READ ON FOR A TICKET GIVEAWAY!!! I have been holding this secret for weeks, and I just can’t contain it any longer! But finally, finally, finally the staff at the Cascade Theatre has told me that just like Jodie Foster… Continue Reading
I’m ashamed to admit this, but I’d totally forgotten that it was Rodeo week in Redding. It was only for about five minutes, this past Monday morning, but it was long enough. I was standing in my kitchen right around… Continue Reading
Ten years ago. It was Cinco de Mayo, and I found myself at the Del Taco drive-through ordering a burrito (which really isn’t a thing in Mexico, btw). On a whim, I asked the kid at the window if she… Continue Reading
There’s a hit list, and Big Bird and my workplace are both on it. Maybe you’ve heard that the president has a plan to get rid of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. Not just reducing funding (again), but eliminating its… Continue Reading
Hey, wanna play a game? It might help you win a thousand bucks. Have you ever seen that episode of the Big Bang Theory where Sheldon and a lady friend host a webisode of “Fun With Flags?” A real fan… Continue Reading
Even though I’m just as horrified as the next pussycat at the assault on my sensibilities every time I peek at the news headlines these days, I’m putting my worries aside for a moment to address perhaps the one thing… Continue Reading
The smell of my lover’s cologne. On him, not on anyone else. The sound of his special ringtone when he’s finally gotten off of work after 10 hours. His hand on my hip as he leans in to kiss my… Continue Reading
I’ve been in Redding for almost 15 years. When I arrived, it was to become a partner in one of the coolest, feel-good projects around, helping bring downtown back from the dead with Jefferson Public Radio’s restoration of the Cascade… Continue Reading
My husband and I have a serious difference of opinion when it comes to stuff. He calls me a hoarder, and I think he’s waaaaay too quick on the draw to throw things away. I like to keep things that… Continue Reading
It was the summer of 1988. I was 21, and was working three part-time jobs over the summer before starting my senior year in college. I was single (a rare moment in Val history as all my lifelong girlfriends will… Continue Reading
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