Tag: Window on the World
Window on the World Column | In the Bleak Midwinter
About this time of year — February blending into March — I can get really sick and tired of winter. Folks back home might...
Window on the World Column | Habitual Early Mornings
I was under the, apparent, misunderstanding that it takes three weeks to form a habit. (Some bad habits maybe sooner, but a life-changing habit,...
Window on the World Column | The Olden Days of Newsies...
When I began my newsie career in 1991, the newspaper had a circulation of about 25,000 on Saturdays and slightly less during the week....
Window on the World Column | The Olden Days of Newsies...
The day I started work at the newspaper was Halloween 1991. I remember that day so well, because the whole building was decorated in...
Window on the World Column | The Full Moon
When you start the week at the early morning water aerobics class at the Soledad pool, you go out the gate like a champ,...
Window on the World Column | The Super Fan
It was football season 2011. I still have the ticket stub for no reason, back when they gave you paper tickets. It was going...
Window on the World Column | A Ranch Sitter’s Life
What a lovely gift, I said to just myself. A weekend away for my daughter and her man and I will take care of...
Window on the World Column | The Time for Feasting
We’ve been on the gravy train these past couple of weeks and this train has fallen off the tracks. Going home for the holidays...
Window on the World Column | Home for the Holidays
There is perhaps no better sound in the world than that of a familiar wave slapping against a familiar beach. I was born and...
Window on the World Column | Bad Days, a New Book...
It was simply one of those days. A wake-up call that didn’t involve coffee or soft music, let alone the sound of little birds...
