We were there for the Irvine Park Railroad Easter Egg Hunt. It takes place right around the area that is part of the Irvine Park Railroad Station at Irvine Regional…

“Don’t throw that away, we might need it someday.” Famous last words? No, a common saying around our house and many, many others. Even in homes that are neat and…

When did going to Disneyland become a battlefield between Disney fans? I recently visited Walt Disney’s Enchanted Tiki Room (Did you notice I used the correct name for the attraction?)…

Written by Mark Eades While walking my dog, I see a lot of walls and fences between properties, and how each property is different on both sides. It started reminding…

Written by Mark Eades In the history of humankind, intolerance rears its ugly head many times and many ways. There are times when it is less abundant, then there are…

It seems like more and more people are apt to make “a federal case out of everything.” The use of social media has not helped this trend, but who am…

Anyone who knows me knows I like sitting out on my front porch – or as I say it, sittin’ on the porch and visiting. Do you? Now in most…

Vitriol Bitterly harsh or caustic language or criticism. A sulfate of any of various metals Today’s column is about vitriol. There are two definitions for the word. The secondary definition…

Okay, I owe the idea for this column to Robert Kinsler who wrote me this: “Write about an assignment / task you didn’t look forward to at the time but…

Okay, this idea comes from Doug Bain, who has a website called startswithstory.com. He wanted to know why I still have an AOL.com email address. Well, Doug, I’ll tell you…