"I remembered the angle and the next day, I walked out there for a
look, and out of the blue in an open area is this igneous rock. There
are very few rocks in that open area and there's this rock that's got
a pitted front and a burn mark around it."
-- Rick Gorski, an Eastbluff resident, on finding what he believes
is an asteroid.
"The flight was nice -- not very crowded -- and the fares were
cheap,"
-- Mike Montgomery, of Texas, at John Wayne Airport on Christmas
Day.
"We're going to move. You can chisel that in stone."
-- Dan Marcheano, owner of the Arches, on plans to open a new
version of the popular eatery.
"People in this district are Republicans and conservatives, but
they have more of a positive, laid-back approach to things. They
don't really have the same rough edges around their philosophy as the
type of people Bob [Dornan] is used to representing. Our constituents
do not want someone to be demagogic in their approach. They want
someone to be a little more thoughtful."
-- Dana Rohrabacher, on his coming primary battle with former Rep.
Bob Dornan.
"I've been asking him what he wants, but he said it's a secret,
he'll only tell Santa. He really wanted to see Santa, and no one had
time to take him, so I thought I would."
-- Carole Meldau, on her grandson, 5-year-old Brian Robinson.
"But, ultimately, we succeeded."
-- Jim Ellis, Costa Mesa Fire chief, on fighting the Southern
California wildfires.
"There were rumors flying around like crazy. Someone was wondering
if this was a terrorist attack. Police officers evacuated restaurants
and asked everyone to leave."
-- Michelle Brittell, on an explosion and blackout at Fashion
Island.
