One of the most common questions any computer repair technician receives is, “How do I keep my computer from slowing down and getting viruses?” It’s a simple question but one with many different answers that will certainly vary depending on… Continue Reading
Like most humans, I am full of contradictions. Something in us insists it shouldn’t be, but there it is. I spend 10 hours a day five days a week applying my 35-years’ worth of experience and knowledge about the human brain… Continue Reading
I have completely run out of time again. How does this happen? It seems like only yesterday I filed my last column, right up against deadline (which is so typical for me, just ask Doni. No, ask Joe Domke. He’s… Continue Reading
“Jeff, we’re leaving Redding. Yeah, we’ll meet you at the burned-out store. About and hour and a half, I guess.” My friend, Chris Ingersoll, has just called his brother in Hayfork. He will meet us in Wildwood. It’s June 10, and… Continue Reading
When I visited artist Ron Black at his Oak Run studio, it felt like Willie Wonka was leading me through the Chocolate Factory. Ron, better described as an eccentric contractor than deranged candy maker, has worked on projects as diverse as… Continue Reading
Looking back now, I would say I was a worried child, tending to be more shy, sensitive and insecure than most. Some kids are like emotional sponges. They feel everything around them and until they figure out how to regulate… Continue Reading
Bruciante, adj, Italian, m/f. .che brucia, accesa, acceso, brillante. English: Burning, fired, lit up, blazing, on fire. Verb, to scorch, to sear, to burn, to burn up Though there have been ovens as long as people have been cooking (any covered vessel or firepit containing… Continue Reading
I was a bit of a hellion in high school. Shocking, right?! I was an outspoken, brash, mouthy, rebellious teen. I know, I haven’t changed a whole heckuva lot in the past 30 years. And my rebel streak got me… Continue Reading
Everyone knows Egypt. Even before the Revolution started in 2011, everyone I talked to about Egypt would almost immediately say “I have always wanted to go there”. There is something about Egypt that draws you in. It could be the… Continue Reading
“I would not have made it without art,” said Connie Murray, about a recent tumultuous period in her life. During the same time period, Murray said she was simultaneously fired after a 10-year career as the Clinical Program Manager for… Continue Reading
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