Here Ye, Here Ye, read all about it!! While Robert Murdoch’s massive conglomerate the News Corporation is going through troubling and tumultuous times and Newspapers worldwide are fighting to stay alive against the onslaught of electronic news, on the western edge of this country, the Central Coast of Oregon, an intrepid individual in the village…
Back To West Cap. After checking into a motel in West Sacramento, my destination on this trip, I walked out to West Capitol Avenue and looked up and down the broad avenue that many refer to as “West Cap”. It runs through the heart of the city where I used to live. Neon motel and…
When I think of carrots I automatically think of Bugs Bunny, he and Mr. Spock on Star Trek were my idols as a child. In fact I consider myself to be sort of a warped cross between the two. I remember Bugs always had a great time outsmarting Elmer Fudd, and he always had a…
‘A Jug of Wine, A loaf of Bread and Thou’ Mans love affair with Wine has no beginning, and no end; it is the alpha and the omega of libations. Theories abound as to its origin, one that stands out is the story of an ancient group of nomads who stored grapes in barrels, one…
It was a dark and stormy night, Rick and I were becoming restless, and we needed something warm and comforting to get us through those drab winter night, nights that begin at three in the afternoon. After a moments thought we remembered what there is only one thing than can transform a day like this…
Kentucky Derby There are some people who think Spring begins on the Saturday the annual Kentucky Derby is held in early May. This elegant event, showcasing the classiest horses in the world running all out for the finish line, is the biggest race of all. In “The Sport of Kings” the winner is instantly immortalized…
The Stinking Rose. There are lots of legends and myths about Garlic like the one that when Satan fled the Garden of Eden…. Garlic sprang from his left footprint and onions from his right. The Gods Love wine and cheese and many other delicacies but, apparently, what they have no tolerance for is bad breath,…
Usually if someone says “you’re history” they mean you are no longer applicable to what’s going on. It’s like “you’re history” doesn’t really have a nice ring to it. The Webster’s dictionary definition is “an account of what has happened in the life of a people, country, etc”. So you’re a memory, a used to…
Wednesday always reminds me of the song Stealers Wheel sang “Stuck In The Middle With You”. Since Wednesday is in the middle of the week we approach it several ways, most popular is the term “Happy Humpday”. I’m going with that call since we are now beginning to work our way to the weekend and…
The faint sounds of festive music coming from an ice cream truck caught my attention. I hadn’t been in the city for a long time, and the music was bringing the memories back. At sixteen years old and fresh from my junior year of high school, my world changed after I answered an ad in…