Here in beautiful San Diego, it continues to be a buyer’s real estate market. With housing prices significantly down from four to five years ago and mortgage interest rates being historically low, it is a great time to buy. Real estate is not as complicated as it may seem to be. I know there are…
To me, the funniest moment of The Muppets, Disney’s reboot of the beloved puppet franchise, comes about ten minutes before the end of the movie when Camilla and the other chickens do a rousing rendition of Cee Lo Green’s “Fuck You.” They replace every lyric with “Bawk!” and are dressed like Vegas show girls. That…
Having watched the Republican Primary debates unfold, it has become clear to me that you will soon run out of candidates to surge to the top of the field. With nearly a month until the Iowa caucuses, only Rick Santorum and John Huntsman have not had their day in the sun. Before you again beg…
thursday, dec. 1 Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons Antonio Vivaldi, the red-haired priest, taught music at the Devout Hospital of Mercy, an orphanage for abandoned children in Venice. Girls were taught music at the orphanage, and the best of them could stay indefinitely. They became part of Vivaldi’s all-girl orchestra, who became the darlings of Europe….
This week, following the Insider’s bistro theme, I want to share with you two great bistro-style eateries. Let’s start with one of the cooler places people drive past and never notice in Hillcrest/Mission Hills, and that is the Mediterranean Café on West Washington Street. Check out the increasingly popular Insider Scoop box for the second…
insider scoop Voyou is a wonderful, modern-style French bistro. By modern I mean chic, cozy, sexy and trendy. The bar area has recently been remodeled, and if you have visited in the past it is worth a second look. On Friday last, I joined a small group of chefs there and we had a total…
A popular skit at camps involves about a dozen folks lined up side-by-side, looking anxious and frustrated facing the audience. Each person rests a left elbow on the right shoulder of their neighbor. Then, from left to right, each member asks, “Is it time yet?” When the question arrives at the end of the line,…
