On the coffee table in front of the fireplace the maid set out Earl Grey tea and thick slices of Christmas cake. A German shepherd dozed on the Oriental rug near the crackling, popping fire. …
February 4, 1999
News & Stories
Brett Hesser made the doors. He charged $7200 for them.
Is it legal not to mention the "fine print?"
To: [email protected] Subject: gyms I recently terminated my membership at the [name omitted] gym and was outraged that they are charging me for two months of fees beyond my cancellation date. They say they are …
February 4, 1999
Mine Wash of Anza-Borrego Desert State Park
Tranquil Mine Canyon and its several tributaries slash deep into the Pinyon Mountains of central Anza-Borrego Desert State Park. Day after day, year after year, the parched ravines and boulder-splintered hillsides lie open to the …
February 4, 1999
Tijuana winds up on an international Dangerous Cities list
Tijuana has joined a list of cities it doesn't want to join: it has been ranked one of the most dangerous business-travel destinations in the world. Houston-based Air Security International, which caters to private-jet-flying executives, …
February 4, 1999
The long, strange journey of our little yellow friend the banana to Ocean Beach
You're a banana. For months you and your siblings have grown up in a clump, hanging from a tree in Ecuador. Life is good, basking in the tropical sun and rain showers. But one day, …
February 4, 1999
Kehoe, Golding defend pro-library bumper stickers on city of San Diego cars
E-mail may have arrived at the San Diego City Council, but that hasn't improved the clarity of the messages some councilmembers are sending with it. Example number one: the fuss over bumper stickers on city-owned …
February 4, 1999