Dried citrus can yield sweet result
Laura Woolfrey-Macklem
June 13, 2013
About six months ago, I found myself with 20 pounds of free grapefruit after combining a coupon with a store special. My daughter looked up at me with a cocked eyebrow, then questioned my sanity for buying 20 pounds of grapefruit. All four bags ended up being 16 cents total, so how could I turn it down?... Read more »
Warm memories can help make this summer joyful
Barbara Basia Koenig
June 13, 2013
For many of us, summer comes with a host of happy memories recalling its lazy, hazy days of play and adventure. The summer season offers a delightful time to make happy memories to last for a lifetime of remembrance. Somewhere in your bank of stored fond memories is a place, a time, when you were delighted... Read more »
Is there a punch line to Encinitas politics?
Roman S. Koenig
June 3, 2013
I first learned that Encinitas politics was nasty business when the punches were thrown. Literally. The realization hit me – figuratively – when I was attending a community business meeting in 2002. Not surprisingly, politics was just as much on the agenda as business. I don’t know what the kerfuffle... Read more »
Fewer homeless, but more to the story
Kent Davy
May 1, 2013
A verse in Matthew reminds us that “you will have the poor with you always” – the gospel writer is probably referring to the homeless, too. Even though a great many goodhearted people try to make sure there’s a roof over every head, it’s never going to work out for everyone. And that is true... Read more »
Would you like fries with your city?
Roman S. Koenig
April 8, 2013
I’m not really clear on our city’s apparent infatuation with fast-food restaurants. Is it part of our larger culture’s obesity epidemic? Is it comfort food to nourish our collective depression? Or have we become “Anytown USA” instead of Encinitas? Unfortunately, “Anytown USA” is the most... Read more »
Bag ban could be law of unintended consequences
Kent Davy
April 2, 2013
Oh, Lordy, save us from ourselves. The well-intentioned bag ban talk is back. The solons of the city of Encinitas are considering imposing their wisdom on the rest of us by prohibiting stores from giving their shoppers goods in single-use polyethylene bags – all in the spirit of Michael “Big Gulp”... Read more »
Will ‘right to vote’ really save the magic?
Roman S. Koenig
March 26, 2013
If you want to find a hint of the North County coast that once was, take a trek up to the Central Coast. Each January, I take a trip to Morro Bay for a college journalism faculty conference. It’s one I look forward to all year, in large part because the small town by the bay reminds me of some characteristics... Read more »
Deciphering the mysteries of dreams takes interpretation
Barbara Basia Koenig
March 26, 2013
Horoscopes are a very popular source of advice for many who enjoy astrology. My morning routine includes reading the daily horoscope, and I read two sources to get a broader view. One day recently, the first source said, “Resist being mysterious.” The second source said, “Stay a little mysterious.”... Read more »
Hilltop park offers many views to ponder
Kent Davy
March 1, 2013
On a clear day, you can see forever. Or sometimes it seems that way. On a warm Sunday afternoon recently, we hiked along the San Marcos ridgeline trails, starting just west of the Double Peak parking lot (a wonderful place, by the way, to see North County in 360 degrees), stepping around the north side... Read more »
Expect challenging, enriching year of the snake
Barbara Basia Koenig
February 10, 2013
Happy New Year, and welcome to the Chinese new year of the Black Water Snake on Feb. 10. Before you throw the covers over your head and decide to sleep this one out, let’s look on the bright side. The world did not come to an end with the end of the ancient Mayan calendar on Dec. 21. We did not go... Read more »
