First day of school could be a holiday
The last weeks of summer are what I like to call “Christmas for Grown Ups.” Yes, it’s that wonderful time of year when all the kids go back to school. Seriously, it should be a national holiday. It would be awesome. We could have traditions like buying new clothes, new books and pencils and rulers…and countdown calendars to the big day so that parents don’t miss the best day ever.
Public invited to unique Summer Fest
Perhaps some of the public has a negative stereotype of motorcyclists. Hearing their loud engines, seeing them splitting lanes while speeding down the freeway and reading about the drugs and violence associated with some bike clubs can be rather intimidating.
Windows can be a major hazard for birds
I am enjoying my morning coffee when I hear a sickening thud and the sound of something lightly sliding down the kitchen window. The window shakes ever so slightly. Before I can even look up from my newspaper, I realize a bird has struck the window. Looking outside, I see a trembling, dazed mockingbird on the walkway below. Fortunately, he is on his feet. I watch him for a few minutes to be sure none of my neighbor's cats, who claim my yard as their own, find him. In a few minutes, thankfully, he is airborne again—hopefully wiser about windows and no worse for wear.
The bureaucratic beat and bulge goes on at City Hall
Well, the police department is hard at it, searching out the
The seasonal flavors of ‘Downton Abbey’
Truffled Egg on Toast, Oysters a la Russe, Lobster Rissoles in Mousseline Sauce and Cavados Glazed Duckling. For those of us in the United States who saw last Sunday’s episode of “Downton Abbey” on PBS, these items sound very familiar from a meal scene featuring the downstairs staff.
Disney On Ice presents ‘Dare To Dream’: A beautiful combination of sights and sounds
Disney on Ice does it again, bringing its usual cacophony of color, imagination and creatively that children and adults have come to expect from Disney’s ice skating extravaganzas. All the favorite Disney heroines and heroes are here with a mix of aerial and ice choreography.



















