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Posts published in December 2017

Fort Bragg & The Mill Site

On a brisk and wintery Fort Bragg morning November 27, walking down to city hall, for the Mayor’s open meeting I had the whimsical notion how odd it was that that the little town looked…

Off the Record (Dec. 6, 2017)

CAPTAIN FATHOM WRITES: “Enclosed find the $20 we borrowed. Clean and sober after a month ‘rest’ at Tom Allman’s retreat.” AMERICANS will be relieved to know that there are roughly 2000 serial killers loose in…

Valley People (Dec. 6, 2017)

THE ABSENCE of big rains is beginning to be worrisome. November came and went with less than a couple of inches, and December is sunny and clear with the frigid nights of early spring. The…

Christmas Tree Permits

[Nov/Dec] Personal use Christmas tree cutting permits for the Mendocino National Forest will go on sale at forest offices, beginning Wednesday, November 1 through Thursday, December 23, 2017. The permits can be purchased for $10…

Autumn Reminiscence & Baseball Ramblings

In the land of the free and the home of the brave, when the golden days of autumn turn to cloudy, dingy days in December an American's thoughts can yearn for the halcyon afternoons and…

Bird’s Eye View (Dec. 6, 2017)

This Trump Thing…or as it had been known previously for nearly 250 years up until now - The U.S. Presidency… Donald Trump tweeted that Theresa May, the British prime minister, should focus on Islamic terrorism…

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