Ask the Doc by Dr. Robert Swain
In following up on a blog article in a series on lower back pain, here is a short video detailing four stretches that you can do today to help your back feel better forever. Read More
Behind the Badge by Richard Hannibal
I hope I am not boring or upsetting folks with my frequent thoughts on the homeless in Morro Bay. Don't blame me! Over a year ago I was assigned as the Morro Bay Police Homeless Liaison Officer. Up until then, I was aware of the homeless presence, but I never gave it much thought. It was always someone else's problem. Read More
Best Friends by Malcolm Riordan, DVM
Cats step with both left legs, then both right legs when they walk or run. They place each hind paw (almost) directly in the paw print of the corresponding forepaw, minimizing noise and visible tracks. The only other animals to do this are the giraffe and the camel. The domestic cat is the only species able to hold its tail vertically while walking. Read More
California State Parks
Our "Summer Solstice Celebration," a free family event, will be held Saturday, June 23, 11am - 3pm in the picnic area at the Morro Bay State Park Campground. Presentations include exotic Insects and live snakes, rescued tortoises and turtles from around the world, Wharwolves (live hybrid wolves), marine invertebrate touch tanks, and a bird exhibit. Read More
Double Vision by Shana Ogren
There are many different forms of religions practiced in Malawi, Africa. While living in a remote village there from 2007-2009 I had a goal — to attend a different place of worship each month. Going to churches and mosques there introduced me to the individual weekly routines of my neighbors. Read More
Exploring the Coast by Ruth Ann Angus
Touring the Westside wineries of Paso Robles will introduce you to the newest American Viticulture Area in California and will delight you with tastings, scenery, and the warmth of the people. Read More
Feel Better Forever by Brian Dorfman
In following up on a blog article in a series on lower back pain, here is a short video detailing four stretches that you can do today to help your back feel better forever. As I stated in the previous post, lower back pain is consistently addressed, in the majority of cases, with postural alignment, massage and stretching. Read More
Go Green by Lawson Schaller
Recently an article in the Green Building Advisor suggested that Solar Thermal (solar hot water) is dead. The article claims it is more affordable to heat water with solar electric systems than solar hot water systems. Read More
The Human Condition by John Bullaro
The world is full of naysayers, non thinkers, and logic twisters—the world is flat, the moon landing was staged, the Holocaust never happened. Fortunately, these nutty ideas have not as yet found their way into our public school curricula. Read More
Medical Myth Busting by Dr. Steven Sainsbury
As you pick up your six-year-old twins from kindergarten, you notice that they are unusually excited. They run far ahead of you down the sidewalk to your car, and can barely stay still long enough for you to buckle them into their car seats. Read More
Observations of a Country Squire by George Zidbeck
A local lady poet of note, Jane Elsdon, recently forwarded via the internet a series of photos taken around the world of various animals — insects, fishes, amphibians, reptiles, and a few mammals — who fit in so well within different environments that they achieve almost unbelievable camouflage. There was one bug omitted from the pictures, and it deserves our attention: stick insects. Read More
One Cool Earth by Greg Ellis
Watch out, San Luis Obispo County — there's a demonstration happening on the lawn of Centennial Park! However, you'll find no hollering people with signs and costumes, no riot police, tear gas, or rubber bullets here. You'd have a hard time telling that it's a demonstration at all — there's nothing except 3,500 square feet of Edenic garden behind a fence. Read More
Slo Coast Cooking by Elise Griffith
Memorial Weekend is the nationally celebrated beginning of "grill season" from coast to coast. Those of us who live here are lucky enough to be able to grill year-round. It's the ultimate in affordable fast food and a welcome change from stove top cooking. Read More
Surfing Out Of The Box by Paul Finley
My family gave me a wonderful Mother's Day this year. While looking through the many photos I took on that day, it made me think of all the amazing things we are blessed to be able to do because we live on the Central Coast and our backyard is the Pacific Ocean. Read More
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