Disc jockeys don’t walk down hallways the same way television announcers do. TV announcers walk down halls like they’re off to an important meeting, staring at some memo in their hand; coiffured, rosy, manicured statesmen …
Thursday, September 29
Thursday, September 22
The cougar is not allowed on the tennis courts, but he likes to watch. At night when Bill Barton walks him along the fairways in Penasquitos, they sometimes pass the lighted courts; and there behind …
Arii took me on a tour of the gardens he has made at the Golden Door. As we walked over the wooden bridge that leads to the lobby he explained the philosophy of the Japanese garden.
Thursday, September 15
Jim Wilkins bought his van two and a half years ago, joined one van club, then formed one of his own. A few months ago he undertook to completely redecorate his vehicle, and now, inside …
Thursday, September 8
Hair expresses culture. Before the Greek victories against the Persians, both men and women wore their hair long. Later, long hair was considered suitable only for boys and women. At puberty, a boy cut off …
Sunday, September 4
Of collecting many records, as the Preacher might have said, there is no end. But it is really the beginning of the addiction that presents the greatest hurdle. Let us suppose you want to have …
Thursday, September 1
It is one hour before take-off in the skywriting capital of the world, and Greg Stinis is tinkering with his airplanes. The smog of Long Beach glows brown overhead, but the sky above it is …
Some people like to eat the bud of the Fountain Palm in a salad, or cook it like a cabbage. This practice, unfortunately, kills the rest of the tree.