Haiku #1 where the fuck’s my car? don’t even gotta be drunk no more t’ lose it! Gig Let it be known, to begin with, that I didn’t ask for this, but was asked — …
May 2, 2002
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Autumn Rhythm
Cheetah's in Kearny Mesa thrives with lap dancing
The Reverend Dr. Ted McIlvenna settles his massive frame into a large, overstuffed couch and invites a visitor to join him for a discussion about nude dancing, morality, the First Amendment, and political corruption in …
May 2, 2002
Afghan Dust Jams Mouse Guns
Beginning with Vietnam, American soldiers and Marines have carried the M-16 rifle. And the virtues and vices of the black rifle have been argued by military men and gun enthusiasts ever since. The central issue …
May 2, 2002
Copley Stadium
In most big cities, word that a Major League Baseball team had missed the first $45.8 million payment to a "public-private" partnership with city hall to build a $450 million-plus downtown stadium would merit screaming …
May 2, 2002
I blew off that traffic ticket. Am I headed for jail?
Dearest Matt: I received a "red light" citation many months ago in the mail and never took care of it. A friend of mine also received a citation (hers was on a traffic stop) over …
May 2, 2002
Peanut shells -- a new snack-time treat! (With a brief treatise on spit.)
Hey matt: I just love peanuts. I know they are good for you -- great protein, good type of fat -- just a great snack. My question is, can I eat the shell too? My …
May 2, 2002
Visit the Peter Strauss Ranch, a would-be Disneyland in the wilds of the Santa Monica Mountains.
The 65-acre Peter Strauss Ranch, now a postage-stamp patch of open space within the gerrymandered Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area, was purchased from its former owner, actor and producer Peter Strauss, in 1983. In …
May 2, 2002