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circle of life
By: Pat Steele Taking inventory after turning 71 last March. I never pictured myself getting old, which shows a flaw in my realistic view...

Aubri Steele
Nov 15, 20204 min read


dr. soupy's swell suggestions
Hey you Caspers, Wet Festers, Freddie Ks, Goons, Pugsleys, Jack rippers, Numbskulls, Old Man Bogarts, & other Grim Goofballs! I hope your...

Aubri Steele
Nov 8, 20202 min read


MOONLIGHTING
By: Dawn Griffith This article is an interview with Encinitas icon, Moonlight Music owner, Russell Pompeo. I loved interviewing Russell...

Aubri Steele
Nov 8, 20203 min read


socks for christmas
By: Aubri Steele Most of you might not know this about me, but I love giving gifts. Not Christmas gifts or birthday gifts, but gifts for...

Aubri Steele
Nov 8, 20205 min read


irritable brain syndrome
2020 is undoubtedly a year that is testing everyone’s ability to cope with stress. Between the insane politics, economic shifts, school...

Aubri Steele
Nov 7, 20204 min read
bumps & bruises
By: Pat Steele Life is full of ironic twists. Recently I went on a boat trip in Indonesia. I’ve always dreamed of surfing Indonesia....

Aubri Steele
Nov 7, 20204 min read


reset in nature
By: Nature Unplugged 4 Steps to Reset How to reset your relationship with Nature The research supporting the benefits of nature continues...

Aubri Steele
Nov 7, 20202 min read


BUGS OUT
When you move to a different part of the planet, it’s easy to trip out on the different creatures and foliage. In Mainland Mexico the...

Aubri Steele
Oct 3, 20204 min read


KOOK LOVE
An essay from the late, Bruce Stephens There he was, right beside the Coast Highway. The Cardiff Kook was bedecked for Easter with a...

Aubri Steele
Oct 3, 20203 min read


can you hear the hummingbirds?
Sebastian Slovin, Co-Founder of Nature Unplugged, Speaker, and Author of The Adventures of Enu and Ashes in the Ocean If I were to claim...

Aubri Steele
Oct 3, 20203 min read


BEACH PHOTOGRAPHY
By: Nicholas Paoni Some folks travel the world in search of exotic locations to take fabulous beach photos. That is not only really...

Aubri Steele
Oct 3, 20204 min read


DR. SOUPY'S SWELL SUGGESTIONS
Dr. Glenn Soppe, MD Hopefully it is a time of fun beach outings for all of you Fall, sunny days, duckdiving shredders, barneys, goobers,...

Aubri Steele
Oct 3, 20202 min read


GOING THE DISTANCE
ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION THRIVES DURING AT-HOME LEARNING By: Camille Sowinski, JD I’ve been in the environmental education field in North...

Aubri Steele
Oct 3, 20203 min read


jambo, jambo bwana
Almost twenty years ago I worked in Las Vegas as an event host and celebrity coordinator. Once the main event had wrapped up, my partner...

Aubri Steele
Oct 3, 20202 min read
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