“You definitely don't forget," Diane Galiley says. Tiny body clad in A sky-blue pajamas, she’s curled up in a “papasan” chair in the living room of her La Mesa apartment. Watery eyes, huge in her …
August 5, 1993
News & Stories
Diane Gailey helps birthparents find their children
Del Mar Plaza overcomes finicky hostility
A $30 million development covering 69,000 square feet at the intersection of 15th Street and Camino Del Mar, it styles itself as a “European retail village.” Gone, we gather, are megalomaniac spaces of yesteryear’s malls.
August 5, 1993
The noise produced by Rice Krispies
Dear Mr. Alice: My mom said you can answer my question. What makes Rice Krispies cereal make so much noise? — Jodie, age 6, San Diego Hi, Jodie. That’s a pretty big question for a …
August 5, 1993
Past-life regression leads back to Viejas reservation
There were Donax-bean clams, little bivales the size of pinto beans. Then there were scallops, genus Pecten. Finally, there were the small ridged clams, genus Chione. These three species of sea creatures seemed to form …
August 5, 1993
"Shit-eating grin" — a complicated history
Dear Matthew Alice: How did the expression “shit-eatinggrin” originate? We cannot imagine anyone eating shit and looking so happy! — Fran Simonet and John Moore, Faxland No, I’m sorry but I can’t cite the first …
August 5, 1993
The Union-Tribune’s midnight massacre of their dealers
Dealers were notified that if they did not sign the new contract by July 31, they would no longer be provided with newspapers and their newsstand newsrack locks would be forcibly removed.
August 5, 1993