Personals JOCKEY BILLY PEARSON 1950’s west coaster, “jockeys would sometimes agree which horse was going to win (by holding their own horses back) and bet it.” CONNECT WITH A PASSED LOVED ONE The Los Angeles …
July 31, 2019
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Mark Miner's classical take on gender fluidity
When classicist Mark Miner read that Mission Hills Town Council President Leah Shuchter was interested in hosting a Drag Queen Story Hour in the Mission Hills Library on Washington Street, he wrote her a letter …
July 31, 2019
Whitesnake’s lonely street of dreams
“Hanging on the promises in songs of yesterday,” the verse goes, “I know what it means / To walk along the lonely street of dreams.” "Lonely street of dreams" is hardly great poetry, and it’s …
July 31, 2019
Who killed the giant squirrel of the Cuyamacas?
We’re not talking about a backyard squirrel, the kind your dog chases up trees at the neighborhood park. This was a burly mountain squirrel, a western gray with steely black eyes and the hind legs …
July 31, 2019
A fateful ride with Kellen Winslow, Jr.
"He said, Hey, do you want to go get some dinner, something to eat? And I said, I already ate dinner. And so then he mentioned coffee. And I said, Sure! Coffee! And for some …
July 31, 2019
GOP launches right-ward San Diego News Desk
Costly mayoral affair The revelation that top members of San Diego Mayor Kevin Faulconer’s official taxpayer-paid staff have been taking out-of-town trips to boost his quest for higher office hasn’t surprised city hall insiders, who …
July 31, 2019
Used to pick up the Reader
Unusual rarity A rare mistake in the Reader Puzzle. Mr. Wilk calls the “quickest point in tennis” an ace, actually, it’s a foot fault. And an argument could be made for calling a “point penalty” …
July 31, 2019
Storytime with Miss Oona Upland
There was no discussion of drag at the Drag Queen Story Hour held in the clean, well-lighted You Belong Here community space last Sunday morning. Charles McGrath, performing as Ms. Oona Upland, noted that he …
July 31, 2019
Pinterest-worthy artisans
Note: a friend of mine, whose name I cannot reveal, from a city somewhere in the United States, the location of which I cannot reveal (but I assure you, wherever you’re thinking, you’re wrong), heard …
July 31, 2019
Enjoy the urban landscape of Canyon Hills Open Space Loop
Canyon Hills Open Space is a surprise and a contrast to the noise from nearby I-15, which is quite close indeed. This open-space area is a reminder why it is so important to continue to …
July 31, 2019