Tag archives: China

Making prognostications about the future of 2026 is, I admit, a stupid thing to do. No one can predict the future. Those who say they can are mostly just lucky. But, what the heck, maybe my guesses are just as good as anyone’s. We will see on January 1, 2027. Here goes. Mid-term Elections and […]

What can D do with his fine porcelain dinnerware? This is a question I hear weekly. The market for ceramics has softened across the board due in part to the lack of young buyers. Think of those matched service pieces we Boomers/Gen X’ers requested on our wedding registries: so many sets out in the market […]

It was certainly a jock hop at the Cabrillo Arts Pavilion when 200 sports fans turned out to induct the second class into the Santa Barbara High School Hall of Fame, founded by David Bolton, president of the Dons athletics boost group, Ye Ole Gang, started in 1974. “For decades, the school has produced so […]