Dear Matthew: Over the years I've walked most of San Diego's beaches and noticed the lifeguard stations have numbers on them. I've seen them as high as the 20s and 30s. On Mission Beach, just …
October 5, 2000
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Where are lifeguard stations 7 through 9 in Mission Beach?
Why would people be interested in moldy corn from our fields?
Dear Matthew Alice: We grew a lot of corn this year, and some of it got this gross-looking gray and white crud on the ears, so we picked all those and put them out to …
October 5, 2000
Why do so many of our superheroes, such as Batman and Superman, wear capes?
Dear Mr. Alice: I was wondering, why do so many of our superheroes, such as Batman and Superman, wear capes? With the type of work these men do, I would think that the capes would …
September 28, 2000
Can you explain the stamp of the baseball player in the "Celebrate the Century" series?
Dear Matthew Alice: In a set of postage stamps in the "Celebrate the Century" series, there's a stamp bearing an illustration of a baseball player representing the first World Series in 1903. He appears to …
September 21, 2000
What does the #4011 stand for on banana stickers?
Matt: So I eat bananas pretty frequently, and for some reason I kept a couple of those little round stickers they put on bananas in every bunch. They are from separate banana purchases, from separate …
September 21, 2000
Why was Elmira, New York the burial place for Mark Twain? Why was Charles Lindbergh buried in Hana, Maui?
Matt: I was driving through New York State on vacation recently and passing Elmira, New York. I learned that it was the burial place of Mark Twain. Do you know why? Of all the places …
September 14, 2000
Is the bacon that we get from Original Pancake House and Mission Cafe available to purchase?
Dear Matthew Alice: My husband and I really enjoy the savory, thick bacon that we get with breakfast at the Original Pancake House and at Mission Café. Is it available to "ordinary" folks? -- Mrs. …
September 14, 2000
What kind of health danger could a person experience from eating hot sauce?
Hey, Matt: A friend of mine told me a story about her boss, who was on a business trip to Chicago. One night he was in a restaurant that had on the menu something called …
September 7, 2000
What happened to the wooden black horse statue that was outside Mimmo's Italian Village on India Street?
Heymatt: What happened to the wooden black horse statue that was outside Mimmo's Italian Village (next to Filippi's) on India Street? Please reply soon. Our four-year-old daughter is quite distraught over its disappearance. -- Jill …
September 7, 2000
What are the large cylinders for on top of the first hill north of Mira Mesa along the I-15?
Dear Matt A.: There are these large cylinders on top of the first hill north of Mira Mesa along the I-15. I think that the same type of twin cylinders exist (because I've climbed up …
August 31, 2000
What is that UFO-looking thing behind the Design Center building at Fifth and Brookes in Hillcrest?
Matmail: What is that UFO-looking thing behind the Design Center building at Fifth and Brookes in Hillcrest? -- Rachel, UCSD The green spaceship in the canyon was one man's dream of the mobile home of …
August 24, 2000