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by Paul Teetor Lately, Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford sounds like a modern Hamlet: to retire or not to retire. That is the suddenly urgent question he is pondering. The Manhattan Beach resident – he and his family live on The Strand, a couple of blocks from the Pier – certainly doesn’t need more money. He […]
by Paul Teetor The Los Angeles Rams are in the playoffs. Let me repeat that astounding statement: the never-say-die LA Rams are in the frickin’ playoffs. The very same Rams who were 3-6 more than halfway through the season and left for dead by the entire LA media establishment, including All Ball, are in the […]
Paintbrush and surfboard Catching an art wave with Zen Del Rio It was my last question of the afternoon, but it might as well have been the first: So tell me, Zen, how did you get your name? “While my mother was pregnant with me, in 1957, she had the pleasure to see a Zen […]