If there is any center to Cambodian life in San Diego, it is the two temples. People more pro-King Sihanouk go to the one on 52nd Street. The rest go to “the old temple” on 47th.
March 31, 1994
Thursday, March 31
Far From the Enormous Past: Under the Khmer Rouge We Were the Water Buffalo
Thursday, March 24
Tijuana can thank the Spanish Civil War for one of the finest high schools In Mexico
"OASIS AND PALACE," gushed Vogue in 1930. "A place where blossom and brilliance have been coaxed from sterile desert as though by super-human witchery. Lavish green gardens, dazzling white walls, and acres of red tile …
March 24, 1994
Exploding TV — maybe the transformer
Salaam to thee, O Enlightened One! A while ago, a friend of mine, an interior decorator, was hired to redo a living room for a semiinvalid lady who was living alone. The drapes in the …
March 24, 1994
The human component of household dust
Dear Matthew Alice: My roommate claims that some 75 percent of household dust is made up of dander — tiny flakes of dead human skin. I say that household dust is at least 90 percent …
March 24, 1994
The percentages in weather forecasting
Dear Answer Person: If a weather forecaster says there is a 10 percent chance of rain today, 20 percent tonight, and 30 percent tomorrow, what happens if it rains early today? Does it stay 20 …
March 24, 1994
Thursday, March 17
Calipatria –California's fastest-growing city
“You don’t give an inmate anything — not a cigarette, not a match. You don’t mail a letter for him even when he tells you it’s an emergency and he’s missed the mail call.”
March 17, 1994
Catnip — how it works
Dear Matthew Alice: My Siamese cat discovered a healthy catnip plant in my patio last week. Now every night when I come home from work he is waiting by the patio door. When I let …
March 17, 1994
Thursday, March 10
Baja Was Made for Travelers Like Henry
Henry left this morning. He hooked up with a fellow we met on the morning radio net who was looking for a little company on his drive to La Paz. He’ll bring the truck back tonight.
March 10, 1994
The power behind scarecrows
Dear Matthew Alice: Why do scarecrows scare crows? — Michelle, Sarah, and Corrie, East San Diego When the first humanoid stuck the first seed in the ground and waited for it to sprout, somewhere in …
March 10, 1994
Fish don't need eyelids
Dear Matthew Alice: Why don't fish have eyelids? — D.D., El Paso, TX Well, we've got ’em to help keep our eyeballs moist. Fish certainly don’t have that problem. They don’t sleep the same way …
March 10, 1994
Sea level varies throughout the world
Oh Supreme Purveyor of Knowledge: Is sea level the same all over the world, or is the actual elevation different in some areas? — YUG, Clairemont Truth be known, the ocean is as lumpy as …
March 10, 1994
University Avenue nocturne
When asked if Ray considers Hillcrest a dangerous area, he says, “It’s a bad area. A bad area. Hillcrest five years ago was a beautiful area to live in. Now...Hillcrest is going to the dogs.”
March 10, 1994
Thursday, March 3
Coronado's surfer Marty Horvath thrashed in Hawaii, finds God
And Jesus answered and spoke unto them in parables. — Matthew 22:1 Some pretty radical things happened my senior year of high school, beginning with my dad dying of a heart attack. My dad was …
March 3, 1994
Twitching while asleep
Dear Matthew Alice: Why does my husband twitch so much when he's falling asleep? It drives me crazy because it wakes me up and then I’m insomniacal! (Is that a word? It sounds pretty good.) …
March 3, 1994
O’Doul’s for young children
Dear Matthew Alice: What does the law say regarding nonalcoholic beer and wine? Is it legal to drink it while driving? Is a license required to sell it? Can it be purchased and consumed by …
March 3, 1994
National Matthew Alice Appreciation Week
Dearest Matthew Alice: Driving past the main post office on Midway one day, the sign out in front said something about it being National Letter Writing Week. How would one go about designating such a …
March 3, 1994
Don't feed guests what you don't want to eat.
I calculate menu combinations. I consider flavors, colors, textures, and what, that season, the market offers. I ask myself, “What if John drinks too much and chokes on a tiny bone in the bluefish?”
March 3, 1994