We’re down to the wire on 2010. I think I’m going to make it. I won’t miss this year at all. It’s been one long, weird rollercoaster ride. In the first quarter of this year, I was off to the races.
Make one of your New Year’s resolutions to visit at least one national monument outside of California in 2011. I suggest you consider visiting the artifacts of the Ancestral Pueblo Peoples of Chaco Canyon, or the intriguing petroglyphs of West Mesa, or the great wave-like dunes of gypsum sand — all
It’s time to bestow the Annual Sammies — figurative awards to deserving local folks who blew it big time, fell on their face or grabbed the golden ring.
I’ve never been able to figure out why Congress seems so interested in giving up power. When you’re sworn in as a member on Capitol Hill, you take an oath to uphold the Constitution, which places Congress first in the firmament of national governance and makes it co-equal to the presidency.
‘Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house, not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse. (First of all, I live in an apartment. And secondly, it doesn’t exactly enhance the Christmas spirit imagining mice in my place, even if they’re not “stirring.
The end of the year is the perfect time to begin thinking about what’s important to you and what you want to focus on over the coming year. Whether you are looking for a new career or looking for ways to secure or advance your current one, there are a number of things that you can do to make sure th
It’s the tale as old as time: Long-suffering, über-patient girlfriend waits around forever, threatens to leave at prescribed intervals, boyfriend keeps her hanging on with intermittent promises that a ring is imminent.
The simple fact that Americans consume 1,500 single-serve water bottles per second made of PET plastic has sufficed to make these disposable bottles a target of environmentalists concerned about the impact of so much trash.
If someone raped you, would you make them breakfast, buy them a train ticket, call them repeatedly to see them again, throw a party in their honor or all of the above? It seems the answer is all of the above for the two young ladies in Sweden who have filed rape charges against the founder of WikiLe
In California we are so blessed to have such a diverse array of nature’s jewels. This holiday season consider taking a road trip and exploring the Joshua trees; I guarantee you will never forget it.
Here’s a holiday wish I picked up last year, “Have a merry RamaKwanakuhbodimastice.” It incorporates Ramadan, Kwanzaa, Chanukah, Bodhi Day, Christmas and the Winter Solstice.
City Hall is at it again. This time it’s a proposal by the Housing and Economic Development Department to raise rents for eateries offering outdoor dining service on public property throughout the city.
