Taking the measure of our discontent

The Great Recession of 2008-2009 wasn't your typical recession. In every other recession in postwar history, the economy rebounded withi...

what to wear for the home & garden tour

The Newport Harbor Home and Garden Tour is  coming up in two weeks, so a few of my friends and I are already thinking about what to wear. ...

Surf Ride/Бурун Автомобиль

Sideburn has easily the most entertaining blog on the internet, even if you're not so concerned about motorcyles. A recent post of thei...

SAT Details of Future Changes

As many of you know, the SAT will be drastically changing in the spring of 2016. This will mainly affect current freshmen and anyone younger...

vintage inspired jewelry display

A newly acquired, "had-to-have-it" dress form from Magnolia Mews .   perfect for my vintage goodies! as you can see, I have a thin...

Housing continues its slow recovery

Housing prices as measured by Case-Shiller rose almost 13% in the year ending February, which was roughly in line with expectations. In nomi...

Point Defiance

While Owen Beach was broad and stable and seemed well stocked with sediment, the situation changes as you walk north toward Point Defiance i...

Owen Beach

The shoreline of Point Defiance offers some interesting contrasts - as this and the next post will show.  On the east side, Owen Beach is a ...

AAfCW 2014 Volunteer Update #4

This is the fourth weekly update by the Audubon Alliance for Coastal Waterbirds (AAfCW) for the 2014 season. Today's update includes rep...

The right way to look at inequality

By now there are many dozens of reviews of Thomas Piketty's new book about the "problem" of inequality,  Capital in the Twenty...

Another reason to be a local beach hunter

In my "Hardcore Beach Hunting" book, I touch on the subject of traveling to metal detect.  In my opinion, you are always better of...

Lifting Off to Great Gull Island

Last week a very cool operation took place to help coastal waterbirds and it started on a Groton airstrip! Audubon Alliance for Coastal Wate...

we have a winner!

Congratulations Angela Smith of South Carolina, you are the winner of the Turquoise Stripe Palm Springs Scarf!  Thank you for entering the g...