Seeing the picture of Jessica, and seeing it in the presence of Constantino, was too much for Gator. One night, after a Bible study at Constantino’s house. Gator returned to the house with tears streaming down his face.
Thursday, January 28
Dear Matthew Alice, What's the lowdown on knuckle cracking? Is it good or bad for you? Are my knuckles getting bigger every time I crack? Am I going to get arthritis because of it? Are …
Thursday, January 21
I come from very poor people, but when I was a baby, a neighbor girl took care of me while my mother worked and went to the market. I think most people in Mexico have …
Thursday, January 14
New York, New York, it’s a helluva town, the song (and most New Yorkers’ pride) proclaims. The great Babylon of American cities, the true capital of the nation, and home to lots of very tall …
Dear M.A.: I heard from two sources recently that flamingos are pink because they eat shrimp as their main diet. Question: Since shrimp are only pink after they are cooked, how did these sources deduce …
Dear Matthew Alice: It seems to me I've noticed that no matter what dental office you walk into, they all smell the same. What is that smell? — Marie Cook, Lake Worth, Florida It’s probably …
Dear Matt: When did jeans get so popular? Where did they come from? — Wendell, San Diego The unofficial American uniform is purely a domestic invention. The pants date back to Gold Rush days, when …
Thursday, January 7
A couple of years ago I was coming home from a wedding reception in Tijuana, in winter, about 2:00 a.m. While I waited in line at the border in drizzle and showers, a boy around …
"Smith did everything first class, even if it wasn’t with his own money,” Hahn was quoted as saying, praising Smith for his vision in triggering the revival of downtown with his bank building and adjacent West-gate Plaza Hotel.
Dear Mr. Matthew Alice: Why do people wear their wristwatches on their left hands? It seems to be the universal custom. I took a poll, that is, I sat on a bench in a shopping …
The truth about Fightertown is that, with very few exceptions, the only guys with a guaranteed ticket to heaven are the ones wearing the flight suits with the F-14 patches. The women gravitate to these guys.