And now – German traffic! It’s all about staying awake – every split second! If you haven’t experienced driving on a highway at 70 mph, and seeing headlights in the far distance behind you, suddenly flash by at 120 mph,… Continue Reading
Full disclosure: I qualified for Medicare a year and a half ago. I had a terrible time with that. Everybody knows I am not disabled and I certainly am not old enough for Medicare. Sure, I was born in 1942,… Continue Reading
Looking for Louie, Part 4 of 6 Shrimp dumplings, taro crescents and “phoenix claws” (braised chicken feet). Sticky-rice tamales, radish cake and egg tarts, all washed down with countless pots of chrysanthemum tea – RMB 65 (about $8) for two.… Continue Reading
My summer ritual always includes a weekly dose of music, art, community booths, snow cones, food and beer at Redding’s summer staple – Marketfest – presented by Viva Downtown Redding. Marketfest may be our best community event – a place… Continue Reading
Cars were parked on the shoulders for half a mile in both directions along Hwy 44, leading to the 32d Annual Shingletown Fun Crafts and Gourd Faire on Sat., Aug. 8. It was a pleasant 75 degrees at that altitude,… Continue Reading
Looking for Louie, Part 3 of 6 To get to see Mr. Lam, you have to stand for 45 minutes in the “U.S. Citizen Services” line at the American consulate in Hongkong – mercifully shorter, at least, than the three-hour… Continue Reading
During the summertime we see many travelers pass through town – maybe we’re a destination, maybe just a spot to gas up on the way somewhere else. Either way, out-of-towners are often not sure of the busy intersections, which roadways… Continue Reading
Forty years ago, I covered Woodstock for The Burlington (VT) Free Press . Two days after my “Pop Festival Drowns in Mud Sea” front-page story (see below) I wrote a column entitled “The New Youth Culture: Nightmare in the Catskills”… Continue Reading
Who can take down the USC Trojans in 2009? Pete Carroll’s team will aim for its eighth consecutive Pac-10 title this season. A couple of teams have a shot to dethrone the champs, with Cal, Oregon and Oregon State leading… Continue Reading
Looking for Louie, Part 2 of 6 Sleuthing out bio-data on California’s 19th century Gold Country Chinese was not exactly in Javier Garcia’s job description when he went to work at the National Archive 20-odd years ago. In fact, he… Continue Reading
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