“I’ve got to cop to something right now,” Wambaugh interrupts himself earnestly, or mock earnestly. “I misspelled Hawthorn Street in Finnegan's Week. I put an E at the end of Hawthorn. I had to confess.”
November 4, 1993
News & Stories
Joseph Wambaugh – Point Loma's new kid on the block
The government takes 20 percent of your lottery earnings
Dear Matthew Alice: Sitting around daydreaming about the California Lottery. Some of us think the 20 percent that they take off the top is just withholding tax and the big winners will eventually pay higher …
November 4, 1993
Why one 100-watt bulb is four times as strong as four 25-watt bulbs
Dear Matthew Alice: According to the phone book, a 100-watt bulb will give four times more light than four 25-watt bulbs. How can this be true? — R.O., downtown Dear Matthew Alice: I'm confused. Why …
November 4, 1993