A Peru Adventure
It’s
one thing to have a dream of visiting a foreign country like Peru and
its Inca ruins at Machu Picchu, but to have the opportunity presented
to you to take such a trip is extraordinary. This is exactly what
happened when Alice Cahill, my wife, was chosen the Grand Prize Winner
in the 2012 Audubon Photo Contest. Read
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A Roe Adventure by Yeager
The
Central Coast offers a huge variety of smells to entice the visitors
and locals to stop and look for what is creating the aroma wafting
their way. While there are many things here that are located in many
other places, this area provides a few surprises. Read More
Adventures of a Country Squire
One of my favorite movies dates back to October, 1951, when I waited in
Fort Lawton, Washington for shipment to Japan with a high probability
of transfer to Korea, and who knew what thereafter? I had lots of time
to visit Seattle, but hadn't yet received full pay in over two months.
Had to watch my nickels and dimes if you know what I mean. In my
barracks I talked to a fellow GI who had gone to town the day before to
see a movie. He strongly recommended Cyrano (a movie scripted from the
play, Cyrano de Bergerac, by Edmond Rostand). Read More
Ask the Doc by
Robert Swain
First
let’s examine what is happening when we get older. Our
metabolism slows down, our muscles lose some tone, we get stiffer, and
we ache a lot more. So what to do to correct this
downturn? Read More
Best Friends by Malcolm Riordan, DVM
Your dog can be trained - in a matter of weeks - to detect lung,
breast, kidney and bladder cancer in human patients.
Fact! . Read
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Beyond the Badge by Richard Hannibal
I left the changing room clutching the back of my hospital gown. I
wanted to keep my bare butt from exposure to the world. I was in no
mood to subject my skinny behind to needless ridicule. I'm not too
self-conscious except when people joke, "Hey, you ain't got no butt." I
usually joke back, "Well, you don't need a sledge hammer to pound a
tack." Some get it, some don't. Read
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Double
Vision by Shana Ogren
This
year astronomers discovered the existence of 715 more
planets. Wow! What do you make of that
discovery? Does it make you feel smaller? Does
being small make you feel good?.Read More
Feel
Better Forever by Brian Dorfman
Up
to 80 percent of adults will experience back pain at some time in their
lives. It is a leading reason for physician office visits,
hospitalization and surgery. When asked about common types of pain,
respondents to a National Health Interview survey indicated that low
back pain was the most common. Read
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Northern
Chumash Tribal Council by
Fred Collins
Senate Bill 1132, jointly authored by Senator Holly Mitchell and
Senator Mark Leno, will impose a moratorium on extreme oil extraction
methods in California. The Northern Chumash Tribal Council Supports
this Senate Bill. Read
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Double-crested, Brandt, and Pelagic Cormorants by Maggie Smith
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