This is an essay that no father wants to write. Last Friday was my third son’s 34th birthday, one of the happier days of my life. Tomorrow will mark the anniversary of my oldest son’s birth, months after his mother left our marriage. Any parent would be thrilled to celebrate the birthdays of two of his children less than a … Read More
Dance Day Saturday
Dancers of every level are invited to enjoy master classes taught by college and studio instructors and other dance professionals at the Semi-Annual Dance Day at West Los Angeles College on Saturday from 9:30 to 2:30. Classes will include ballet, modern, contemporary, jazz, tap, belly dance, flamenco, yoga, African dance, and more. “I had a blast at Dance Day last … Read More
Anyone Sliding Safely into Home Plate?
I thought of diversity-touting City Councilperson Meghan Sahli-Wells when I read this story. It must have been ripped from the comic pages. Surely it did not appear in a real newspaper. The dopey Democrat circus has come to town again, schlepping a mountain of mirth. Thank you, G-d, again for creating leftists so that when we are laboriously toiling, we … Read More
Rose Steps Away from Chamber into Whole New Life
Mr.Steve Rose
First of two parts Since Friday was Closing Day for Steve Rose after 30 years as president and CEO of the Chamber of Commerce, convention, if not the manners your mother hoped you would remember, called for more than a cursory check-in. When Mr. Rose announced his pending retirement last July, a month before his71st birthday, he announced travel destinations … Read More
‘My Awful Experience on the School Board’
Mr. Gourley
Re “Mr. Gourley’s Last Lousy Job” Hard to believe that someone as garrulous as Steve Gourley could just walk away from public life, after 23 high-profile years in and near City Hall. Six years ago this month, the attorney and former state official insists today that he just kept stepped. Never glance in the rear-view. No regrets. So what … Read More
How to Fatten Math Scores
Students in the classroom
An unexpected dip in math scores across California has state officials considering adjustments to the new school accountability system that otherwise would tarnish many schools with failing grades. Because the new performance system is limited to just three years of data, analysts at the state Dept. of Education said the results from math testing in 2017 were lower enough from … Read More
Our Own Hotel: Room for 15!
Since I started using the S+ sleep device to track my sleep, I have been thinking about how to get a better night’s sleep. I realized this week that my very famous MyPillow was not very comfortable after all. I have been using MyPillow on and off since I bought it almost one year ago. With all its hype, I … Read More
Rock Musical Tonight
The first performance of The Golden Flee will be this evening in the Rotunda Room of the Vets Auditorium, an original rock musical that follows the adventures of the rock band Jason & the Argonauts as they journey towards Hollywood stardom. The Monarch Theatre Guild will present three performances, all at 8 o’clock. The second staging will be one week … Read More
3 Million Is a Huge Achievement for Israel
Dateline Jerusalem — Mazal (or mazel) means luck, in Hebrew and in Yiddish, respectively. Whether it be winning the lottery or any gift or prize, some people have mazal the rest of us often wish we had. For my 15th birthday my grandmother, may she rest in peace, bought me 15 lottery tickets. I won $2 total! The only time I … Read More
When Alice in Wonderland Rides Again. Oops.
Ms. Huffman
Alice Huffman is old enough to remember when there was racism in America, not the cartoon-generated antics of her contemporary friends on the left. Huffy, however, turned huffy this week. She launched an unintentional round of jokes – on her. Huffy (straight face now, kid) is president of the – please, oh, my, please, please, please, please excuse the expression … Read More