Window on the World Column: Make good memories
I hate the Fourth of July, America's birthday, Independence Day and all that. There, Iāve said it. I even said it out loud, as I hummed, alternatively, āStar Spangled Bannerā and āWe are the Champions.ā Then a wartime mortar comes flying over my head...
Window on the World Column | The New Normal
They say that when you do ā or donāt do ā something consistently for three weeks, it becomes your new habit. Iāve tried to practice that theory various times in my life, such as a new exercise or diet regime. There is something to...
Funny Papers Again Column | Travels With Buddy ā Part II
If I thought that it happened to be just the occasion and just the right type of youthful Big Sur denizens (thatās where the bulk of them were from) that made Buddy such a hit, I was dispelled of that thought when we moved...
Guest Column | Mee Memorialās Support of National Wellness Month in Line With Vision to Help Rural Community Thrive
Throughout August, Mee Memorial Healthcare System will celebrate National Wellness Month, in line with our vision to promote health and well-being while helping our rural community to thrive.
MMHS encourages South Monterey County residents to practice healthy habits on a daily basis to attain better...
Guest Column | Give South Countyās Flu-Fighting Efforts a Shot … In the Arm
Considered the father of modern medicine, ancient Greek physician Hippocrates (known for his āfirst do no harmā ethical code called the Hippocratic Oath) still influences our practices more than 25 centuries after his time.
The first to regard disease as a natural, not supernatural, phenomenon,...
Funny Papers Again Column | A Parade, a Ballet, Books and a Bark in the Dark…
Tempest fugit. Thatās Greek, it translates to ātime fliesā in English and seems befitting usage as we are now into December and heading into a new year. Again, so soon. Or so it seems to me and probably to most of those whose majority...
Worthy to Print Column: Is It Over Yet?
Is it over yet? Can we come out of hiding? You would think that the winners and losers are not put into the same sentence. However, this election seems to have been going on since the last one. Iām not very old, so I...
Funny Papers Again Column | A Time of Music, Dance and Old Friends
The Pops! are coming, the Pops! are coming! In fact, by the time you read this, they may already be in town. Iām talking about the Monterey County Pops! Symphony Orchestra (and those are not typos, the name includes the exclamation point after Pops;...
Worthy to Print | Home stretch
In just a few weeks, Iāll have to come up with a new excuse to keep from doing any chores around the house. I know you have heard this before, but this is my last semester (I hope) at school. The way it is...


















