One Nation, On The Skids
I like beer. I liked beer in high school. I liked beer in the Navy. I liked beer in college. I’d like a beer right now. Sure, it’s before noon, but this nation is on the skids and heading downhill… Continue Reading
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When the Carr Fire Got Tough, Janine Hall Made Jewelry
I’m not usually a covetous person. And I’m usually not much of a jewelry person. I’ve owned one diamond in my life, a little speck inside my antique-style engagement ring when I was a 19-year-0ld bride. But when aNewsCafe.com subscriber… Continue Reading
Relationship Roots Run Deeper Than Politics
A friend and I met to shop at Costco together Tuesday afternoon, and since we were both starving, and we weren’t done talking, we decided to get a hot dog and soda. We headed for that little area that Costco’s… Continue Reading
Recipe: Doni’s Best Swiss Buttercream
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The World’s Best Buttercreams: Swiss, French and Italian
You may recall when son (and ANC webmaster) Joe Domke and I accepted the grand challenge last year to bake a five-tier wedding cake for my nephew and his lovely bride. First I wrote about our process; with Joe in… Continue Reading
Tax Extensions are Totally Taxing
Of all the things I do in life, few things stress me out as much as my annual tax-preparation process. It’s a perfect, sickening storm that combines my disdain for and fear of three things: dealing with the IRS, doing… Continue Reading
Film Screening Revealed Whereabouts of Freight Car Artist Bozo Texino
Who is Bozo Texino? Bill Daniel is glad you asked. In fact, that simple question sent him on a 16-year cinematic quest that revealed an American art form that has been rolling across the country for more than a century:… Continue Reading
Redding Native Opens New Music School
Downtown Redding has another new occupant – the Redding Music School. aNewsCafe.com caught up with the owner, Greg Takemoto, to learn more. Hi, Greg, and welcome to aNewsCafe.com. For those who don’t know you, could you tell us about yourself… Continue Reading
The Dopamine Chronicles No. 1 – Class Reunion
Hi there. In case you’ve forgotten – an understandable lapse – my name is Michael Jewel Haley. We’ve met before, you and I. Here, within these pages at ANewsCafe, I once offered the occasional opinion about films and popular music… Continue Reading
Mistress of The Mix: Flirting With Disaster
A brush with death. A moment that might be your last. Have you ever had one of those times when you thought, this could be it? My last breath? Maybe it was a bad decision, a wrong turn, a wrong… Continue Reading
