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On La Mesa: Chris Lavin
Seeing Dawn Through The Construction Dust
LA MESA -- It is, they say, always darkest before the dawn.
As the dust starts rising on the most intrusive stages of La Mesa Boulevard's renovation, it is probably good to keep that in mind.
Despite what might appear as a full blood-letting…
Added by La Mesa Today on May 28, 2015 at 6:30am — 12 Comments
On La Mesa: Chris Shea
. . . And Things That Go
LA MESA -- When my children were young they loved being read to. And I loved to read, so it was a match made in heaven. One of their favorite books as well as one of mine was Richard Scarry's Cars and Trucks and…
ContinueAdded by chris shea on February 18, 2015 at 2:00pm — 3 Comments
On La Mesa: Chris Shea
A Shop With A View
LA MESA -- Five days a week I sit at my desk at 8219 La Mesa Boulevard where I have a bird's eye view of the sidewalk and the street outside. It's my perch from which I watch people, dogs, cars, trucks, police motor cycles ambulances and fire engines go past my…
ContinueAdded by chris shea on December 31, 2014 at 12:30pm — 2 Comments
On La Mesa: Chris Shea
Of Dogs, Books And Puppies
LA MESA -- On July 16, 2014 I wrote the following words regarding the loss on June 2, 2014 of my dog, a 10-year-old Newfoundland named Ben.
"The expression “reeling from grief” fit the state of my broken heart. I looked on the internet for books…
ContinueAdded by chris shea on November 29, 2014 at 1:00pm — 4 Comments
On La Mesa: Thanksgiving Options In The Village
A Rational Choice For Thanksgiving Excesses
By Chris Lavin
La Mesa Today Editor
LA MESA -- Okay, let's agree that we all would love the Saturday Evening Post, Norman Rockwell Thanksgiving (see above). Loving family all scrubbed and nice. Turkey moist and brown and side dishes…
ContinueAdded by La Mesa Today on November 26, 2014 at 7:52am — 2 Comments
On La Mesa: David Stanley
Where Are The Halloweens Of Yesteryear?
LA MESA -- A few days ago I stopped by my local Halloween candy outlet near my home and picked up my usual overdose…
ContinueAdded by David Stanley on October 31, 2014 at 8:30pm — 1 Comment
On La Mesa: Chris Shea
Help Thy Neighbor's Store!
LA MESA -- As soon as I finish writing this article I am going to close my store for 30 minutes, grab a little cash and walk up across Spring Street and go buy something in the Street Scape Zone. I don't really need anything, but I'm sure by just walking…
ContinueAdded by chris shea on August 29, 2014 at 2:30pm — 14 Comments
On La Mesa: Pollo Loco
Confronting The Reality Of Chicken Husbandry
By Chris Lavin
LA MESA -- When we last visited the wildlife subject here at La Mesa Today, we now realize we were in the blinding infatuation stage of the relationship.
A stray chicken had chosen our hillside…
ContinueAdded by La Mesa Today on August 1, 2014 at 8:00am — 7 Comments
On La Mesa: Chris Shea
Stay
LA MESA -- So before the election cycle gets into full swing, I would like to share something I am working on. I’m writing a new book and what follows is the introduction to it. My reason for sharing this is that I know that our highest selves are all pretty much the same: we…
ContinueAdded by chris shea on July 16, 2014 at 1:30pm — 15 Comments
On La Mesa: A Lesson From Mom
What's Yours?
LA MESA -- Everyone has one. A particular memory of their mother that will never fade. Perhaps it's something…
ContinueAdded by chris shea on May 8, 2014 at 3:30pm — 2 Comments
On La Mesa: Chris Shea
Imagine A City . . .
LA MESA -- Imagine a world, said someone, in which we all treated one another a little less horribly. Said in all seriousness, it made me think, yes, what if we did. This wasn’t someone wishing we people would never argue or disagree or even point out things we…
ContinueAdded by chris shea on April 4, 2014 at 4:00pm — 11 Comments
On La Mesa: Chris Shea
Tuesday Lesson
LA MESA -- I grabbed my vanilla yogurt from the dairy case at Trader Joe's just in time to see a little boy scooped up by his mother as they dashed to tell someone where they spied the plush Trader Joe's green monkey hidden not so out of sight. He was so happy. So…
ContinueAdded by chris shea on March 11, 2014 at 4:00pm — 2 Comments
On La Mesa: Valentine's Day
Scrambling For A La Mesa Valentine Adventure
LA MESA -- And so, Valentine's Day -- another Holy Day of Obligation -- looms. Many men will no doubt be hearing the word uttered in conversations and then freeze with…
ContinueAdded by La Mesa Today on February 13, 2014 at 1:00pm — 1 Comment
Valentine's Day In La Mesa
Say Something
LA MESA -- In February of 2011 I wrote something in this space about Valentine's Day. It had to do with what I thought might be the reason I'm not overly fond of Valentine's Day. A date gone wrong, teenage hopes dashed, other girl in the picture. The usual…
ContinueAdded by chris shea on February 12, 2014 at 4:00pm — No Comments
On La Mesa: Secular Holy Day
How To Survive Super Sunday
By Chris Lavin
La Mesa Today Editor
LA MESA -- The young men working the Meat Department at Vons in La Mesa were running non-stop to keep up. The…
ContinueAdded by La Mesa Today on February 1, 2014 at 5:30pm — 4 Comments
On La Mesa: Chris Shea
The Writer's Block
LA MESA -- Today I got up early and drove down to Kettner Boulevard to do what's called a press check at Neyenesch Printers. That's when the press stops, the pressman hands me a press sheet, I and I tell him if it looks perfect before they print 5,000 of it. This…
ContinueAdded by chris shea on January 22, 2014 at 5:30pm — 5 Comments
On La Mesa: Chris Shea
Top Ten Things I Failed To Do
LA MESA -- As 2013 comes to a sunny close, I'd like to do something I did a long time ago. I once made a list of the things I had not done, things I had failed to accomplish during the year. It made sense to me to do it, because I read so many lists…
ContinueAdded by chris shea on December 30, 2013 at 3:30pm — 3 Comments
On La Mesa: Chris Shea
Of Shopping Bags And Spilling Goods
LA MESA -- Saturday was Shop Small Saturday, an event sponsored by American Express to promote shopping at local small businesses. I love the concept, and it's nice to see neighbors walking past my Lifesighs Cards shop and stopping in to say hi.…
ContinueAdded by chris shea on December 3, 2013 at 2:00pm — 6 Comments
On La Mesa: Chris Lavin
New Restaurants, New Jobs
LA MESA -- The two establishments, in some ways, couldn't be more different.
One is the latest incarnation of a very well-financed, time-tested business partnership; the other is the fledgling dream of an immigrant literally acting out the American…
ContinueAdded by Chris Lavin on November 6, 2013 at 6:00am — 3 Comments
On La Mesa: Chris Shea
Amid The Dog Days of Summer
LA MESA -- I can't see the dog water dish outside my store at Lifesighs Cards. Well, I can if I get up and walk toward the door, but sitting here at my hostess stand- desk combo, I can't see it. What I can see, however, and what enables me mostly not to worry if…
ContinueAdded by chris shea on August 22, 2013 at 3:00pm — No Comments
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