Getting out: Hiking Rancho Canada Del Oro
It's Saturday morning and the sun is shining. Your thinking
Malignaggi calls out Guerrero and the Ghost responds
For the past three months, Gilroy native and world champion boxer Robert “The Ghost” Guerrero has been calling out anybody and everybody – from Floyd Mayweather Jr to most recently Victor Ortiz – in search of an opponent. The beckoning has been to no avail. Now Guerrero (29-1-1, 18 KO s) is on the other end of a call out.
Then and now: A look at former colleagues
In my 15 or so years in the newspaper business - the last seven with South Valley Newspapers - I've seen a lot of faces come and go. Some were in the "stepping stone" stage, and moved on to larger communities. Others, having gotten a taste of the industry and found it bitter, returned to school or moved on to completely different fields.
Stuffed cabbage with an Italian inflection
Cruciferous is a designation that comprises the Brassica members of the cabbage family, including cavolo nero, mustard and turnip greens, along with cauliflower and collards, plus radishes, horseradish and arugula. The name derives from the flower common to these plants, the four petals of which spread to form a cross. Hence, “crucifer”-ous.
Tomatoes, the $100K Pension Club and a fine Americana parade
On our little cul-de-sac we have a Fourth of July parade that harkens back to “the good old days.” Young and old participate, and multiple generations of families show up. At eight years in the neighborhood, we’re the newbies on the block. But my grandchildren have participated the last few years, so even the newbies are spanning the Independence Day ages. Decorated vehicles, animals and people – accompanied by decked out wagons, bikes, horses, donkeys, tractors, tricycles, scooters, dogs, chickens, Big Wheels, roller skates and more – show up to socialize, enter a category like “Bikes Under 5” and parade the street led by Master of Ceremonies Nick Zukowski. It’s a blast, a hoot, a slice of Americana pie and it reminds me of how proud we all should be to live in this great country.
