Out Loud: October 20, 2016: In Memory
Next Wednesday, Oct. 26, marks the 10th anniversary of the start of the Esperanza Fire that took the lives of five of our U.S....
Out Loud: April 19, 2018
Since buying the TC in 2013, Jack and I have little time to travel — unlike after he retired in 2010. We dream...
Out Loud: Facebook …
The more time I spend on Facebook, the less I enjoy it any longer.
It sufficiently keeps me up-to-date on distant relatives and friends but...
Out Loud: A nice Father’s Day
Like most local homes, ours only cools down during the night when we have these serious hot spells. Otherwise, we start melting inside about...
Out Loud: September 17, 2015
Fred S. McChesney, a professor of law and economics at the University of Miami, wrote an intelligent opinion for the Washington Post on Sept....
Out Loud: January 19, 2017: Snow Visitors
Has the time come for local residents to put up locked fences on their property to keep people from destroying it?
On Sunday while Jack...
Out Loud: More about the Brown Act …
I start by wishing you a Happy New Year and diving right into a favorite subject, as all of you who have read this...
Out Loud: “A Man Called God”
Most of the time, when a reporter goes to cover a feature story, they’ve done some background research and carry along some questions to...
Out loud: Pet food …
You know those websites offering free samples with just a click and then, after you click once, you find endless requirements to click through...
Out Loud: Furlough
Monday night, a vaguely familiar man behind the restaurant bar fessed up to being a new employee and deferred our orders to...