Window on the World Column: The Lucky Ones
It has been a most interesting year; what an understatement. I have never felt so fortunate and yet so frustrated. Iāve found skills this year I didnāt think I had. I have dug deep for patience I never believed I possessed. Four years ago,...
Window on the World Column | The Wedding Planner
You imagine itās a rite of passage, your children eventually getting married. Once they leave home and start building a life with someone, there is an inevitability to it, if they are that way inclined. After our family trip to Montana, my daughter flashed...
Worthy to Print Column | Will We Ever See Another 9/12?
Do you remember how you woke up on 9/11? Were you awakened by a friend who almost yelled at you to turn on the TV and see what was happening, or what you thought when you watched another plane crash into the World Trade...
Window on the World Column | Some of Our Angels Have Four Paws
News changes so quickly in this fast-paced world of ours. Yesterdayās disasters are but a vague memory today for those of us lucky enough to not be a part of them.
We were headed to Chatsworth on the edge of LA to go and see...
Worthy to Print Column | Are We Ready?
Well, this is a fine kerfuffle. I had already decided what and whom I would write about this week. I try to do that every week but occasionally I have to call or email and beg Ryan, our esteemed editor of all things printed,...
Funny Papers Again Column | To the Classes of 2022: Dear Graduatesā¦
Greetings and congratulations to those of you who have completed the prescribed course of academia and have now, or soon will be, granted a diploma from your respective Salinas Valley schools. As has been pointed out to you all, your graduation is an important...
Funny Papers Again Column | Antique Tractors, Street Music and SCART
I am fortunate enough to have access to a vehicle when one is required, and so I was recently able to make it to two events, one as participant and the other as attendee. These two events were miles and cultures apart; not uncommon...
Worthy to Print Column | Just a Few Thoughts
I woke up this morning thinking about what I should be thinking about. I just sat in front of the flickering screen until my love walked through the room and asked if I had a subject picked out yet. So I picked up the...
Window on the World Column | Old Men and Dogs
The end of life is a funny old time, isnāt it. Not that we really know when that is. But, as your muzzle gets greyer and your eyes a tad more cloudy, there becomes a time when you can no longer be considered āmiddle...
Funny Papers Again Column | A Hapless Man, a Hopeless Leader and a Hopeful Reunion
The headline reads simply āFunny Papers June 18 2025.ā Below the headline there is a blank page where on the left margin, expecting to go to work, the cursor waits, and waits, and waits. A quick glance at the clock on the wall lets...



















