SUNSET HILLS REBORN!

One of the best places in Chico to learn the intricacies of golf was the Sunset Hills Golf course.  Located on Garner Lane getween highway 99 and the Esplanade, the nine-hole 3-par course was the perfect place for the beginner.  That’s where I contracted the disease known as GOLF.
From the driving range to the putting [...]

CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION?

The combined chorus of those calling for a Constitutional Convention here in California continues to rise in crescendo.  You see, they feel that our current state Constitution is responsible for this state’s ills. They want to delete it, and start over, rebuilding it from the ground up.  They say too many things standing in the [...]

THE REST OF THE STORY

I used to wonder why so many gullible people have jumped on the global warming bandwagon.  Then, it dawned on me.  Primarily, it’s because they’re getting half of the story.  If the general pulic is fed doom and gloom that the sky is falling, eventually everyone in the barnyard will be parading to see the [...]

SO NOW…WE WAIT!

…we wait for the State Supreme Court in California to decide whether Holy Matrimony should be a relic of the past, or uphold the will of the people who’ve voted TWICE to uphold the sanctity of marriage.  It’ll take the high court ninety days to decide if five thousand years of history and tradition should [...]

TONGUE STUDS AND NOSE RINGS

In my line of work, I eat out a lot during the day (usually for breakfast, sometimes for lunch) and I frequent the same two haunts. But not anymore!
Sitting at the counter perusing a menu, the bus boy approached the counter to clear it of plates and coffee cups. I looked up and had to [...]