Phone call from Starbucks brings memory
I just got off the phone with my parents who are now 85 and 86 years old. They called because…
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Fuming about Caltrans projects but I appreciate them
The Camp Fire was snuffed by a rainstorm on Thanksgiving Day — finally. Since then getting back and forth to…
Read moreIt is better, if at all possible, to do something right the first time
The stain on my deck is peeling. A Google search has revealed many possible mistakes I made when the deck…
Read moreRedeeming America’s shining light
In many ways, the Fourth of July symbolizes everything we love about the United States in general and about being…
Read morePreparation is key this fire season
This week has been satisfyingly warm, and my allergies are in high C from all of the pollen in the…
Read moreBill Buckner, caught on the thorns of history
OK, when it comes to baseball, I have to be a Boston Red Sox fan. I have to be. Given…
Read moreRestaurateurs we need you
It happened again on Memorial Day weekend. Out-of-town tourists stopped me as I exited my office in downtown Greenville and…
Read moreIndecisions inside a simple garden
Colored tomato cages have ruined my life! During the three-day weekend, I made some time trying to get my garden…
Read moreMy kingdom for a chainsaw
If I hear some individual, agency representative or business use the phrase, “We didn’t make more copies because we don’t…
Read moreDoris Day’s passing returns me to my childhood
Doris Day died recently at 97, and the news of her passing instantly caused me an intense, massive and completely…
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