A Roe Adventure by Yeager
December
is a month filled with all sorts of events and happenings that keep
everyone busy and entertained. Busy is probably the most challenging
aspect of this potentially fun filled time. Who knew that one day,
December 25th, could generate so much activity. I know that there are
many who begin preparations for this day almost a year in
advance. Read More
Best
Friends by Malcolm Riordan, DVM
Cat Sense,
(2013) is a book by John Bradshaw published 2013 and was on the New
York Times best-seller list. He is an anthrozoologist at the University
of Bristol in England and has studied interactions between people and
animals, animal behavior and cats in particular for the last 30
years. Read
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Beyond
the Badge by Richard Hannibal
To
me, retirement has always been a four-letter word. When I left my
beloved police career, I was not thrilled. Some folks drift into
retirement with few problems. Usually, they were in jobs that they
hated, or they had a second career or hobby waiting for them. I was not
so fortunate. Retirement to them was at the top of a mountain they
struggled to climb throughout their life. For me, my entire career was
already at the top of the mountain; a mountain I never wanted to
descend. Read More
Double
Vision by Shana Ogren
It
was our official commemorative Veterans Day last month on November 11.
On that day, I think of civic duty and wonder if I am doing my job to
fulfill it.
What
does it mean to serve one’s country? Or to serve the world? Read More
Feel
Better Forever by Brian Dorfman
As
you begin to read this article mentally check out your shoulders. Are
one or both elevated toward your ears? If so, release them. Push the
outside tops of the shoulder blades down and back while moving the
bottom tips in and towards each other. This movement will facilitate an
opening in the chest. Find that opening. This is the best position for
the scapula bones (aka shoulder blades). And it makes a
difference. Read More
Whooo
Knew? by Peg Pinard
Imagine
being in the position of planning for something and being able to have
the benefit of learning from other's mistakes. Wouldn't this be a great
opportunity to "do it right"? Now, imagine elected officials deciding,
instead, to just make the same mistakes all over again. Well, you don't
have to imagine, for this is exactly what is happening with San Luis
Obispo's Regional Airport as the SLO City Council wants to override the
safety zones of the county's Airport Land Use Commission
(ALUC). Read
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Double-crested, Brandt, and Pelagic Cormorants by Maggie Smith
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