Horsing Around With Expressions Before Big Race
June 7, 2014
With the running of the Belmont Stakes this afternoon, many of us will be keenly rooting for California Chrome, whose speed, stamina, spunk and humble
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With the running of the Belmont Stakes this afternoon, many of us will be keenly rooting for California Chrome, whose speed, stamina, spunk and humble
Tomorrow more than 30,000 runners, energized by 40 live bands and Elysian weather, will roll through San Diego in the Rock ‘n’ Roll Marathon. Why
I’m button-burstingly proud to announce that, in two days, I’ll be celebrating my trombone birthday. You know which one that is: “76 trombones led the
Old punsters never die — they just go to their reword. My recent column on “Old soldiers never die — they just fade away”
Mothers are so proud of their children, even when they’re the mothers of little monsters. One monster mother said to another one, “You have
As you may have guessed by now, I am an unrepentant English major. In 1955, I entered Haverford College, just outside of Philadelphia, as a
I’m pleased to report that I’ll be emceeing one of the five open-air stages at the San Diego Student Shakespeare Festival, to be held next
In four days will arrive the 450th anniversary of the birth of the greatest playwright, poet and wordmaker who ever trod the earthly stage.
About a month ago, my U-T colleague in columny, Logan Jenkins, spotlighted a PETA ad displayed in the San Diego International Airport. “Welcome to