Surf Girls by Mike Baird

Harmony Outhouse by Kevin Cole

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Double-crested, Brandt, and Pelagic Cormorants by Maggie Smith

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A Sense of Place by Mary Golden

California State Park Sector Superintendent San Luis Obispo Coast District, Juventino Ortiz III (Juvie) is one of those best men, who after thirty years with the department will be retiring this fall.  "He had the respect of everyone he supervised or taught," says retired Ranger Bill Payne.  "He excelled at all facets of the job whether he was teaching, being a ranger, a supervisor or manager.  He was genuine.  You felt as though you could talk to him and that he listened."  As I listen to 65 year-old Ranger Payne gush like a schoolgirl about Juvie's character and abilities, I totally get it.  It's a common theme from his co-workers, myself included.  You might say there is a culture of Juvie here.  You've heard of WWJD – well around here that means "What Would Juvie Do."  Really, I'm not making this up.  One of his rangers told me this.  Read More

Ask the Doc by Dr. Robert Swain

A lot of people have asked me, "what is your secret to looking young?"  My real secret is . . .   I'll tell you later in the article. Here are the top ten things you can do to help you look and feel younger. Read More

Behind the Badge by Richard Hannibal

It was Saturday, August 6, 2011, about 5:30 p.m., when these chilling words came over the San Diego Police radio. These words did not come from the trained voice of a professional police officer, but from the panicked voice of a female passerby pleading for help. This was the first indication that San Diego Police Officer Jeremy Henwood had been shot and gravely wounded.   Read More

Best Friends by Malcolm Riordan, DVM

Often topping the list of suspected evil villains are intestinal parasites - worms.  Worms seem to be one of the most powerful motivators for pet owners to seek veterinary care. The wait and see approach is swept aside. But are worms really the tiny evil snakes of an agitated psyche?  No!  Read More

California State Parks

Come meet some of Morro Bay's most colorful characters at Morro Rock, weekends 11am – 3pm throughout the summer. While wild sea otters frolic just feet away, educators from the Museum of Natural History can teach you all about them. Just look for the exhibit trailer at the end of the boardwalk, across from the restrooms.   Read More

Double Vision by By Shana Ogren

Spiritually and socially, I ask simply to be used.  These are the moments that give me life's greatest enjoyment and deepest sense of satisfaction, that I may function as a tool- a useful tool.  Even if I know naught how or why I am being used, the very faith that I am a link in a chain that is somehow connecting me to a goal or purpose, this fulfills meaning in life for me.  Read More

Far Horizons by John Bullaro

This recent news took my breath away. I watched grown men and women in Washington act like pre-schoolers and calling each other names, all while a doomsday clock is ticking and the ship of state is about to be scuttled. I'm said to myself, this can't be my country. Then I realized it is and these are our leaders—ego maniacs playing Russian roulette with the citizens of this country and the rest of the world.   Read More

Feel Better Forever by Brian Dorfman

Following last month's post about arthritis in the thumb, we received numerous requests for techniques to prevent and rehabilitate problems in the thumb, wrist and hand.  So here you go. Read More

Free Live Music by Steve Key

Musicians hate double-bookings.  You show up at the venue ready to set up and play, only to find out that another act has been booked on the same date.  Usually, one act keeps the gig and the other goes home empty-handed.  But on August 19, two bands celebrated a double-booking with a merger—Valerie Johnson's Voodoo Doodads shared the stage with Jimmy Townsend's California Blues Band for a free Friday evening blues jam at the Branch Street Deli in Arroyo Grande. Read More

Grow, Learn, Eat by Gibsy Beckett

My tomatoes, heavy and plentiful, have hinted at red tones for three weeks.  With just seven days left before our One Block Feast for Sunset Magazine, I'm seriously considering the use of a grow light or maybe that Cherokee Sun Dance Ritual to speed the process.  Timing a food garden is next to impossible in my opinion.  This feast may force some unorthodox gardening methods if the sun doesn't get serious in the next few days!  Our entire neighborhood is abuzz with equal amounts of anxiety and excitement in anticipation for the upcoming event, the ripening of vegetables, and the preparations for our party.  Read More 

Medical Myth Busting by Dr. Steven Sainsbury

Sitting in the comfort of your home, you are scrolling through one of my columns. The title, Medical Myth Busting, holds the possibility to be fairly informative and entertaining. But then you suddenly see one of your own sacred medical beliefs dashed to pieces. Without ceremony, you will toss me into the trash heap of quackery. Read More

Observations of a Country Squire by George Zidbeck

In that I regularly sign many of my communiqués with the appellation of Sq. Z., many readers over many years have questioned my title. Herewith follows my explanation:  Read More

Surfing Out Of The Box by Paul Finley

When we walk, run, surf, or move, our bodies have been designed to do these things in a manner in which one direction has an advantage over the other in that particular flow of action. Running down a hill backwards is very difficult, but running up a hill backwards can actually be very efficient. Weight placement and leaning off one's center of gravity creates force or leverage towards a particular direction. With surfing, the idea behind turning is to create a directional change while being able to maintain balance and control. This is most easily accomplished by staying over or close to the center of gravity above your board. Read More

 

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