Tag: Columnist
Funny Papers Again Column | Just the Facts, Ma’am
“Facts you wish were true. The news.” That line was uttered by a comedian, don’t ask me the name because I rarely recall anything...
Window on the World Column | SCAR — 10 Years of...
My dog rescue efforts started a long time ago. I would pick up strays on the roads of the country or streets of the...
Funny Papers Again Column | A Rant Twixt Two Random Thoughts
I don’t know the extremes to which one can go to be called a pacifist, so I don’t label myself one but do join...
Window on the World Column | Pleases and Thank Yous
When we were young, my mother would tolerate only two days of freedom post-Christmas — i.e. Christmas Day and Boxing Day — before she...
Funny Papers Again Column | Taking the Easy Way Out Ain’t...
It is easy to sit down at the keyboard and churn out a thousand words when the subject has some local interest, which I...
Funny Papers Again Column | Moon Trees, African Grapefruit and Annual...
Most of us know sunflowers. In the Salinas Valley, they are a common sight in yards and fields up and down and across the...
Window on the World Column | The Staples of Life
“Do you have to put those in?” I enquired of the medical expert, when he was trying to explain the procedure to me. “Yes,...
Funny Papers Again Column | My Purge of Unnoteworthy Notes Fell...
This column marks the end of compiled topics, both those on scraps of paper and whatever is on my cell phone, so don’t look...
Worthy to Print Column | It Happened in an Instant
There is a lot of pain in the Worthy home today. I’m going to try and let you know what has been happening. I’m...
Funny Papers Again Column | 2026: Clearing Out the Old and...
It is one week into the new year and I have been clearing out old notes on scratch paper and photos and videos from...
