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January 23, 2026

Learning from time spent in Mom’s kitchen

When I was growing up, our family sat down to the dinner table for a feast of Mom’s cooking nearly every night. My brother and I may have sought out our softie father anytime punishment was required, but Mom was the go-to for a homemade meal or treat.

Deck the Halls…and Everything Else

Lights, inflatable Santas and more are flying off the shelves as

Red Phone

Saturday has made its way around once again and that means Red

Art Expression

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Lee: Start dynamic with your warm-up

If you're in your 30s or older, you started P.E. classes with static stretches—the type of stretches that are held for a set time—in the belief that they would increase flexibility, improve performance and reduce injuries.

Curtain Up: ‘Boeing Boeing’ is funny hysterical confusion

Bring dinner and a bottle of your favorite wine and be treated to a delightful evening with the French farce “Boeing Boeing” at Limelight Actors Theater through July 18.

Giving into idiot factor of being a guy

My wife thinks I'm an idiot, which would bother me if she

Food safety

If you follow the news about foodborne illnesses, you might

Getting Out: Blair Ranch

Since the 1960's, the Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District has worked to protect open space in northwestern Santa Clara County and southern San Mateo County. Twenty years ago, realizing the need to extend protection to the rest of Santa Clara County, the Santa Clara County Open Space Authority was created by an act of the California legislature. They have been busy ever since.

Say hey, when Willie’s words cast the world in a whole new light

It’s next to me, the textured binding is tattered, the stamped, indented cover title “Willie” on the orange background has scribbled black crayon on it courtesy of my younger brother – boy I was mad about that at the time. But now, it’s just added to the history. Inside the jacket cover in my mother’s practically perfect in every way handwriting are my name, 5 Maple Ave. and phone, 325-9211. The book came to me as a birthday or Christmas present in 1966. It’s a first edition, and through the care of my mother who boxed it when I flew from the nest for college and beyond, it survived.

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