The first time I lay down on a waterbed, I thought, “Who wouldn’t want one of these?” The undulating motion of the water, the evenly distributed pressure against my body — so relaxing, and sensual …
May 31, 2023
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Waterbeds – from my La Jolla garage studio to Paris
Even Fox feeds Toni Atkins cash machine
Toni and Rupert’s political romance Controversial right-wing commentator Tucker Carlson is out of a job, and Fox News is poorer by $787.5 million, thanks to its settlement with Dominion Voting Systems over defamation charges arising …
May 31, 2023
My month in San Diego jail
“Be strong!” said my brother as I was led out of the courtroom. I had just been sentenced to 90 days in the county jail for possession with intent to sell. I had hired the …
May 31, 2023
Books do furnish a room: from Fashion Valley’s Banana Republic to Burning Man
Books do furnish a room “More Luxury Coming Soon!” promised the poster at Fashion Valley, by way of explaining and apologizing for the mall’s rough-and-tumble construction zone vibe. But inside Banana Republic, it had already …
May 31, 2023
Papa Simp meets the Karen killer
I was frustrated. I hadn’t asked for a Tesla when I made the rental car reservation. I certainly hadn’t asked for a Tesla with the pre-set user name Papa Simp. (I move my seat back, …
May 31, 2023
When will San Diego's lithium-ion fires stop?
On May 18, a Zero electric scooter caught fire at an apartment complex in Normal Heights. The Thursday night fire by the hillside overlooking Mission Valley and just west of the 805 was the fifth …
May 30, 2023
Crape Myrtles vs Crepe Myrtles, Ocean Temps on the Upturn
Call them crape myrtles or crepe myrtles, both names correctly describe the deciduous small trees from the Lagerstroemia genus in the loosestrife family (Lythraceae). Crape Myrtles are in bloom around San Diego this month through …
May 29, 2023
933 more bedrooms for Rolando stirs up locals
San Diego sides with Carmel Partners in Rolando project The Boulevard at 63rd, formerly known as Centrepoint Luxury Apartments from developer Carmel Partners, has been at the center of a controversy that so far has …
May 29, 2023
Cool Start for a Predicted El Niño Year
Dock Totals 5/14 – 5/27: 5081 anglers aboard 247 half-day to 3-day trips out of San Diego landings over the past two weeks caught 1 barracuda, 2849 bluefin tuna (up to 186 pounds), 30 bocaccio, …
May 28, 2023
San Diego megachurches, storefront churches – why would you go?
San Diego's Antiochian Orthodox church surprises. He looks like a regular young guy — maybe late 20s or early 30s. Head shaved to mask a receding hairline, a black goatee to offset the baldness, the …
May 28, 2023
The Cold War and the Bali Hai
Shelter Island’s Bali Hai was never some little grog shop “Special Tables for Spies, Espionage Agents to View the U.S. Fleet — Binoculars furnished to U.S. Citizens only,” said a 1950s advertisement for the restaurant. …
May 27, 2023
Brahms and Dvorak with Payare and Barnatan
Rigorous is a word that rarely raises its strict head in the fair city of San Diego. Relaxation is the dominant paradigm. Rigor must hide in the shadows cast by the eternal sunny disposition of …
May 26, 2023
Tats and tots
Oceanside’s Ryes & Grind is a West Coast Jewish Deli that gives off upscale coffee shop vibes, underlain by a tinge of surfer grunge. Most people I saw dining in either wore beanies or had …
May 26, 2023
Experience the sprawling housing complex of this Rancho Santa Fe Mediterranean estate
As regular readers already know, we look at some pretty nice houses here at Unreal. But if you’re wealthy enough to be looking at homes in one of the country’s most expensive communities, property that …
May 26, 2023
Gunner Gunner reunion in OB, Joshua White in La Jolla, Music Fest in North Park, Jazz Organ Summit in La Mesa, Doyle of The Misfits in the daytime
After graduating from La Jolla High in 2011, singer/songwriter Josh Blevins attended Pepperdine before enrolling at SDSU and launching Gunner Gunner around 2014. After a long period of inactivity, the band will perform a reunion …
May 25, 2023