Recently I read these words: “Our posture is as important, if not more, than our position. We aim to be kind to everyone, even if their views or choices are different from ours.” I have spent some time thinking about what this means. This quote... Continue
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Triggers, the spooky new name, the current label for heated, overwhelming emotions. What happens when you pull the trigger? Our language is getting scary. Flare ups can occur over small or large things. A friend might seem bossy, then we build stories in our heads... Continue
I miss my late wife. I miss talking to her, holding her, feeling her warmth and enjoying her affection. I still think about all the things I could have done differently over the fifty years we were together, ways in which perhaps I could have... Continue
By David Bolling What I know about Antonin Dvorák (pictured) would fit in this sentence. What I know about Top 40 radio hits would probably fill this paper, because we’re talking about the soundtrack of my life, our lives. From Bo Diddly to Bob Dylan,... Continue
It’s just time. Right, I mean, we go to school on a schedule, get married on a schedule, have kids on a schedule (sometimes). If you have a crap job, hopefully you quit it on a schedule, and when things line up, you start on... Continue
Three weedy plants that we love to hate seem to be everywhere right now: dandelions, yellow star thistle and poison hemlock. The first two dot sun-dried hillsides like lemon drops and stickery jujubes, though certainly not as sweet! Poison hemlock towers up to eight feet... Continue
Index-Tribune Sports Editor Of all the all-star games held in North America’s professional men’s sports leagues – including the NFL, NBA, NHL and the newest member, the MLS, Major League Baseball still has the best all-star format, mainly because baseball is the only sport that... Continue
The Mill on Check, Please! TONIGHT At last it’s happening! Dana Jaffe and Sanjeev Kumar’s five-plus years of extremely hard work at their Glen Ellen restaurant, The Mill, finally gets appropriate notice with the first screening of their episode of “Check, Please! Bay Area” on... Continue
In this past year La Luz Center, and its founder Ligia Booker, have been honored with three awards, The Heart of Sonoma County Award, from the Center for Volunteer and Nonprofit Leadership (CVNL), the Spirit Award, from the Sonoma County Commission on the Status of... Continue
By Anna Pier For nearly 17 years Steve Carara was the manager, the main worker, and the mind behind the garden at the Sonoma Garden Park. His death from heart failure on May 13 has been felt by all associated with the Garden. Rebecca Kelly,... Continue