Tag: Columnist
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...
Window on the World Column | Enjoying Her Staycation
When your granddaughter is coming to visit you from the congested summer heats of Sacramento and she hasn’t had much of a summer vacation,...
Funny Papers Again Column | Over and Out
For some of the planet’s inhabitants, there is a deep connection between humankind and florakind; florakind being a word I just made up, my...
Window on the World Column | Coal-Es-Terol
Having completed my bloods a month before, I boldly stroll into my primary doc’s office, waiting to hear the good news. I had been...
Funny Papers Again Column | Well-Written Words Can Bring Change …...
I gave up on a book last week. I have set aside other books in my day, but those occasions have been rare and...
Window on the World Column | Blame It on the Moon
I’m going to blame it on the moon. She was cool and shimmery in her slim golden gown like a bygone Hollywood actress, as...
Funny Papers Again Column | Ye Gods, Stay Out of Our...
“You’re too damn cynical!” That was the total critique of a speech I gave back in high school in 1970, the critic a friend...
