•Looters … go straight to hell. •Standing with neighbors watching a massive wall of flames from a nearby subdivision. •Evacuate now or wait for orders…there’s no easy answer. The heart says stay. The mind says get out now. •The fire… Continue Reading
As I write this, the western edge of Redding lies in smoldering ruin, incinerated by the Carr Fire that roared through the city’s hillside subdivisions on Thursday night, July 26th, five days ago now. Six people, including two firefighters, have… Continue Reading
For more than 30 years I’ve been registered as a voter under various third-party affiliations, or, more recently, as an independent voter. I’ve always been the first to admit that more often than not I vote for Democrats, especially in… Continue Reading
Whenever you hear Redding city officials say their latest proposal to fight transient crime doesn’t target the homeless population, rest assured, it targets the homeless population. Such is the case with the eight-foot-high wrought-iron fence soon to be erected around… Continue Reading
My main goal in life is to care for and protect the many cuddly critters who reside at Bella Vista Farms. But this summer the farm was visited by a few uninvited, uncuddly, dangerous “guests”. Five to be exact. That’s… Continue Reading
Well, hello! How is your year shaping up so far? I am trying my best over here, and generally feeling pretty good about things. I have a lot of projects underway, and one of the projects I have been working… Continue Reading
Hello Clever People! Did you enjoy my review of the Jurassic franchise? Are you wishing for more? Well then here is my review for Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom, the followup of the 2015 reboot that follows a rescue mission to… Continue Reading
I can’t even remember the last time I had a decent night’s sleep. It all started back in April, when Olive jumped out of bed in the middle of the night, ran out into the back yard, and let the… Continue Reading
President Donald Trump is his own worst enemy. Vanity always gets the best of him. Presented with the perfect opportunity on Monday at the Helsinki summit to repudiate Russian President Vladimir Putin for what increasingly appears to be Russian state… Continue Reading
Now and then I have a wander through my old blog when the world news feels overwhelming and I need a distracting look down memory lane. So it was that the other day I happened upon this blog post, written… Continue Reading
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