Tag: Columnist
Funny Papers Again Column | Me, Sir Richard and the Third...
According to English language experts, the phrase “Third time the charm” dates back to the 1800s in Old Britain when the number 3 was...
Worthy to Print Column | Pants on Fire
Liar, liar, pants on fire! Have you ever heard those biting words as a child? Maybe it was just a schoolyard taunt by someone...
Window on the World Column | The Soup Diaries — A...
There’s something about being an author that is very addictive. Sometimes you can be midway through the tedious proofing of a manuscript — most...
Funny Papers Again Column | America as Hostage: But Who Holds...
It is 3 a.m., this column will run Feb. 1, one week from this morning. According to statistics from 2020, by that date 868...
Worthy to Print Column | Staying Up All Night
Did you get to see the blowout by the Eagles? My beautiful bride and I watched it until we started to think it was...
Funny Papers Again Column | Enough — Let Judgments and Flood...
As a last look at this year’s storms, I mention that social media users have leveled harsh criticism toward the many people who either...
Worthy to Print Column | Cold Enough for You?
It sure is cold enough for me. This morning I had to get up early to go to a dentist appointment over in Monterey....
Funny Papers Again Column | Sadness and Gladness in Stormy Weather
“It must first be said that with increased residential and agricultural use and improved water management, flood concern is not what it was a...
Worthy to Print Column | Riding in the Pickup
You know, living in the Salinas Valley is a pretty cool place to live. Except for the rain we have been enjoying lately, it...
Window on the World Column | The Sparkly Glasses
On the occasion of my sister’s 50th birthday — were she still alive — I was up in San Francisco with my friend. I...
