Wednesday, January 29, 2014

TO THE GEYSERS

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Geysers Road – Sonoma County, CA It was the 19 th of January.   Temps were predicted to touch 70.   We’d gone oh...
Monday, January 27, 2014

Review: "The Sense of an Ending"

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It seems I’m always a bit late to the party when it comes to the work of compelling authors (or just entertaining storytellers.)   ...
Tuesday, January 7, 2014

RESEARCHING THE RED ROCK MINE

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A month or so ago , while exploring the basin of a nearly empty reservoir, I stumbled across a “find.”   A chunk of yellow or ponderosa pi...
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Saturday, January 4, 2014

A FAREWELL FROM A FRIEND

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On the last great day , I walked through a forest with you. You marveled at the light filtering through the deep, dark...
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Thursday, December 19, 2013

FELLING THE YULE TREE

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Holiday Greetings 2013 From the Church of the Open Road A n old gentleman struggled to shuffle up an icy ...
Friday, December 6, 2013

REDISCOVERING THE WEST BRANCH MILL

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A book review and part two of this two-part epic… The West Branch Mill of the Sierra Lumber Company Andy Mark; The History Press; C...
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Thursday, December 5, 2013

DISCOVERING THE WEST BRANCH MILL

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…part one of a two-part epic... In the northeast corner of the Chico Quad, Dad had inked a red X.   “Some day, we’re gonna find that p...
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Thursday, November 21, 2013

It's Even Worse than It Looks

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It’s Even Worse than in Looks , Thomas E Mann and Norman J Ornstein, Basic Books (2012) $26. News items catch my eye everyday; the word...
Wednesday, November 13, 2013

THE ART OF RACING IN NOVEMBER

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  Autumn 1965:   For an eighth grade PE class session, teacher/coach Smitty Jones “planned” an impromptu track meet.   Coach Jones a...
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Monday, November 11, 2013

MORE STUFF BY THE SIDE OF THE ROAD

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Amador County Wine Country Edition Our California riding season lingers into mid-November.   An hour or so away from the Sacramento...