“Hello. My name is Robb55, and I’ve been clean, straight, and eBay-free for 1 week today…” I grew up believing if a little bit of something is good, then more is better. This philosophy can be seen at a glance… Continue Reading
Public Comment time at the Board last week focused on the ongoing political and legal battle between the Anselmo Vineyard near Shingletown and the County. A group of Anselmo employees and members of the Integrity Project staged a rally in… Continue Reading
The risks of nuclear power I described in Part 1 are startling enough, but once you put them in context they become much scarier. That would not be so bad if we had a regulatory agency that was truly dedicated… Continue Reading
I may not know what I am talking about. It is possible. I mean, how would I know for sure? Since my own brain filters reality for me, how would I know if my filter was faulty? I can’t answer… Continue Reading
Here it comes, spring! When a man’s mind is seized with desire to do that one fine thing.… Hold a garage sale. It’s the yearly, not-to-be missed double-rush of TOSSING JUNK and MAKING MONEY. What you tell your family, of… Continue Reading
I’ve always pictured myself as a bobble-head doll of Alfred E. Newman (Of Mad Magazine fame), sitting in the window of my life proclaiming the epitaph above . . . loudly. Well, imagine my surprise when I took the stress… Continue Reading
When we think of being healthy, most of us understand that we need to eat well and exercise. We also understand that we need to stop doing things that are unhealthy, like smoking and eating fast food. It is the same… Continue Reading
There are occasions when my wife accompanies me on my business trips. One such time was the week of our anniversary. I was heading for San Luis Obispo, and since we were passing through Paso Robles close to dinner time… Continue Reading
If you have two brand new 2010 Chevrolet Corvettes, both red in color, sitting side by side, how do you tell which one is which? Many folks would say, ‘by their license plates’. What if you switched the license plates… Continue Reading
Three years ago, my junior high boyfriend got down on one knee and proposed, and I turned him down. Don’t worry, this story has a happy ending, I promise. It was a beautiful evening on Maui. We’d just been to… Continue Reading
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