Tag: Columnist
Window on the World Column | A Time and a Place
There’s a time and a place for everything, or so they say. If you believe in magic, as I do, it could be that...
Funny Papers Again Column | ‘Hello, Darkness My Old Friend …...
Yesterday was the Autumn Equinox and we all have begun a slow descent into darkness, like falling into the inky blackness of a deep...
Window on the World Column | A Storage Called Carrie
It’s the strangest thing when you are planning a big move — like across the world, not around the corner. You begin to imagine...
101 Living Column | Senior Moments
I’ve been receiving mailers from AARP for more than 20 years now. In my 30s, I admit I was taken aback and ready to...
Funny Papers Again Column | What? A Guy Can’t Change His...
When I made the decision to step away from writing a weekly column, I was sure my reasons were sound. The Monday deadline loomed...
Window on the World Column | The Manuscript
The week started out in a bizarre fashion, as weeks can. I had what my mother would describe as a “white night,” which means...
101 Living Column | Outstanding in Our Fields
When I was 3 years old, my family moved from my birthplace in Redding, Calif., to a place my parents had never even heard...
Window on the World Column | Self-Care Is a Must
“Yes, I’m going to be doing some self-care,” I heard myself say to one of my still-regularly-working friends.
“Oh, must be nice!” she retorted. “I...
Window on the World Column | My Season Has Begun
Right around June-time, I can be seen kicked back in my leather recliner, barking at the television like a nutter. It’s America’s so-called national...
101 Living Column | Wherever the Road Takes You
Having lived in and around Monterey County for decades — including Prunedale, Castroville and Salinas (north and south) — I learned to drive on...
