A friend recently made reference to a “plumb line” in a conversation we were having about Costa Mesa, which inspired me to do some research. She mentioned she attended a local church service that ...

Editor’s note: This article is a reprint from Feb. 10, 2013. We do not like to talk with any degree of seriousness about consequences, especially if those consequences involve penalty and punishment ...

For those who don't know, bobs are used to find the true vertical when building a structure. Generally, steel plumb bobs are less expensive than brass. Brass bobs, however, are better made—nicely ...