The necessity of bodily pain
As far as physical pain goes, I have experienced very little in my life. I have never had any surgery, a broken bone or spent a night in a hospital. So it truly shocked me recently after I had been suffering severe knee pain for several weeks for no apparent reason, to learn that x-rays show that my left knee has been damaged by osteoarthritis. I thought there would be a gradual onset of something like this, with warnings leading up to it. Neither of my parents had arthritis. I never expected arthritis to make an appearance until much later in life, if at all.
A soldier with a big smile, and a genuine heart of gold
Even before I spoke with Patty Gutierrez on the phone, I had
Eliminate mosquito breeding grounds
Everything is shaping up for a horrendous mosquito season. Not
News bites and comments from around our town
I'd like to think that it was my recent column dated that
Getzlaf records four assists as Ducks slow Sharks 5-2
Some suspense remains in the San Jose Sharks' bid for the
Garlic and friendship: A perfect combination
You’ll find me at the Garlic Festival almost every year. If I’m not meandering around with friends, I at least take a quick break from work Friday to swing by and grab a peppersteak sandwich and some garlic bread.
‘God of Carnage’ works up quite a lather
The 2009 Tony Award-winning play God Of Carnage opened at the Morgan Hill Playhouse on April 8 and raised the bar on South Valley Civic Theatre presentations. We have talent here in our little town and it’s really good.
A look at parasites, declawing cats
We recently got a new puppy and at our first visit to the vet,

















