April 25, 2025

A "Golden Oldie" -- one of my favorites!

No, I ain't runnin'!  This is from 50 years ago, when I came in 5th in a field of 10.  My students at Hale Junior High all wanted a bumper sticker for the family car.  The next day I got the standard "See me" note in my mailbox from Principal Don Hennes.  Turns out a lot of the bumper stickers never made it home. They were on lockers, windows and the flagpole out front.  Politics is an ugly business.

Write your own caption here.  I'm pretty sure the miniature Prairie & Pacific train didn't jump the tracks.  I'm going with two teenagers in dad's '58 Olds convertible whose relationship shifted into high gear -- "if you know what I mean".

I love this shot of southbound Pacific Coast Highway in Laguna Beach around 1960.  Click HERE for an enlarged version and more details.

"You can trust your car to the man who wears the star!"  I think this looks westbound  from 10th Avenue and F Street, but I can use your input.  Click HERE to investigate.




I thought I knew who took this great photo of a brand new San Diego State College, but I guess I didn't.  Click HERE for a larger view.

Richard Cone ’69 died quietly at his home in Rancho Santa Fe on April 17th.  He was a San Diego native, born at Mercy Hospital.  He enlisted in the Navy following graduation, attended submarine school in Groton, CT and was stationed in Honolulu.  Following his Navy service he returned home and attended San Diego City College to study journalism and communications. He subsequently moved to the Bay Area and then to Oregon. Richard worked as a reporter for the Albany Democrat-Herald in Albany, Oregon. He also worked as a freelance writer and wrote copy for a local Willamette Valley advertising agency. His stories were published in Oregon Magazine and The San Diego Reader. In addition, he had a successful career as a legal investigator in Marion County, Oregon, working for criminal defense attorneys. In 1999 Richard retired and returned to San Diego with his wife. He will be remembered for his generosity, biting sense of humor and quick wit. He loved animals and was an active volunteer at Rancho Coastal Humane Society for a number of years. He and his wife also fostered many dogs and puppies for RCHS, which he especially loved. He is survived by, among others, his wife and sister Susan Cone Milow ’68.