Dear New Shrink, With the holidays nearing, my office is planning its annual Christmas party. This is my first year with the company and I have already heard stories of things that have happened at past parties and have been surprised by the drunken behaviors of my unassuming colleagues.
President Obama has now held a job forum in Washington, started a Main Street Tour through cities around the country, all devoted to getting feedback from CEOs, small business owners and financial experts on how to create jobs.
Can you believe that the legal sale of medical marijuana in Los Angeles has hurt the marijuana sales of Mexican narco-terrorists? With American-made legal marijuana on the streets, these terrorists are having to cut costs and are growing marijuana in our state and federal parks.
Hotels around the globe are competing for customers in a changing world that is demanding “green.” So far, The Green Building Council has certified only 35 U.
<i>Editor’s Note: The Quackers are three awesome ducks — Rusty, Richard and Sydney — from the canals of Venice who are on a mission to educate the community about the dangers of global warming and the importance of practicing sustainability, all while surfing the most gnarly waves possible.
In response to a chronic dearth of public parking spaces near the Third Street Promenade, City Hall commissioned a study to see if there was a need for additional public parking spaces in Downtown.
Houston, Texas-based mega-developer Hines purchased the old Paper Mate pen company property in August, 2007 and announced plans to build “300,000 square feet of entertainment related offices, post production facilities and studio space” on the 7.
When I was a child in the 1950s, the magic of Christmas was promoted in the schools. We sang Christmas carols in the classroom. There were cutouts of the Nativity scene on the bulletin board, along with the smiling, chubby face of Santa and Rudolph.
There is already a lot of talk about the 2010 elections. Will the Democrats lose their majority? Will Republicans get more unified by then? Will there be a reappearance of the dreaded chad? With all this talk about Congressional elections, an important ballot measure is being lost in the fog of part
This past week, Q-line asked: A recent state report on the physical fitness of fifth, seventh and ninth grade students throughout the state found that not even half of Santa Monica’s students could pass all six requirements of the test.
A musical based on Dr. Seuss’ “How the Grinch Stole Christmas” seems like a good idea. A charming holiday crowd-pleaser. So why was the audience at the Pantages Theater, filled with kids and their parents, so amazingly quiet? No giggles.
Last Saturday morning my computer crashed, which left me slightly apoplectic. Between my computer and my car not working, I’d choose the car. I can always take the bus.
