05.30.2024 Around the Island Just saying: He and me We were high school classmates. We were fellow musicians — saxophonists. I was a student council sort of guy (not sure why). He was a fine fellow but a...
03.24.2024 Around the Island Just Saying: A fan(atic’s) notes Thursday is Opening Day for Major League Baseball. If you are a mildly rabid fan, like me, the days after the World Series are rather gloomy. Opening Day seems...
03.13.2024 Around the Island Column: Remembering Faye I knew her a little bit in Los Angeles when I was in low middle management in Metro at the L.A. Times. She had been hired away from The...
02.02.2024 Around the Island Just Saying: A survey on successful snoring Disclaimer: The following column is not, in any way, shape or form, based on any actions or personal traits of my wife. It is based on my general life...
08.15.2023 Around the Island Just Saying: Look to the heavens When I was a kid in grade school, I became quite focused on two subjects that fell outside the usual academic regimen: Egypt and astronomy. How this came to...