Heymatt:In every place I have lived, throw rugs on top of carpeting have migrated in one direction. They move quite quickly. Even a six-by-nine-foot with furniture on it will migrate. I always assumed that foot …
April 3, 2013
Straight from the Hip
Archived articles
Creeping carpets
Car closeouts
Heymatt: I am in the market to buy a new car. I have visited several dealerships looking for a good deal. Seeing all these new cars, I started to wonder if they all get sold, …
April 3, 2013
The battling 'Bertos
Hey Matt: I used to live in San Diego and ate at Aliberto’s, Rigoberto’s, and all the other iterations of ’Berto’s I could find. I just saw your article from March 16, 2000, and I …
April 3, 2013
Rough treatment for a charliehorse
Heymatt: Once or twice a year, I will wake to a charlie-horse. In my leg. I always instinctively pound the offending muscle group with my fist. I’d like to know if this is a universal …
March 27, 2013
The highest chair in Del Cerro
Matt: Going east along the I-8 before the College turn-off to SDSU, if you look left you will see a giant highchair on the hill below Del Cerro. Or a ladder. Or something. It’s out …
March 27, 2013
Mission Valley’s fiberglass go-go girl
Heymatt: Back in the ’60’s, ’70s, there was a big statue of a go-go girl on a sign in Mission Valley/Grantville that was visible from the 8. I seem to remember that she was all …
March 27, 2013
The opposite of a homonym
Homonyms vs. Homophones vs. Homographs vs. Heterographs vs. Heteronyms
March 20, 2013
Duggars and taxes
Heymatt: If the Duggars have 20 kids — that’s a lot, by the way — I was wondering what Ma & Pa Duggar claim on their taxes. Is it possible to claim all the kids …
March 20, 2013
Metal sidewalk markers
Hi MA, In my neighborhood, the sidewalks have these metal buttons embedded in the sidewalk. They look like an oversized Levi’s jeans rivet, are made of copper or brass, and are stamped with “LS 5456.” …
March 20, 2013
Cable-company monopolies
The travesty of cable-company monopolies held by Time Warner and Cox Communications.
March 13, 2013
Saggy-pants origin
Hello Matt: I hope this finds you and the Elves doing well. I know I am un-hip to most things these days, but something has puzzled me for quite some time. Why do certain fellows …
March 13, 2013