Happy 5783 to my Jewish friends. What do you do if you're a Jewish sports writer and the Yankees game threatens to go long on Rosh Hashana? Gerald Eskanazi writes about the 1971 game that threatened to keep him from getting to the synagogue before sunset. Ron Blomberg (above) came to the rescue. Click HERE to read the article.
Who knew Parade Magazine was still around. Just luck that I spotted last Sunday's issue on-line in the LA Times. That's Kathy Najimy '75 on the left. Click HERE to read the article.
Larry Okmin '64 took this photo of the restoration of the Balboa Park Arboretum on September 15, 2022. Click HERE to see it enlarged.
Nancy Moore Falconer '68 shares a photo from the Long Bar in Tijuana circa 1968. The assembled Colts include her future husband and future brother-in-law. Click HERE for an enlargement, with names.
Doug Houser '60 received
his commission as a Marine Second Lieutenant in 1966 and was deployed
to Vietnam in January 1967. He served as an infantry officer for
thirteen months in places like the Rock Pile, Ca Lu, Khe Sanh, the Hai
Lang Forest and The Artillery Plateau. He was discharged in 1969 with
the rank of Captain. Using his combat experiences as background, he
wrote a book, Jungle Warriors, Crime Fighters, that is available at BookBaby Bookshop.
