Sometimes, coincidences connect, layer, and spiral back on themselves like bats in flight. When they do we are faced with choices. Yesterday, my day started that way. I left late from Pismo Beach for my 300-mile drive home. I missed my coffee date with my...
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To all of you avocado lovers out there — I apologize in advance. But your fruit sucks. I was an avocado virgin until about 10 minutes ago, and I think all we’ll ever be is a one-night stand. You see, my older daughter was always...
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I’m not your average white girl. I’m Californian white. There’s a big difference. In the summer of 2001, I decided to travel abroad to enjoy a cultural experience and broaden my naïve horizons. I had no idea that it wasn’t the Italians or Greeks who...
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Despite the disagreement in the media about whether there is consensus in the scientific community, there is consensus in the scientific community that global warming is real, and it’s a big problem. The issue of sustainability affects everyone on the planet. It is universal. It...
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Ah, to lie on your back in the grass on the Fourth of July, the black summer sky bursting with glittery pinks and greens and golds — definitely a Life Is Good moment. My favorite fireworks are the ones that burst, followed by wacky little...
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Which kind of driver are you? The one who: — tops off the gas tank whenever you have the chance? — notices when the tank is half empty and gets gas then? — coasts to the station on fumes and prays that you make it?...
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“And with a sad heart I say bye to you and wave, kicking shadows on the street for every mistake that I have made, And like a baby boy I never was a man, Until I saw your blue eyes cry and I held your...
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It appears that maybe, just maybe, we are on the road to repealing Bill Clinton’s horribly ill-conceived Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell policy governing the personal sex lives of those in the United States military. Thousands of well-trained personnel have been booted out, many of them...
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By MITCHELL SOMMERS Finches aren’t very big birds. The smallest are just under four inches; the biggest, nine inches. For a small bird, however, one finch in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania has been a key figure in a controversy that showcases both the good and the...
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