The Joys of Spring Fashions
I know that it is spring because suddenly I have absolutely nothing to wear. Oh, it's not because I lost my clothes or that I've gained weight over the holidays and can't fit into them or anything like that. It's because that, in one day, ONE DAY almost everything in my closet has become passe. All of the snow boots turtle neck sweaters and knitted hats that looked so trendy way back in wintertime now suddenly look utterly ridiculous. In fact, I can't even imagine ever wanting to go out in public wearing such things.
What is Said
Responding to whispered criticisms that this column writes too much about the Morgan Hill society scene, I ventured away from my usual working hours of cocktail time to an early Wednesday morning gathering of the "church ladies" at Sue's Coffee Roasting Company in Gilroy.
April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month
I'm writing this for all of you out there like me. I always
The Answer to Immigration Problems Isn’t Easy
"What's called a difficult decision is a difficult decision because either way you go there are penalties." – Elia Kazan
Lessons from 1906 Quake Should Not be Forgotten
Somewhere in a drawer full of brick-o-brack, I have a Chinese coin with an unusual history behind it. It was given to my father by Ira Barnheisal, a San Juan Valley farmer who died back in the 1970s.