A couple of years ago I was coming home from a wedding reception in Tijuana, in winter, about 2:00 a.m. While I waited in line at the border in drizzle and showers, a boy around …
January 7, 1993
News & Stories
Mother Teresa's Tijuana legacy
How C. Arnholt Smith got Ernie Hahn – and Fashion Valley – going
"Smith did everything first class, even if it wasn’t with his own money,” Hahn was quoted as saying, praising Smith for his vision in triggering the revival of downtown with his bank building and adjacent West-gate Plaza Hotel.
January 7, 1993
Watches belong on the left hand
Dear Mr. Matthew Alice: Why do people wear their wristwatches on their left hands? It seems to be the universal custom. I took a poll, that is, I sat on a bench in a shopping …
January 7, 1993
The helo-driving culture of Camp Pendleton
The truth about Fightertown is that, with very few exceptions, the only guys with a guaranteed ticket to heaven are the ones wearing the flight suits with the F-14 patches. The women gravitate to these guys.
January 7, 1993