Can we talk?
When I attended California State University, Northridge in the early 80s, the World Wide Web hadn’t yet been invented. Handheld …
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A Christmas to remember
It all began with Christmas prime rib at Jon and Julie Cappleman’s place. It was a small gathering of locals, …
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Making 2020 complete with the help of a doll
At 1 a.m. on New Year’s Day I finished my first project of 2020. That’s a lie, actually. I’d started …
Read moreA happy reunion thanks to Facebook
I spend too much time on Facebook. “I’m a reader,” I tell myself. “What am I doing on here? I …
Read moreFrom our family to yours; Have a very healthy and safe new year
It’s been several years since Keri and I bragged about our Feather Publishing “family” that we have grown to know …
Read moreAre we becoming a ‘Virtual’ society?
Have you ever noticed how the so-called “Social Media” seems to be changing the American society from a nation of …
Read moreMom and dad making Christmas happen – for 60 years
Tomorrow is Christmas and I can already picture it. Dad will be sitting in his corner chair collecting discarded wrapping …
Read moreMiracles and what really matters in life
I really love Christmas songs and holiday movies. This didn’t happen at Christmas, but it was a bona fide miracle …
Read moreWishing you hygge holidays
Autumn has officially put up the white flag of surrender, with Beckwourth Peak and the Lakes Basin skyline shrugging the …
Read moreRedemption and the long drive to prison
Long drives make you think. Twice a week on the way to teach in prisons gives me nearly four solid …
Read moreLocal boards are more important than you might know
In a rural county with a small population like ours, many of our essential services are governed by districts. These …
Read moreTwo families are better than one
What it takes to raise one 5-year-old boy but it’s so much more If someone asks me “What’s happening in …
Read moreIs change always good?
I sometimes find it amusing how young people (under the age of 50) reflect or bemoan how much things have …
Read moreFalling back into my ‘real time’
This week, the sun will rise around 7 a.m. instead of eight. Doesn’t that seem more natural for a November …
Read moreBetter to be like an ant than a grasshopper
When I was a child my mother would read to my sisters, brother and me before bedtime. Some of my …
Read moreNew abnormal: Fire insurance nightmares
You know, sometimes it’s OK to get mad, really mad. Now is such a moment. Back in the early 2000s, …
Read moreLights Out, California!
As I type this from the comfort of a warm office with electricity, light, and internet access, more than 600,000 …
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