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My father was the best man ever. Everybody says that. He even gave me a small loan of a million dollars to start my first business. He said, I needed…
Photo collage by Bev Stein The seal pup stared straight at us today. It appeared to be smiling, as it coasted with the current down the shoreline. The day before…
Tourism and its Discontents I used to love summer time, the long sunny days wearing nothing but a tee shirt and shorts, grilling hamburgers, playing in the surf. Now, I…
With apologies to true wolves Not to mix metaphors here, but, honestly people, the sky really is falling. Yes, the wolf is at the door; no, the damn animal is…
“I’ve had it with this country,” Harry said. “I think we’re going to have to leave.” “You say that,” his wife Lilly responded, “but you don’t really mean it.”…
This coming Thursday will be a sad day for free speech in our country. It will also be a sad day for me personally, as a long-time dedicated watcher and…
Trump’s in China with all his billionaire buddies and a gazillion Chinese, who probably would be happy to see him fall on his face. Which he will likely do—either metaphorically…
and one guy Our little community has an ongoing book club. We meet once a month to discuss that month’s book selection. It’s a fun time, low pressure, everybody gets…
I’ve been dealing lately with a persistent cold; it’s knocking me on my butt. Bev brought it back from our Mexico trip and kindly passed it on to me. I…
I entered teaching through the side door, but I stayed in for a career. It wasn’t my first choice of occupations, that would have been making a living as a…
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