by alan | Jul 24, 2014 | Coronado Clarion Winter Issue 2015
SAN DIEGO – A dog that was left inside a hot car in Chollas View on Wednesday had to be rescued by San Diego police. The 7-month-old Chihuahua named Valentine is doing fine now, despite the fact that his owner left him inside the car while he shopped at the...
by alan | Jul 24, 2014 | Coronado Clarion Winter Issue 2015
Japanese researchers have found that leaving the civilized world behind for a few hours could be the healthiest thing you do all day. By Nicole Frehsée Last July Rebecca Valentine was feeling the way we all have at some point: overworked, dog-tired and a bit panicky....
by alan | Jul 23, 2014 | Coronado Clarion Winter Issue 2015
How do great guitarists bend a string like Eric Clapton or Jimi Hendrix? One scientist sought to figure out how legendary performers make great music. “Very good guitarists will manipulate the strings to make the instrument sing,” David Robert Grimes, a...
by alan | Jul 23, 2014 | Coronado Clarion Winter Issue 2015
The story of an abandoned dog in Brazil and her devotion to her friends is reminding us this week of the goodness you can bring to the world when you share what you have and share it selflessly. According to this moving video, Lilica the dog was abandoned at a...
by alan | Jul 23, 2014 | Coronado Clarion Winter Issue 2015
“I think the interview is the new art form. I think the self-interview is the essence of creativity. Asking yourself questions and trying to find answers. The writer is just answering a series of unuttered questions. It’s similar to answering questions on...
by alan | Jul 23, 2014 | Coronado Clarion Winter Issue 2015
In an ongoing series on hybridizing fruit trees, Syracuse University sculptor Sam Van Aken’s Tree of 40 Fruit is true to its name. Most of the year, it looks pretty ordinary, but in the spring, the tree blossoms display various tones of pink, crimson, and...
