Golden Dreams
Nota Bene: This tale is one way of coping with a seemingly insurmountable problem. It does not contain a shred of disrespect for the unhoused. <inline type="photothumb" id="159038" href="" align="right" />I was piloting my drone near …
In 1971, Morlin Childers — an amateur archaeologist who had discovered the mysterious sunken ship under the surface of Laguna Salada — brought Imperial Valley College archaeology instructor Dr. Erlinda Burton and her field class …
When Woodbridge “Woody” Parker Brown first beheld La Jolla in 1937, he wasn’t looking to surf. A glider pilot, he preferred air currents to wave breaks. His wife would tow his motorless airplane to the …
Video:GOLDEN DREAMS: How to make a hit Christmas song“You’re just in time, buddy,” says Erik, “for Christmas 2025.” Shucks. I’ve come to Erik desperate to find out how to get my Christmas song recorded and …
Video:GOLDEN DREAMS: A different sort of Trumpian comeback?Once, Donald Trump had a dream for Baja California — well, at least for a cut from the sales that came from attaching his name to a dream …
You think you know people, and then you discover you don’t. Not by half.Diana and I are chatting over a glass of wine, reminiscing about childhood. “When I was seven,” I say, “I was chased …
Dave Carr threw Raging Cider’s ninth anniversary party the other night. My friend Kim and I drove up to the cider bar in San Marcos because, as Kim said, “Dave’s a really, really good friend, …
As I pulled out my single dollar bill, I shrugged my shoulders and made a sad face at the Vietnamese man behind the glass at Oceanside’s Hill Street Donut House. The jelly donut I wanted …
Given the setbacks that have befallen the Ocean Beach and Oceanside piers — because of storms and fire, respectively — it is perhaps not surprising that the partial shutdown at the historic Crystal Pier in …
On a sweltering El Cajon evening this past summer, I found myself inside Testo Pepesto, the Main Street Italian restaurant. As I waited for the hostess, I inspected a wall next to the entrance that …
Among the body building cognoscenti, Frank Zane — the Mr. Universe of 1971, Mr. Olympia of ’77, ’78, and ’79, and resident of La Mesa since ’97 — is a legend with few peers. His …
A few months ago, MTS instituted a new payment system for their buses, one that enabled its Pronto machines to take credit cards as payment. But there was no formal announcement. When MTS switched from …
Ten Olympian surfers will compete in the Lexus World Surf League Finals, a one-day event held at Lower Trestles, north of Oceanside, sometime between Sept. 6 and Sept.16, depending on when the best waves arrive. …
Video:GOLDEN DREAMS: Biophilic design connects people to nature“We’re tucking our kids into the fridge at night,” says Bob Burnett. “It’s not right.” Indeed, while San Diegans are enjoying (or cursing) the summer heat, many Kiwis, …
Who knew that power boats would be the news at this year’s America’s Cup? The world’s oldest sporting competition — for sailboats, mind you — starts up again later this month in Barcelona, Spain. No …
Video:GOLDEN DREAMS: Igor the pelican is hungryA funny old bird is the pelicanHis beak can hold more than his belican. Food for a week he can hold in his beak, But I don’t know how the helican.That’s …