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
I was at the Redding Grocery Outlet last night where I heard it before I saw it: loud barking, somewhere near the dairy section. It was the kind of sound a dog makes when it’s threatened, like, hey, back off.… Continue Reading
Fifty is the magic age when most doctors recommend getting that first colonoscopy. I got my first one a bit earlier, at age 49, after an immediate family member was diagnosed with advanced colon cancer at 46. She underwent surgery… Continue Reading
Fall of 2018 will mark aNewsCafe.com’s 11th year. I may have mentioned that 11 is one of my favorite numbers. And I trust that this will be my favorite year on aNewsCafe.com, because we are working on bringing you some new… Continue Reading
A few Saturdays ago, just before closing time at the downtown Salvation Army, I found three interesting bed frames. This was my lucky day, because I’ve been wanting a bed frame for my guestroom; something more fancy than my current… Continue Reading
Despite the fact that I work online, the truth is that I’m not that much of a techie. I don’t do Instagram. I don’t own a Kindle or an iPad. I don’t do even do online banking, or reserve campsites… Continue Reading
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