Wow, what a wind we had last week. Fences, trees and garbage cans had a tough go of it, but on the bright side, all those pesky leaves littering my yard were blown into the corner of my yard for easy pick-up. All those leaves,... Continue
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As part of Sonoma County's ambitious goal to become California's healthiest county by 2020, the Department of Health Services is leading the Cradle to Career initiative, in partnership with close to 100 Sonoma County community-based organizations, government agencies, and businesses. Cradle to Career is based... Continue
The human power of abstraction, our ability to imagine something and then build upon that imaginary idea distinguishes us from lower animals. Brain physiologists might say such abilities reside within our frontal lobes, that area of the brain held responsible for higher thought, but whatever... Continue
This week was tough. I woke up feeling worried, with a sense of dread. Why? I wasn’t sure. Maybe it was the upcoming holidays and winter months weighing on me and wondering how I would maneuver through it all. It might have been financial concerns.... Continue
Those opposed to the Hotel Limitation Measure - Measure B, are lavishing their criticism on the prospect of unintended consequences. In acts of pure speculation, they proffer a list of the unintended consequences, displaying an uncanny ability to forecast the future as they see it.... Continue
The mission of this monthly column from Day One has been to answer the question: What is the Progressive agenda? This month marks the one-year anniversary of this column in The Sonoma Sun. I am thankful to Editor Val Robichaud and The Sun for this... Continue
I recently refilled a prescription for a beta-blocker I’ve been taking daily for twenty-some odd years. The electrical system of my heart becomes unstable every once in a while, and Atenolol settles it down to a nice normal rhythm. Atenolol was first produced by pharmaceutical... Continue
There is more to report this week on our sister city Aswan, Egypt. I have received endearing emails and texts from friends with simple messages. Yasser writes on Facebook “I miss you” with a frowning yellow face. Ahmed writes “how u family,” and Ismail sent... Continue
Today is the day so many have been waiting for. The thrill of dressing up, applying makeup, transforming oneself into something else altogether, is upon us. As I discussed last week, Halloween has a deeply-rooted and rather ancient history, however, ghosts are not limited to... Continue
No, this is not the first line of a Henny Youngman joke (if you don’t know who he was, Google him, the King of the one-liners), it’s an honest question. You see my wife is descended on both sides of her family from Puritans, one... Continue