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“I’m not a sports fan” . . .
. . . admits No. 1 son, Michael, whenever discussion of the Chargers or the Padres or sports stadiums or whatnot is broached, and points out quickly that performance has proven and is proving that...
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It Used to be Lynch Mobs . . .
. . . solved some of our problems. These days, we just hold elections.
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Prescient Arizona Editor Predicted Pearl Harbor . . .
Editor’s note: This editorial was written by William R. Mathews, who bought the Arizona Daily Star in 1924 and was editor of the newspaper for more than 40 years. He was married to Betty Boyers and...
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The Electoral College Works . . .
.. the way it’s supposed to when you consider the following statistics brought to light by a San Diego Union-Tribune letter to the editor. According to the writer, Hillary Clinton beat Donald Trump by...
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We Know Music Soothes …
… the savage beast and the soul, but chocolate does a pretty good job, too.
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Perry Mason’s Mysteries Rooted in Ventura
A triangular buttress supports the Mission San Buenaventura facade that was fractured by an 1812 earthquake. — Cecil Scaglione photo By Beverly Rahn, Mature Life Features VENTURA, Calif. —- One of...
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While “Do Unto Others”…
. . . butters the skids that silkens society, the 11th Commandment (which was among the five commandments lost when, according to Mel Brooks, Moses dropped the third tablet coming down the mountain),...
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We Haven’t Made it Yet . . .
. . . even though we moved in at the end of last month. Reality of the change still has to sink in. After several decades in our Pacific Beach home that was air-conditioned by Pacific breezes, we...
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Driving With ‘Zonies
It took a couple of months after moving to Aridzona, but we finally found something with which all Grand Canyon Staters seem to agree, without realizing they’re talking about themselves: Aridzona...
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Be it Ever so Jumbled — er, Humble
We’re still asked – at least a couple of times a day – why we moved to Aridzona. And have to explain away that look of askance when the questioners learn we’ve moved here from San Diego. This move from...
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Finally Found Out …
… how to read traffic signals in Aridzona: Red is JUST MISSED MAKING IT ACROSS THE ROAD. Green is I’M GOING ACROSS THE ROAD. Yellow is GO LIKE HELL TO GET ACROSS THE ROAD.
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The Secret of my Success . . .
… is that everybody around me, anybody I’ve ever had contact with, anyone I’ve bought anything from — everyone who’se come within earshot of me — thinks they’re smarter than I am.
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Two types of people piss me off …
… umpires and politicians. At least I can have a beer with an umpire because they admit making mistakes
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Early-Morning Episodes . . .
. . . as seen on pre-breakfast bike rides around Gilbert, Arizona, include: — a shout-out lime-green polyester shirt housing a pony-tailed blond skimming along a side-street sidewalk followed by her...
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AOL Can Go …
… fly apart. I have been one of their most-staunchest defenders, proclaiming loud and long how their benefits far outweigh any bane. I flew in the face of forward-looking critics and critiques touting...
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We’ve had our twin beds . . .
. . . for more than half a year now, and I still can’t tell them apart.
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Getting Through Childhood …
… on pins and needles got us to geezerhood, which we’re getting through on pills and needles.
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You Know You’re Getting Old When …
… your list of dead friends, relatives and acquaintances is longer than your list of living ones.
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Us Old Farts Can Be Invisible …
. . . if my recent visit to a bicycle shop within walking distance of home is valid. While out on a pedal, I dropped into the shop to take a look at all the shiny new toys, ask how long and how much it...
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