Like skateboarding, snowboarding, sailboarding, and kiteboarding before it, foilboarding sprouted from the promiscuous seed of surfing. While foilboards and surfboards appear similar if observed from the deck, their bottoms differ radically. Surfboards have fins. Foilboards, …
My trusty canine sidekick Flash Gordon and I were heading up the beach twoard the point after a rain squall to check out the fishing on the third day of the new year. I’d heard …
I was riding on the 8:35 a.m. train from L.A. to San Diego. About halfway between Oceanside and Solana Beach, we had pulled to a side track to wait for the southbound Amtrak to pass. …
At the absolute height of my collectional zeal, bloated by too many years on the promo-album dole, my LP stash numbered in the THOUSANDS. Three? Four? Five? I now own, well, hundreds—many, most, almost all …
Island civilizationWithin the Coronado Ferry Landing, you will find Coronado Tasting Room. Purveyors of Craft Spirits, Extra Virgin Olive Oils, Balsamic Vinegars, Spices and Gourmet Foods. Every other Wednesday evening, Michael Gonzales (aka Gonzo) and …
Every morning I wake up — still tired, because I never sleep well — pull back my bedroom curtains, and see the house.The paint, white once upon a time, is cracked and peeling all over. …
Video:Five of us in a one-bedroom on 47th Street. Irish Bojórquez — Writing Contest 2024 Honorable MentionI live at the Bella Vista Apartments with my mother and my daughter and my mother’s white cat. It …
Video:I had to play “Johnny B. Goode” five times in a row. I got knocked out with an upper-cut on stage for not playing Aerosmith.On January 13, 2009, Forbes magazine declared Chula Vista the most …
Video:Vons. The Grossmont Center Food Court. Heading up Lowell Street2003 – near present, La Mesa, California.You’re walkin’ down the streetIgnoring everyone you meetDon’t ignore me – Suitcase ManMy second marriage and first business spiraled into …
Video:The couple next door were next: a thick stack of no-fault eviction papers were left taped to their door.I moved to San Diego after college almost seven years ago. Originally, I’m from northern Georgia, where …
