A billion dollars in 2019 money is, like, a billion dollars.
I mention this because 13 years from now, you’re likely to see a sentence like this: “Back in 2019, the budget for California’s planned accounting technology improvement program went past $1 billion—which…
Read MoreA recent survey suggests that California’s capital may be one of the worst places in the U.S. in which to be single.
Well, of course it is. I live here. I’m single. Surely you can do better. Try Bellflower.
I should point out that the survey was conducted by an …
Read MoreCalifornia State University’s board of trustees is still gunning for me even though I got my bachelor’s degree from its Long Beach outpost in 1973. It’s suggesting that freshmen should have to take an additional math or science class to get admitted to one of its 23 …
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Because I’m a bit overdue for an eye exam, I thought a recent New York Times article asked if a cat is a “loofah,” not if a cat is genuinely aloof.
I found the notion of using my beloved tabby, Osborn the Magnificent, as a bath sponge to be not only repugnant, but …
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