Q. I’ve gained some weight and now a lot of my shirts are way too tight so the shirts strain at the front and my white undershirt shows between the b...
Creature Corner: May 28, 2015
Catnis, the Maltese-mix and the cattle dog (actually a Catahoula) Smiley have been spoken for. That leaves Peeta, the brown and white male King Charle...
Past tense: May 28, 2015
65 years ago - 1950 Audie Murphy’s film, “The Kid from Texas,” was playing at the Rustic Theatre. It was shot the previous year on the mountain. 60 y...
Off the Leash: Religious freedom …
Back in 2004, the retired rector of All Saints Episcopal Church in Pasadena was asked to come back and speak. That Sunday morning he spoke out against...
Fashion Jack: Ventriloquism & colors
Q. I think I’m in love with a ventriloquist. He’s witty and smart, and he has the most beautiful big brown eyes. I think he likes me, too, because he...
Creature Corner: May 21, 2015
Poppy has been adopted. Yay, for finding your forever home. Introducing the survivors from Highway 243: Catnis, the Maltese, Peeta the brown and white...
Past Tense: May 21, 2015
65 years ago - 1950 The Town Crier, which first saw the light of day in the Maxwells’ attic, moved into the rock building at Fern Valley Corners. &nbs...
Off the Main Roads: The mountains are calling …
“The mountains are calling and I must go,” wrote John Muir in a letter to his sister. Now, good old John Muir didn’t say, “The mountains are calling, ...
Past Tense: May 14, 2015
65 years ago - 1950 Mildred Thorn, Theda and Bob Simpson and Emsy Dunn were selected as leaders of the Chamber of Commerce’s July 4th celebration. Th...
Journal from the James: Spring at the James …
It is that time of the year again, the time we typically call springtime. For those of you who follow the annual trip of the Earth around the Sun, you...