Unsafe Airbags
Last week I took my 2002 Honda into the dealership because there was a recall due to unsafe airbags. They told me it would take a couple hours so I [...]
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Feb, 2015
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Dec, 2013
My Mother’s Orange Tree
On December 7th, 1941, my mother was at her friend Louise’s house. They were picking the first oranges of the season when Louise’s mother came out to the yard to [...]
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Oct, 2013
A Prayer for These Times
The parable of the Good Samaritan is one of the most beloved stories from the New Testament—not just among Christians, but throughout our western culture. In a nutshell: a man [...]
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Sep, 2013
Let’s Do Away With Schools
Years ago, when Sacramento native Dusty Baker was manager of the San Francisco Giants he used to dress up his 3-year-old son Darren in a miniature Giants uniform and let [...]
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Aug, 2013
A Spiritual Master and a Scribe Walk into a Fast Food Restaurant
A few days ago I was in a well-known fast food restaurant chain with my friend Craig. I won’t say which chain it was in order to protect the confidentiality [...]
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Jul, 2013
Good Summer Reads
Marketers would have us believe that summer is the time for books that are light and frothy, suitable for beach or poolside reading. But since I generally didn’t work for [...]
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Jul, 2013
My Favorite Color
My favorite color is green. Specifically blue green, shades of turquoise and aqua. It’s not that I don’t like all the other colors, but I tend to favor green. I [...]
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Jul, 2013
Delta Breeze
After a week where the temperature topped 105 degrees each day with little cooling at night, we are all so grateful to welcome back the Delta Breeze, the delightful wind [...]
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Jun, 2013
Happy Birthday USA!
I pledge allegiance to this sand and gravel road that runs between the river and my house, clumps of California poppies rangy stalks of fragrant fennel and burgeoning fig trees [...]
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Jun, 2013
Poverty and Our Public Schools
I chose to make my career in public education and I have become a fierce defender of it as a democratic institution. I worked as a special educator with [...]