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We all know diamonds are the world’s hardest natural substance, but the jewelry industry doesn’t seem to believe it. Judging by the sappy ads popping up on Monday night football, in men’s magazines, and on billboards along Highway 101, diamond peddlers seem convinced there’s nothing more dense and impenetrable than a man’s skull.
This week, Martha Sadler quizzed UCSB’s Professor Charles Kolstad on the topic of corporate responsibility. “This is a big area of discussion,” he told her, “particularly within environmental circles.” He proved concise but insightful.
A truly hideous infection has taken hold of Captain Liz and her two ears in recent weeks. Currently trying to dry out her inner lobes and receive professional medical attention back in the gringo-landia of San Jose, Costa Rica, Liz recounts her mid November passage with three members of Patagonia’s women’s surf team Mary Osborne, Belinda Baggs, and Maureen Drummy.
Don’t let shorter days and winter weather wear you down. There are lots of people nearby who can help.
Children who display high levels of aggression are a significant problem in schools, families, and communities. One of the most troubling factors about aggressive childhood behavior is that it often predicts antisocial and criminal behavior in adolescence and adulthood. Therefore, there is a need to reduce aggressive behavior in childhood. BrainPower could be an answer.
Let’s learn to live like the Cubans, who enjoy long lives while drinking lots of coffee, smoking many cigars, and having lots of sex. And then there’s the dancing, of course.
There are not a lot of things we, as a society, can learn from Rob Lowe. The Montecito resident can’t teach us how to act or build our dream home without infuriating our neighbors, but he sure has one valuable lesson: If you’re famous, for god’s sake don’t tape yourself having sex.
ENDZ OF ODD: Drat! I was hoping we’d at least get a moat out of the deal-one preferably stocked with piranhas, too. But it turns out the illegal fence the News-Press erected in front of its Anacapa Street parking lot will probably be coming down soon.
J’Amy gets th inside scoop on Montecito’s newest game in town: this week’s Ty Warner vs. Montecito Association Grand Slam match, where both sides have lobbed strong, hostile volleys against each other. Oh, and something about a Christmas tree.
I recently reported on those yoghurt- (actually, Matsoni-) eating Abkhazians and their “long-living” ways. A little song, some nuts, and, most importantly, a respect for aging-all have powerful effects on living the long life back in old southern Russia.
