Lassen Volcanic National Park lies almost fifty miles due east of Redding,
California. On June 22, 2003 I am not thinking of the Park's beauty. On this night, a murmur of a search in progress begins, and grows
as the bright, hot day fades into a still, breezeless night. A tiny child,
not yet four years old, is lost. (Originally appeared 07-24-2004)
In Humboldt County, California, a young man is missing. Caribou, a trained German Shepherd Dog, is deployed on her first search after she was declared "mission ready." The cliffside terrain is dangerous, and the man seems to have disappeared from the face of the world ...
Everything the author learned the hard way, her husband learned over a chess board. In this first installment, they look at two words that politicians love almost as much as "free lunch".
Where the turf meets the surf<br>
down at old Del Mar<br>
take a plane<br>
take a train<br>
take a car.<br><br>
There is a smile on every face<br>
and a winner in each race<br>
where the turf meets the surf<br>
at Del Mar...
Some things from childhood are still as sweet as you remember them. Lydia Manx takes her memories of fairs past with her as she visits the summer fairgrounds.
Are Ed Wood films as bad as people say they are? No, they're actually worse, but that doesn't take away from the fact that he was able to achieve his vision by making his own movies. Sure, we all want others to like what we create, but that shouldn't be the main reason why you do it in the first place ...
Almost everyone I meet has some taste or happy moment that involved a cookie. Sometimes it may have been decades ago, but nevertheless there is a cookie in their background. Lydia shares her delight in making and painting cookies with her nieces.
"You can have your old churches and monuments, take me to the place the locals go to spend an evening in convivial conversation." Jerry visits Zapata, a <i>tapas</i> bar in Cadiz, Spain.
