Wrestling with the good, the bad and the silly street tree ‘crisis’
Gladdens my heart to read Sports Editor Erin Redmond’s story about the new wrestling room under construction at Gilroy High. The storied Mustang program is steeped in life lessons. The wrestlers learn about discipline, respect, commitment, competition, camaraderie and the resilient human spirit. The cache may not be the same as football, basketball or baseball, but it deserves full respect from school trustees and community, much like the GHS field hockey program. Those two programs change young lives forever for the better and are in the same category as Phil Robb’s (now retired) glorious music program.
Catholic ministry reaches out to young adults
It is pretty much agreed that young adults tend to stop practicing the faith they were brought up in. Graduating from high school can seem like a graduation from religion; and attendance at church, temple or mosque soon drops off.
What I love and hate about the real estate business
As I sit here on the lanai, warm ocean breeze blowing in and palm trees swaying in the wind, I've just poured myself a glass of Merlot. My wife and I are celebrating our anniversary and I can't imagine a better place to be than the west side of Maui.
Blockbuster shows in SF
The season starts with the pre-Broadway premiere of the new Carole King musical, “Beautiful,” which opens Sept. 24 at the Curran Theatre. This is a new and inspiring stage biography of one of America's most enduring music icons and runs through Oct. 20.
‘The hold-up’ can minimize opponents’ tricks
Let us explore the “the hold-up” play. Using this technique, you can effectively sever the communication link between your opponents and that minimizes the number of tricks they can take. And, if the opponents take fewer tricks, that means you take more tricks - clearly a good thing.
Seat near plane’s bathroom is cause for traveling woes
I am not a good traveler. I like to go places, of course, but I really hate getting on an airplane to get there.
FOSMAS Cat ‘n Dog Blog
Huge thanks to Main Street Media for giving FOSMAS (Friends of San Martin Animal Shelter) our very own blog! We’ll post a couple of times a week about local dog and cat events, adoption fairs, lost and found animals, animals that need to be re-homed, and adoptable animals in our foster homes or at the shelter.
Time for summer grillin’
Today marks the first official day of summer and grilling season is now in full swing. For the next few months, I will be going back to my “Mixed Grill” roots and featuring not only grilling recipes, but also outdoor friendly recipes too. My inspiration for this week's recipe also served as inspiration for a fellow columnist last month.



















