Billy Fried

Voices

Scorched Earth Day

May 6, 2026

Scorched Earth Day

Scorched Earth Day Earth Day is pretty special. And pretty lame too that we need to bring into focus on a single day what sustains us on the daily. Kind of like reminding us to acknowledge the one we love with a bouquet on the 14th of February. Not to mention cards for mom and […]

Keep Reading →

Community

November, You Are So Laguna

May 6, 2026

November, You Are So Laguna

Okay Denise, I’ll take the bait. Because sometimes a Laguna day is so perfect you shout it out to everyone you see and they shout it right back at you and it cracks your heart wide open that life can be so beautiful. Such was the case last Sunday (November 14). You remember last weekend, […]

Keep Reading →

Community

Flowers Once More

May 6, 2026

Flowers Once More

Follow the Yellow Dirt Road I only went out for a walk, And finally concluded To stay out until sundown, For going out I found, Was really going in. -John Muir Lord have mercy. I have seen the light. And the colors. Some say God is in the details. But I say it is in […]

Keep Reading →

Community

Here Comes The Sun

May 6, 2026

Here Comes The Sun

Here Comes Summer Every now and then I’m compelled to blow a big wet kiss to Laguna. Much as I try to resist, it’s involuntary, a compulsion to confess the great joy and gratitude I feel living here. Oh sure, I bitch about how it could be better, but that’s my job as kibitzer in […]

Keep Reading →

Voices

Sunflowers

May 6, 2026

Sunflowers

This Aggression Will Not Stand -Jeff Lebowski They are more aggressive than our cop cars. Their garish, neon color makes our Black and Whites (plus red, white and blue) look like muted Cézanne’s. They have crossed the border, multiplied, and are crowding out our locals. Walls won’t stop them. They use up our precious resources, […]

Keep Reading →