If you’re expecting to hear something funny, you might as well be reading Mad Magazine or the Sunday funnies, cuz this week’s musing, as Molly said to Fibber, “T’aint funny McGee.” Well, you know what they say, War is Heck, or something to that effect. You know, it...
Here it is October and it feels like summer again. Wildflowers have found their way along the roadways, a beautiful sight. My neighborhood, too, is bursting with baby daisies. What I’m upset about is the fact that beginning in September, my street has become a used...
In our daily conversations, we often use words interchangeably, assuming they mean the same thing when, in fact, they do not. A Kleenex is a brand of tissue, but not all tissues are Kleenex; a Xerox is a type of photocopy, but not all photocopies are Xerox. Similarly,...
On her last visit to the States, my dear friend Helen of Leeds (Leeds is a town in northern England where The Who recorded their epic album “Live at Leeds”) commented on the absurdness of the whole concept of Halloween, which is apparently not celebrated in England....
Regarding the question you published in the Oct. 5 issue, has anyone replied to you about this person? I live here in Crestline and have some things to say that might help her. The domestic violence people in Victorville helped me file for divorce back in 2005 and...
If you've been chatting with a friend or neighbor lately about the real estate scene up in the mountains, you might have heard whispers about a boom in housing inventory. It seems like more and more properties are popping up for sale. Here are the four main reasons...
