Teraji: Sing it out, miss ya Dad
As Father’s Day approaches, I am hit with the realization that Don Quixote is the perfect image for my dad. I hadn't thought of it before, but it is so true. He was so imaginative, so creative, and so full of stories and ideas all the time. He was like a walking encyclopedia. He wanted to do things he couldn't possibly do, and he had a very thin grasp on reality sometimes – he was off tilting at windmills.
Cain pitches first perfect game in Giants’ history
Matt Cain faced 27 Houston Astros. He retired all 27. And in doing that recorded the first perfect game in San Francisco Giants' history Wednesday night.
Churches offer summer programs for kids
School is over; summer is here; vacation has started. At first, children thoroughly enjoy the unstructured leisure time now available to them, but this may not last. Days stretch on, and parents may soon hear the dreaded refrain: “I'm bored! There's nothing to do!”
Pledge of Allegiance created to sell flags
Assemblywoman Shannon Grove earlier this year told supporters at a campaign fundraiser that Assemblyman Luis Alejo, who represents Gilroy and Hollister, does not say the Pledge of Allegiance to the American flag at state legislative sessions. Other assembly members who work with Alejo say Grove’s accusation is untrue and Alejo has even led the flag salute. The hullabaloo sparked my curiosity to discover the genesis of the pledge to our nation’s flag. The truth will no doubt alarm Assemblywoman Grove, a Republican. Our nation’s Pledge of Allegiance was written by – gasp! – a socialist.
