The tall man stopped running as soon as he had crossed the hot asphalt of Front Street, and skidded into the cool maw of the Greyhound Bus Tunnel. With an effort, he forced his lean …
Thursday, February 25
Thursday, February 18
It was a. raw, blustery February day punctuated by rainfall when I first stumbled onto La Pelota, in Rosarito. Stumbled is the correct word, since I had slipped and fallen on a slimy, mud-coated roadway …
Dear Matthew: On my way to work the other day, I was watching what I think were seagulls flying in a V formation. I’ve seen ducks and geese do this, but it suddenly occurred to …
There are other sizeable Somali communities in Seattle, Washington, D.C., Minnesota, South Dakota, New York, Boston, and Miami. “In Minnesota and South Dakota, usually it's young people,” she said. “Those communities came out of San Diego."
Dear Matthew Alice: My boyfriend and I have a question. Why do golfers yell "four” before they hit a ball when somebody’s in their way? What does four have to do with anything? — Wendy …
Thursday, February 11
Over the last year the powerful, sumptuous vineyards of Northern California, the Napa and Simi estates that have poured the Golden State’s vinous nectar across the globe, have been the scenes of viticultural carnage of …
Captain Jack Shale is a Navy psychiatrist who occasionally is called upon to administer truth serum. That’s the outdated lay term for Amytal, a central nervous system depressant derived from barbituric acid. Shale estimates that …
Dear Matthew Alice: How do they get the lead into a wood pencil? And how come we don’t get lead poisoning as children by doing all that schoolwork in pencil? — J.H., El Cajon Where …
I remember when the seals would follow me like a band of dogs. I would swing my kayak in by the Children’s Pool at La Jolla, or past the rocks off Rosarito, and see the …
The cloud-mantled planet Venus reflects 76 percent of the sunlight falling on it. Less than one-billionth of the light that bounces away is intercepted by Earth. Most strikes Earth’s day side, but some falls on …
Dear Matthew: My face has dimples, and that makes me wonder where they come from. My mom said I should ask you. — Christopher, age 8, San Diego Tired of all those adults pinching your …
Dear Matt: I know this question is probably not very P.C., but I’ve got to ask it anyway. I think I have a pretty good idea of what the Third World is. And I think …
Titillated and heartened by the sexually ambigous rough-housing attendant to a performance by the Fastbacks in a Chula Vista Garage.
Thursday, February 4
“God Made Me Do It,” She Says SPANISH EYES by Debra Wimer (From the Ginger Aldett Fan Club Newsletter; abridged by Adam Parfrey) The first thing I remember is crying over how tragically short Elvis …
Dear Matthew Alice: I have asked history professors, but they couldn't answer my question. I'm hoping you can. My question is, why do people yell “Geronimo!" when they jump out of an airplane or off …
G is for generous always giving of herself. I is for ideal, she’s more perfect than anyone else. N is for newcomer, but a STAR she will be. G is for generous, her generous way …