You know how sometimes an opening movie scene will abruptly show some graphic, what-the-hell moment with zero context, such as a dazed, sunburned person floating on a hunk of ship-wreckage in the middle of the ocean, surrounded by blood-thirsty sharks?… Continue Reading
I’ve not been myself since Thurs., July 26. I blame the Carr Fire and its smoky straitjacket. As I type, I pause to listen intently to a helicopter overhead, a sound I used to associate here in Redding with cops… Continue Reading
In my new Carr-Fire reality, I wake up each morning and peer outside to see if my world is still standing. So far, it is, but I’m seeing my world through Carr-Fire smoke-colored glasses that mess with my brain. Is… Continue Reading
I knew it was my lucky night when out of all the armrests in the entire Cascade Theatre that the supremely dreamy, super sexy Chris Isaak could have chosen to sit upon, he chose mine. I mean, literally, he was… Continue Reading
It was 1994 the first time my kids and I went camping at Patrick’s Point State Park in Trinidad. It was a significant year. I’d graduated from college – 20 years after high school – and I’d bought a house.… Continue Reading
Confession: The second half of this column is an an unabashed rip-off of Doug Mudford’s “Reflections in a Mirror While Shaving”. But before I share my reflections, I want to share my gratitude. You may remember my Valentine’s Day column… Continue Reading
Sometimes, right in the middle of Nextdoor.com’s usual neighborhood posts about tweaker break-ins, handyman recommendations and debates about over what business should move into the former Top’s Market location (Grocery Outlet!), there comes a post that takes on a life… Continue Reading
This is my response to Bethel’s supposed response to R.V. Scheide’s response to Bethel’s response to some pro-gay bills. Got that? “A Letter From Bethel to Friends and Members of the LGBTQ+ Community,” was an interesting piece of writing. It… Continue Reading
There I was, sitting with my sister at the Bonnie Raitt concert Saturday, enjoying a fun and relaxing night out, sipping wine from our special Civic Auditorium sippy cups, people-watching as fellow Bonnie Raitt fans took their seats. From a… Continue Reading
You may recall back when I wrote my first installment of The Weight is Over, a chronicle of my weight-loss and fitness journey with Matthew Lister at Align Private Training (now Align Redding). At that point – December of 2015,… Continue Reading
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