The first curious thing about commuting by car is that in some ways it is the exact opposite of travel in general. When we travel we do so with our eyes and ears open, asking …
September 12, 1996
News & Stories
San Diego commute – by bicycle, trolley, car pool, van pool, Coaster, and alone in car
Coal mining at Torrey Pines and Point Loma
Dear Matmail: The highest man-made point in the county [mentioned in an answer several weeks ago] is at the top of Hot Springs Mountain, but it is the creaky, abandoned fire tower, not the radio …
September 12, 1996
Mirror images only reversed horizontally, not vertically
Dear Matthew Alice: This sounds like a dumb question until somebody tries to explain it and finds out it isn’t so simple. Why do we perceive an image in a mirror as reversed horizontally, but …
September 12, 1996