Worthy to Print Column | A Motherās Love
This is a story I wrote 20 two years ago. I wrote it to honor my mother on Motherās Day. She didnāt know I would do this and probably would have asked me not to write it, but it was a gift that came...
Window on the World Column | The Next Book
There are many things that drive me crazy about this country; but the lack of opportunity is not one of them. I have always known that I can do whatever I want to do here, when I set my mind to it.
Years ago, I...
Window on the World Column | The Wonderful World of Books
I wish more people read books. Iāve said that many times in my life since the Internet has become near everything in peopleās lives and books were placed on the back shelf, as it were, where they have become very dusty. Occasionally Iāll get...
Funny Papers Again Column | On the Wings of Time Grief Flies Away
We all have what we nostalgically refer to as our āhometown,ā that place where we spent maybe not the most years of our lives but surely the years we recall with sharpest memory; and as decade follows decade the people and places we knew...
Guest Column | Modern Technology, Modern Spaces: Mee Memorialās Commitment to South Monterey County
At Mee Memorial, our mission has always been clear: to provide the highest quality healthcare to the South Monterey County community, with expertise, compassion, and a focus on the patient experience.
We know that when people come to a hospital, itās important to feel safe,...
Window on the World Column | Life-Saving Measures
I knew she had been unwell for some time. When I say āsometime,ā I mean years. It was quite shocking when I saw her the last time. The liver disease was really taking its toll on her, and she told me that she was...
Worthy to Print Column | Wartime Leaders
Have you heard the news? We have gained a new state. Yeah, I know you didnāt know of that because it just hasnāt been made clear to you. Oh, Iām sure you have been watching our leaders as they hand over OUR tax money...
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, rising to greatness like the very light itself coming up. There is nearly nothing as life enhancing as watching the...
Funny Papers Again Column | Stop, No Stop: A Two-Wheel Dilemma
When faced with an empty page and a brain to match with a deadline looming large on the near horizon, I usually just take a look back over the past week or two and draw upon a few random thoughts or experiences hoping it...




















