ColumnsSmall TalkSmelling much more than a ratJean GilletteMay 25, 2022 May 25, 20221116 Life is filled with small but memorable lessons. I find it really annoying....
Arts & EntertainmentColumnsSmall TalkCan’t shake feeling something’s wrongJean GilletteMay 17, 2022 May 17, 2022013842 I haven’t felt most of the earthquakes in Southern California but it worries me that they are getting more frequent....
ColumnsSmall TalkThe key ingredient was MomJean GilletteMay 10, 2022 May 10, 20220173 I had no idea, until I tried to replicate her recipes, just how nuanced and labor intensive her cooking was....
ColumnsSmall TalkMore power to meJean GilletteMay 4, 2022 May 4, 20220139 I just bought myself my very own electric screwdriver and drill set....
ColumnsSmall TalkMy dream car is a trainJean GilletteApril 27, 2022 April 27, 20220216 The Red Cars of early Southern California would still be rolling today if more people felt like I do about driving....
ColumnsSmall TalkApologies acceptedJean GilletteApril 19, 2022 April 19, 20220163 All I discovered was, at worst, littering. But when I stumbled across it, I was “in a mood.” I decided heads would roll....
ColumnsSmall TalkWeekend in a nutshellJean GilletteApril 12, 2022 April 12, 20220189 Over spring break, I decided that the rat buffet known as our macadamia tree (it’s their favorite) needed to be neutralized....
ColumnsSmall TalkSmoothing the face, soothing the spiritJean GilletteApril 5, 2022 April 5, 20220104 In that ever-hopeful, rarely fulfilled quest for the skin of a 25-year-old, I treated myself to a microdermabrasion treatment....
ColumnsSmall TalkBugs: Hair, there and everywhereJean GilletteMarch 30, 2022 March 30, 20220202 I’m convinced we are about to be taken over by small, creepy bugs. If it isn’t the head lice at school, it’s ants at my...
ColumnsSmall TalkHow in the world is this happening?Jean GilletteMarch 22, 2022 March 22, 20220111 I am horrified that in our allegedly civilized world, one conscience-free man can have this much power....
ColumnsSmall TalkIt’s good to be greenJean GilletteMarch 15, 2022 March 15, 20220158 Slainte! On the eve of St. Paddy’s Day, I am always moved to reminisce about my Irish heritage....
ColumnsSmall TalkA tough pill to swallowJean GilletteMarch 9, 2022 March 9, 20220439 Come on, AARP. Come on, medical science. Let’s think small....
ColumnsSmall TalkRaindrops keep messin’ with my headJean GilletteMarch 1, 2022 March 1, 20220119 I realize yardwork is to be expected by late February in SoCal, but I find I’m not quite ready to give up my book by...
ColumnsSmall TalkSecond banana or sour grapes?Jean GilletteFebruary 22, 2022 February 22, 20220159 I’d have made a lousy pioneer wife....
ColumnsSmall TalkTurns out, I’m not an OlympianJean GilletteFebruary 15, 2022 February 15, 20220141 No matter how hard I try, I can no longer pretend I could be an Olympic athlete....