Odds & Ends

I took a quick stroll, on the day after Christmas, through the new and now infamous “Bollard Zone” of downtown Winters. And yes, there were indeed two groups of people looking at, talking about, and giggling just a tad too much, about our fine, newly installed Winters...

Are you worried about dying from the West Nile or Ebola virus?   Do you fear being killed in a terrorist attack? Worried that your plane will crash or blow-up? Are you afraid that food is poisoned with salmonella or E. coli will bring about your sudden demise? Calm...

It is time for all of us to keep our cats indoors.    I can already hear the cries of protest!  “Cats don’t want to be indoors!  Cats need to roam and exercise. Cats can’t be happy indoors.  Cats will not stay indoors.”  Well, none of that is really true.  Over...

I’ll never forget how much impact music had on me when I was young. As a sophomore in high school, I had left my home during the summer – and I was sleeping in vacant houses at night. But my School District had a strong music program – even in the summer time! And...