“There is no self-image that doesn’t have a wall and no self-image that doesn’t entail suffering. Not only do you have your own walls, but there are also walls you project onto other people, the images you have of them… Continue Reading
Please join me in welcoming a new feature to A News Cafe.com: Artist Chuck Prudhomme’s art column about some of the north state’s most beautiful natural settings. Thank you, Chuck. Normally I travel around the North State and the North… Continue Reading
When I started writing for A News Cafe it was my intention to focus on village life, local residents, and the history and culture of the Highlands, with my “personal” life coming second. Recently, though, some of you have read… Continue Reading
How unusual is it for a 64 year old man not to have had a PSA test for 5 years? (A PSA test measures the prostate Specific Antigen in a man’s blood and is a common cancer screening test.) If… Continue Reading
Life is a river, a current you can float on or fight against. There’s no need to fight your way upstream. The current will take you where you need to go, but only if you can float. If you’re thrashing… Continue Reading
I just finished wrapping up my first role in a movie, and I’m happy to announce that I didn’t flub any of my lines. Of course, I didn’t have any actual lines. But I nodded when I needed to nod,… Continue Reading
Hazel was a rescue dog, found in a litter of abandoned puppies in a field in Stockton, mixture of breeds unknown. She was a difficult dog in many ways. As an example, she was an enthusiastic barker, which made her… Continue Reading
Life is a system… “a set of connected parts forming a complex whole.” You are in and of yourself a system, part of many other systems – family, friends, business, government… every relationship you have. When one part of a… Continue Reading
“Ten thousand words swarm around my head Ten million more in books written beneath my bed. Ain’t it like most people? I’m no different. We love to talk on things we don’t know about.” The Avett Brothers At the moment,… Continue Reading
The chickens may be coming home to roost! One issue that I have discussed with individuals and small businesses since the implementation of the ACA is the reality that many individuals simply do not understand that they are not eligible… Continue Reading
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