On Nov. 8, the Pacific Gas and Electric Co. high voltage line near Poe Dam malfunctioned and started a fire in the early morning. A captain of the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection looked across the dam to the river canyon and saw a 10-acre fire on the rocky slope. The access road […]
The massive, Victorian dining room furniture had been in the house at the Jersey shore since the house was bought in 1940, but the furniture actually dated from the 1920s, when Grandpa and Grandma Richards were married and furnished their first house in Newark. It consisted of a dining table that extended to seat 10,
“If I could have my way. I’d get myself right up today, but I can’t, so I’ll cry instead.” — The Beatles “There ain’t nothin’ I can do about it.” — The Supremes and Vanilla Fudge, “You Keep Me Hangin’ On.” I hear tell gas prices are going down to their lowest levels is quite
Political holy grail is that the Republicans are practicing “tribalism.” What constitutes tribalism is once more what people want it to be. “Tribalism is the state of being organized by, or advocating for, tribes or tribal lifestyles. Human evolution has primarily occurred in small groups, as opposed to mass societies, and humans naturally maintain a
It was August when I met him for breakfast. He was nursing a cold and looking tired, even though he said he had a good sleep of at least eight hours. We chatted about our lives over the years, where we were in the sea of life now and what was ahead in the near
I watched Tuesday night’s midterm election returns as if expecting some kind of karmic payback for Trump’s election in 2016. Of course, there was none. The results were anticlimactic. We pretty much knew the outcomes. No big surprises. Just a few disappointments, depending upon your biases. There were some very close wins, with a few
“Against the wind I’m still running against the wind I’m older now but still running against the wind Well, I’m older now and still running Against the wind…” — Bob Seger Allegan County, in the election last Tuesday, was as red as red can be. It was redder than Santa’s suit or Rudolph’s nose. Redder
“How many slams in an old screen door? Depends how loud you shut it. How many slices in a loaf of bread? Depends how thin you cut it. How much good inside a day? Depends how good you live ’em. How much love inside a friend? Depends how much you give ’em.” — Shel Silverstein Now
The Kavanaugh hearings are over, Judge Brett Kavanaugh is now Justice Brett Kavanaugh. Let’s look in the rearview mirror and see what we find. It was holy grail that the victims of sexual assault accusing Judge Kavanaugh were to be believed. If you did not believe every accuser you are a (fill-in the blank) racist,
By later tonight we should have a good handle on what happened in the mid-term elections of federal and state senators, representatives, state offices and initiatives. While much has been said on both sides and all the commercials that drive everyone crazy will end (thank God!), it is up to the voters turning out to
