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Posts published by “Tommy Wayne Kramer”

Calling All Masochists

We can and do empathize with those who for circumstances unexplained and perhaps inexplicable, toil at tasks that cannot be accomplished. A man spending his days, years and lifetime pushing a boulder up a steep…

Somewhere, A Bird Is Homeless

Hurricane Helene came a-knocking last week, then spent most of her time knocking down trees and power poles. I got off easy with lashing winds and walls of water that hardly lasted an hour. Cleaning…

Please Oh Please Fence Me In

Some friends recently returned from hiking the Appalachian Trail. Or maybe they’re leaving next week. No matter. I’m not interested in details of planning the trip or stories of adventures encountered. The whole hiking, biking,…

Assignment: Ukiah – Red? Don’t Invite. Blue? Flip Her Off.

(Note: Today’s column is also available in Pumpkin Spice. Please see Page 42 for details.) As the days dwindled down to a tolerable few, I began taking increased interest in the sudden, colorful blossoming of…

Assignment: Ukiah: 1) Cured By Weed; 2) The Anti-Library

I’ve been a skeptic of marijuana as a medical miracle for almost as long as I’ve been doubtful the Easter Bunny lays eggs in my stocking once a year and the Cleveland Browns are someday…

Inherit The Windfall

If you read the Daily Journal you are old, wealthy and beginning to wonder what to do with all the money, houses, sets of China, bitcoins, Krugerrands, bongo drums and National Geographic magazines you’ve accumulated.…

When A Hitman Is The Only Solution

TIME: Mid-afternoon, mid-May, 2025 LOCATION: Long-abandoned jail cell in former county jail (top floor, Mendocino County Courthouse.) PRESENT: A high-ranking, unnamed Mendocino County Deputy District Attorney, an unnamed Superior Court Judge, an unnamed court reporter.…

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