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Posts published in March 2019

Valley People (March 6, 2019)

On yer marks! Get ready, 'cause it's almost time for the 28th annual Anderson Valley Variety Show at the Philo Solar Grange! As always, we've got two

This Mess Is a Place

Living on the Navarro River down a long dirt road off the grid in the flood plain with multiple perils made my remote 4.2 acres available in the ‘90s for a reasonable price. Navarro River…

Elk Rummage Sale

[Apr 6, 7] The Greenwood Civic Club invites you to take part in the 32nd Annual Elk Rummage Sale to be held Saturday and Sunday, April 6th and 7th from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.…

No Avoiding Soda Creek Store (Part 11)

Soda Creek Store sits in the middle of the Mendocino National Forest. For a time I didn’t want to drive by the place because I didn’t want anyone there knowing that I was going in…

The King of Lake County

I have now completed my first month back in rehab, and my body is still pointedly reminding me how it feels bout the regimen of meth and junk food I imposed on it last December…

Letters (March 6, 2019)

Some examples of socialism in the U.S.A. are the public schools, libraries, roads, Cal-Trans, freeways, police and fire departments.

The Truth Forsooth, Who’s Telling the Truth?

Children, even adult children, can be so adorable when they revolt against the conventions of their parents.  Readers of a certain age will remember scandalizing their parents by dropping F-bombs at the dinner table, for instance. …

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