Worthy to Print Column | The Long Journey
Good day! If you are a regular reader of my scribbles, then you know that a few weeks ago we lost the very best dog that has ever lived. Dirt was what a dog is supposed to be. As you might imagine, if you...
Worthy to Print Column | A Close Call
The other day I received a phone call from a very nice lady from the Eden Valley Care Center facility. Her name is Pam Hernandez, she is the social services officer at Eden Valley. She mentioned that she was putting on an affair at...
Guest Op-Ed | A Senator for all Californians
During the course of my Senate campaign, I did my best to visit communities throughout this big, beautiful state and get to know the people who have brought such drive, talent, ingenuity, and perseverance to every field of endeavor. I made a particular point...
Guest Review | Hitman Foiled by Stage Hands!
Nearly naked knees collide beneath the covers as cops and bad guys wrestle repeatedly on a motel bed. Lovers, doughnuts and bagpipes are involved too! The comedy is nonstop in this play by Paul Smith Slade. Our Stage Hands are acknowledged masters of the...
Worthy to Print Column | Gonzales Continues to Shine
To be honest, I had to sit down and figure out how long ago I moved my family to Gonzales. Iām not going to guess, as I know it has been at least 30 years or more. I loved this town as soon as...
Funny Papers Again Column | āI See the Train AāCominā; Itās Cominā āRound the Bend ā¦ā
āRide the train, ride the train, anywhere Iām going I ride trains; sleepinā in a boxcar in the rain, ride the train, ride the train.ā That is the refrain of a song by southern rock group Alabama, just one of many American songs where...
Funny Papers Again Column | If I Were King
We donāt have kings in the United States of America; yet how many of us have at one time or other wished we had ultimate authoritarian power? Remember, even the Cowardly Lion wanted to be āNot queen, not duke, not princeā but āKing of...
Letter to the Editor | Support Our Neighbors in Need
To the Editor:
As we gather with family and friends to celebrate the Thanksgiving feast of abundance, letās take a moment to acknowledge those among us who struggle, particularly our immigrant neighbors.
Facing uncertainty, and sometimes downright hatred,Ā letās not forget todayās āleast among us.ā
Reach out to...
Worthy to Print Column: The icing on the cake
And so another week goes by. Are we getting close to our family members? Have the younger kids no longer wonder why Daddy is still at home? This is really getting old. One day we are āSheltering in Place,ā and the next minute weāre...
Worthy to Print Column | One Manās Junk Is Another Manās Treasure
I spent most of the day on Saturday cleaning out my garage, and I donāt know if I will finish before the weekend is over. Funny how I keep watching the detritus get taller and taller. I keep telling myself that I will be...

















