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I lived my entire life alone. It was always me and them. I found a woman and “I” became “we,” and thus it was us and them. It was much the same when we had children. There was us and there was everything else. We...
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“I want to find a airplane to charter and have the pilot take you and me way up high enough to see the curvature of the Earth.” That was one of the last things my friend, Joe Tomlinson, wanted to do before he got so...
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Here we go again! The so-called “Friends of Putah Creek” have taken legal action through the Solano County Superior Court, naming the Central Valley Flood Protection Board (CVFPB), the Solano County Water Agency, The City of Winters, and (correct me if I’m wrong) up to...
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Back in the old days, a guy named Diogenes spent all his time looking for an honest man, an admirable man. I don’t know if he ever found one or not, but I think I can tell you why he had so much trouble. He...
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Today is Memorial Day. Well, at least it was when I wrote this column. When it comes around Memorial Day always awakens something within me that is unique and difficult to explain. It is a warm holiday. When I say “warm” I do not mean...
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Things you remember about your life are not of the true events. What you are remembering is the last time you remembered the same event. The memories never get clearer, they only get fuzzier and a little less clear. Thus we leave everything behind, because...
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I’ve had the weirdest experiences with doctors lately. This isn’t the first time, neither. Sometimes I think that doctors are just regular people who are in a position to do pretty much whatever they like to anyone who happens to walk through their door, into...
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Confucius says, “Everything has beauty but not everyone sees it.” I believe this to be true but it isn’t because beauty isn’t there, it’s because they have chosen not to see it. Fortunately for us, beauty never dies. It will always be there, so if...
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Valentine’s Day. The love day. It’s a day to celebrate all the love you have for others, so we all go out and buy those little cards or a box of chocolate and pass them out to those we love or to those we feel...
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