Funny Papers Again Column | School Daze⦠in Two-Part Harmony
It is not uncommon that readers will occasionally offer nice comments about Funny Papers Again, and because Iām only good at speaking to people when they are an audience and Iām working from a script written by someone else, I usually find myself tongue...
Window on the World Column | The Dreams of a Rescue Pup
āThe beautiful dog awoke from its deep sleep dreamland. Before remembering his recent rescue, a bolt of concern ran through him from all those rude awakenings, and days and nights of fear. He could hear the comfortable long snooze of his new best friend...
Window on the World Column | Another Turn Around the Sun
The clock ticked swiftly on, meticulously in sync with the movement of the world. The hourglass turned again and, before you knew it, I was approaching another big birthday. All birthdays are truly marvelous, honestly, another trip around the sun, a bonus chance to...
Funny Papers Again Column | Note to Founding Fathers: āYou Didnāt See This Coming, Did You?ā
Itās 3:17 a.m. early Wednesday morning, nine hours before deadline for this column and I havenāt 1,000 cohesive words anywhere in my head: not a scintilla of theme. This is not often the case when offering this column on a weekly basis (or is...
Funny Papers Again Column | Elections, Final Good-Byes, and a Young Manās Road Ahead
Boo. You may think it odd to start a column with a single word, but my curiosity led to research that informs us "boo" is one of the most uttered words in the American lexicon, used both to scare others and show displeasure. The...
Letter to the Editor | Making Your Energy System Safer and More Affordable
To the Editor:
At PG&E, we recognize that like many goods and services, energy pricesāÆare increasing. Those increases are helping build aāÆsafe,āÆreliableāÆand cleanāÆenergy system toāÆprotect you and your family and meetāÆthe future energy needs of this community.
For example, in the South Bay and Central Coast...
Worthy to Print Column | Dog Tales
I woke up this morning a little confused. I was still a little sleepy when I felt what turned out to be a tongue in my ear. At first I thought Lorraine might have been fooling around. Then I realized I was looking at...
Window on the World | Finding Bruno
There are so many āHelp! My dog is missingā posts on Facebook these days, it makes you wonder if all the local dog owners just leave their gates open and hope that their pooch makes it home in time for dinner of an evening....
Funny Papers Again Column | A Look at Calendars Old and New
As the first column of a new year on the olā Gregorian Calendar, one could hold the expectation that the tradition of making resolutions, presumably of personal betterment, containing a goal or goals. The history of this tradition is fascinating, and if you are...




















