Superbowl Invitation This is an outrage, this is a crime against nature: We have Carl here, a big sports fan who has humbly just listened on the radio to every 49ers game this year, watches…
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The devil introduced himself to me one fine spring day in the American River canyon just below the town of Auburn. Back in the early 70s, engineers got to looking at that canyon and they…
You hear a lot of advice about health as you go through the years, some of it true. You also hear a lot of guff. There’s an army of nurses, nannies, physical therapists, medical advisors…
Well, that's a mistake I hope I never make again: I left a marking pen in a shirt pocket in the wash and now I have black ink stains on my clothes. What to do,…
Went to a funeral in Ukiah and most attendees were leaning heavily toward 80 years old. Don’t know how many made it back home from the services, but a lot of them looked due for…
There is a widely held view that Los Angeles simply went out to the Owens Valley and stole its water. In a technical sense, that isn’t quite true. Everything the city did was legal (though…
“What're you doing down here on Skid Row, Willie! Did your old man finally kick you out?” “No, I'm still living at home. I've got a job down here in a winery. It's just a…