Once upon a time, in the days when there were many ogres, some pretty flutes were playing in a clearing in the forest, running and laughing, hiding in the deep meadow grasses, then jumping up, …
April 9, 1998
News & Stories
Secrets behind San Diego pipe organs – Spreckels, First Methodist, St. Brigid's
Water splashes over small waterfalls at Black Canyon near Ramona.
In Black Canyon water has amply illustrated its mindless yet artistic ability to sculpt stone. Every once in a great while, a great gush of sediment-laden water tears through the canyon bottom, carving and polishing …
April 9, 1998
My son Fin discovers me, his dad
Da's star is ascendant. Finian is making his first tentative tugs on the old apron strings. He is venturing from the bosom of his mother, working in the kitchen — the bosom of the home …
April 9, 1998
Can a grill be put on jet engines?
Dear Matthew: From time to time, we see news reports about some jet going down after a flock of geese is sucked into its engine. This may be a dumb question, but couldn't jet builders …
April 9, 1998
How do pictures get commissioned on US stamps?
Dear Matthew: Are pictures on U.S. stamps commissioned by the government, or do artists submit their work for consideration as with any other widely published media? Do the artists receive royalties, or do they just …
April 9, 1998
Convention center expansion illegal – U.S. owns the land
Lawrence Graf says the San Diego Unified Port District has no right to build any convention-center extension on land reclaimed from San Diego Bay because it's an illegal authority. The bay belongs solely to the …
April 9, 1998
John Brizzolara 's diary of a hypochondriac
I associate TB with thin, romantic poets and Dashiell Hammett, so in that way, it's kind of cool. I keep waiting to waste away into the frail, sensitive poet I suspect I am deep inside.
April 9, 1998
Padres boosters threaten the Virginia alternative
John Moores and his San Diego Padres haven't yet said the "V" word out loud, but plenty of other locals, including sports writers and editorialists for the Union-Tribune, have been mouthing it. The word is …
April 9, 1998