Village Matters
Good for the Gander, But Bad for the Geese
The new green umbrellaed, steel and plastic playground equipment for Alta Laguna Park was approved by our City Council at its meeting last week. Members of the community objected, myself included. There were pleas for more imaginative options, and equipment that will better fit the rustic setting of the park. Full Story
Unleash the Power of Your Intuition
Scared Silly
People who "view with alarm" never build anything. Eleanor Roosevelt - Tomorrow Is Now (1963) When I was a teenager living in New York, my friend Nancy and I used to take the bus to the movies on Saturday afternoons. Our destination was the Saint George Theatre, one of the huge, beautiful movie theatres that were typical back then. Full Story
Star Talk!
September 12th - 18th, 2008
LAUREN MEGGISON, MFA, Ph.D., is a professional astrologer who maintains a private practice in Laguna Beach, California, where she advises an international clientele. Full Story
Weather-or-Not
Ode to the Summer of '83 Two words to describe the summer of '08 - dull and drab. No weather, no surf, no story. So, we'll jump into McWeather's time machine and go back to Sept. 8, 1983 - a time when we used to get Baja swells, tropical weather and way warm water. Full Story
Deconstruction
Opening the Water-Saving Tap
As a kid, I could play in the sprinkler for hours on a hot day. This was part of a typical summer day growing up in New Orleans. I cannot, in good conscience, allow my daughter Eloise to have so much fun wasting water. Fortunately, we have the Pacific Ocean in our front yard, so she is not suffering any kind of deprivation. Full Story
Sound spectrum
Xavier Rudd Dark Shades of Blue Salt X Records
Xavier Rudd is a multi-instrumentalist singer/songwriter from down under. His latest release, "Dark Shades of Blue," unfolds into my call as the best album of the year thus far. It's a solid album without any loose ends. I'd say Xavier's style of making music is exactly what Lagunans like most - roots and progressive rock performed by a singer/songwriter. Full Story
Financial Information
Fear Spawns a 13% Yield
Almost 12twelve months ago, the Dow Jones Industrial Average peaked at 14,164 on Oct. 9, 200710/9/07. Real estate loan problems had begun to surface in August but denial kept stocks going until it became clear that sub-prime loan problems were a contagion spreading into a credit epidemic. Full Story
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