A dinner invitation asked for a story from all guests; theme: finding meaning. Here it is. IT’S A SUNNY AFTERNOON IN JULY RICHARD WELLS...

Whew! The Dodgers finally lived up to their name. They narrowly Dodged a bullet this week, successfully honoring LGBTQ+ individuals at...

Shall I sit back, a jaded smug observer, While Trumpy foul excrescence clots the stage? As unrelenting sycophantic mobs Lay waste a grand...

Not a new poem. Just found it. FOLLOW THE LEADER The border needs to be secured Those Mexican beans we’ll make them jump, They take our...

A riot was narrowly averted yesterday at Mira Costa High School when a mob of several hundred teenage boys surrounded the administration...

Three dubious candidates for the Manhattan Beach school board have decided to run as a team and dubbed themselves the Trifecta. This...

The police promotion event euphemistically called National Night Out is a disturbing, but not surprising continuation of America’s...

He lost, so just get over it, And let’s move on, enjoy your life. Unless your preference is to whine and Stoke unnecessary strife. No...

The city council of Zoombahboo, Alabama, population 212, created quite a stir this week when they refused to remove the last remaining...

I found this anonymous poem, apparently written by the group Concerned Residents Against Payments. SOMETHING NICE Apologize? that’s much...

“Are you ready to start your vocabulary homework, sweetie?” I asked, posing the familiar question I hadn’t asked in almost a year. The...

The sordid tale of Bruce’s Beach Presents for us a truth to teach The path we choose might still defuse The simmering strains of racial...

With all the tart complaints about Garcetti, And I’m the first to say they aren’t petty, Still something’s wrong with critics who have...

We’ve never had a parking problem on our street; not until Lexus Lucy moved in. We didn’t know her name for quite awhile. Everyone in...

Suzanne Hadley’s quest for the ceremonial Mayor’s gavel got a boost today when a team of archaeologists near Mt. Ararat in Turkey...

I just got my brand new subscription to Sirius XM radio. I must say I am impressed. There are thirty-six rock and pop stations; there...

Dedicated readers: An old essay. Merle Bell practically shouted, “I voted for him for President. He’s a great guy. He’s the kind of...

Dedicated readers: An old essay. Every once in a while, in the midst of all the ills of society, in the midst of lethargy, corruption...

Amid the continuing debate over Rachel Dolezal and her racial and cultural identity, a new word has emerged to describe Ms. Dolezal and...

Dedicated readers: An old essay. My back is sore. I hurt it the other day. It happens every time I try to drag one of those right wing...