurant have launched an eBay auction to benefit the Special Olympics of Southern California. In honor of the pier’s Centennial Celebration on Sept.
PUBLIC SAFETY FACILITY Send a (beef) salami to your boy in the Army Help the troops in Iraq and Afghanistan feel a little more comfortable with a care package filled with goodies from home, including batteries, baby wipes, dried fruit and People magazine.
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
Editor’s Note: This is a series in which Daily Press writers overhear and observe happenings around Santa Monica. LINCOLN BLVD. — A blond woman in black jeans strode purposefully down Broadway on Wednesday, quickening her pace as she approached a flashing orange hand at the Lincoln crosswalk.
