1) Who are you and what’s your deal? I’m Andrew J Ditton, and ‘my’ Deal is the seaside town of Deal in the county of Kent, North of Dover in the South East of England. My Mum still lives there… Continue Reading
A lot of people watched “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest,” the winner of five Oscars that starred Jack Nicholson as the protagonist Randall McMurphy, a mental hospital patient who battled the authoritarian Nurse Ratched. There was one notable exception… Continue Reading
“Life is difficult. This is a great truth, one of the greatest truths. It is a great truth because once we truly see this truth, we transcend it. Once we truly know that life is difficult — once we truly… Continue Reading
Collectively, Redding, its police department and one of its more popular neighborhoods have a high-powered headache on its hands, and it stems from the indisputable fact that shooting ranges and subdivisions make lousy neighbors. At issue is the Record Range,… Continue Reading
Two traits I’ve noticed about Highlanders are that they look out for each other, and they know everything about each other. The first is a consequence of remoteness – so far away from “civilization,” people have drawn together and helped… Continue Reading
I am in pain. I am not the only one. I feel like a self-absorbed baby even writing about it. It is not “manly” to admit I hurt. I know better of course. I am well-acquainted with the heavy burden… Continue Reading
Meet my friend Mike Cullen, a neighbor to the north in Ottawa Canada. He’s a multi-talented go-getter with drive and pluck and a rather astonishing ability to write a new novel every year. Seriously, every year. If I wrote a… Continue Reading
Patrick “Pat” Earl Wallace, whose life was sadly cut short on Feb. 3, 2015, due to complications from Hodgkin’s lymphoma, will be remembered as a loving husband, devoted father, faithful friend, dedicated attorney, a San Francisco Giants fan and the… Continue Reading
As I have mentioned in previous columns, for about the last 10 years I have primarily relied on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy in my work with my clients. ACT is one of the relatively new “Third Wave” forms of Behavior… Continue Reading
Redding City Council’s two newest members stuck to their guns Tuesday and joined the majority in a 4-1 vote to disband an advisory commission that had become a rallying cry for a small but boisterous crowd of Tea Party conservatives.… Continue Reading
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