You know, we really do live in a small community.
I was recently preparing for an interview with the local band Cephalopod, checking out photos on their MySpace page, when I noticed something familiar.
My home.
I should point out that’d I’d never met any of the band members at that point. But there they were, pictured in […]
Posted on April 26th, 2007 by Pat
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Now those crazy Rubes are going to need a limo driver, an agent and a SAG card.
The characters from Leigh Rubin’s syndicated comic debuted on the big screen over the weekend, appearing in a movie screened at the Newport Beach Film Festival.
Rubin’s characters, which he draws daily from his home in Nipomo, kick off the […]
Posted on April 23rd, 2007 by Pat
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The last time I went to the doctor’s office, I was horrified to discover my condition.
I’m not talking about my diagnosis; I’m talking about my weight.
I had gone in for an ear infection, but for some reason they insisted on weighing me first, making me wonder: What’s the correlation between weight and ear aches?
As I […]
Posted on April 19th, 2007 by Pat
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Since it was such a lovely day, I recently drove to the Pismo Pier for lunch, figuring I’d breathe in the ocean air and what-not. And as I pulled into the parking lot, I thought: How cool that you don’t have to pay to park here! In this day and age, you figure, the city […]
Posted on April 10th, 2007 by Pat
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So I was home sick for a couple of days (Health tip of the day: Don’t enter a jacuzzi before testing the chlorine level) and found myself watching a couple of baseball games while lying on the couch, allowing medicine to seep into my ear.
During the White Sox-Indians game, Queen’s “We Will Rock You” blared […]
Posted on April 9th, 2007 by Pat
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Mickey Dora would think I’m a dork.
I recently read an old interview with Dora, the cranky Malibu surf legend, during which he mocked what he called “surf posers,” claiming they all headed to the beach with giddy smiles and ukuleles.
Well, I hate to disappoint the spirit of Dora, but I’m headed for a surf trip […]
Posted on April 4th, 2007 by Pat
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