Hitting the ground running
Hello again, dear reader! Itās been the better part of a
decade since I was a member of the South County Newspapers crew (now known as
New SV Media). Iām happy to return to writing about and photographing the many
events and stories of SoMoCo.
Those of you...
Funny Papers Again Column | A Long Look Back: A Seniorās Prerogative
For those of us with multiple decades behind us as we continue our personal journeys toward some inevitable end, it seems the compulsion increases to reminisce about the time known as the Holiday Season. Or maybe it is just me.
How the marked days at...
Guest Column | The Advantage of a Skilled Nursing Facility Is Right in the Name
While caring for aging parents or ill spouses can be viewed as an honor, it can also present serious physical and emotional challenges for caregivers and their families. Stress often plays a big part in caregiving. Left unchecked, caregiver stress can have detrimental effects...
Worthy to Print Column: Sign of the Times
When I came to Gonzales, it was a wonderful little town built around the splitting of Highway 101 and closing off development to the south. Almost every citizen knew each other, and businesses that had been thriving for years on Highway 101 began to...
Letter to the Editor | Support King Cityās Future, Vote āYesā on Measure T
To the Editor:
As business owners and residents in King City, we are dedicated to helping this community reach its greatest potential. We began a fitness academy here and have made many friends along the way. It is undeniable to say that we consider King...
Window on the World Column | Covid ā Year 2
They said it would all be gone by now; it would have just been blown away like an errant feather ā a dark memory from the archives of 2020. The last Christmas holidays, that should have been spent in my hometown on the English...
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, that is!) Come to find out in a study published by the European Journal of Social Psychology (I guess they...
Window on the World Column: Youāve Been 2020-ed
āYouāve been 2020-ed.ā Itās a thing, likely to find its place in the modern vernacular, after a year such as this. Fresh on the heels of the ongoing coronavirus plague, folks not being able to return to work, money tight and the future unclear;...
Worthy to Print Column | Secrets and Confession
Iām going to tell you a secret. Oh, itās nothing nefarious or secretive. Itās just something I decided to do a few years ago and it hasnāt been a tremendous success. Iām getting older you know. People usually are nice enough that they say,...






















