Our namesake lies due west of Corpus Christi, past flat miles of sorghum, wheat and cotton fields, and towns with shops smelling of blood that, for pennies per pounds, will butcher the deer you shot …

Pacific Beach, some say, is becoming an increasingly racist place. White gangs like P.B. Vurmin (sic?) have sprung up in the western end of the community, as if to counter the growing presence of blacks …

Dear Matthew Alice: When we're feeling good, why do we say we’re on cloud 9? What about clouds I through 8? Could things ever get so good that we'd be on cloud 10 or 12? …

Dear Matthew Alice: I thought my new boyfriend was shy because he wouldn’t take off his shirt for the first five months we were dating. Then I learned the reason. He has a diminutive nipple …

It is like baking a cake. I stir, I knead, I pound, I twist, I bake you. I drawn you in tears I scorch you in sobs. I make you a sweet and crisp, an …

Dear Matthew Alice: My co-worker and I are having a friendly discussion. It’s my understanding that after a person dies, their hair and nails continue to grow, at least for a short time. My co-worker …

Dear Matthew (Doc) Alice: My Frau is a recent transplant from Germany. She believes that the frequent temperature swings we experience in San Diego’s autumn (often compelling her to add or remove extra clothing several …

The Jamul tribe announced it had entered into a preliminary management agreement with Station Casinos, Inc., of Las Vegas. Company officials said the gaming center would initially feature high-stakes bingo, off-track betting, and pull tabs

“Indians came to the valley in the ’20s. They settled out there, particularly the Punjabis, and married Mexican girls because they couldn’t marry Americans. That’s why out in Calexico you’ve got so many Mexican kids named Singh."

Dear Matthew Alice: What are all of the ingredients in cigarettes, and why aren't the tobacco companies legally required by the FDA to list those ingredients on the backs or sides of their packages like …

Dear Matthew Alice: When I opened my wallet this morning (Christmas morning, no less), I pulled out a dollar bill that had a little star on it — right after the serial number, where a …

In the year 2525, If man is still alive, If woman can survive, They may find.... —"In the Year 2525", Zager & Evans, 1969 They may find...what? What might America's Finest City be like in …

Then came the scary part: combining the egg-sugar mix with the hot rice and milk. Why this always scares me is if the rice and milk are over 150 degrees F, the eggs may curdle.

Dear Matthew Alice: You know that horrible feeling when you need to sneeze but can't? If you look at a light just at that difficult moment the sneeze comes. Why? — Ron King, El Paso, …

Hey, Matt: If anybody can answer this one, it's you. Why do all ventriloquists’ dummies look alike? And why do they all look so goofy? — No Dummy, North Park Thanks, pal. I’m not sure …

Dear Matthew Alice: A friend of mine insists that an ice cube tray filled with warm water will freeze faster than cold water would. This smells like an old wives’ tale, but I thought I’d …

"He was a partner to Jack Dempsey in the Ensenada La Playa hotel venture, and he insisted on our coming to Tijuana right then, so he could entertain us. He owns the famous Long Bar.”