Tom Cochrun /Light Breezes

IDIOTS OF THE PERNICIOUS SORT     A New York Times piece by Felicity Barringer got my blood boiling.  She detailed the work of vandals in...

A TALE OF TWO WILDS      A couple of viewing experiences for you this weekend, both occurring just a couple of hours from each other.  ...

WHO'S IN CHARGE      At the edge of historic recession, millions unemployed or working poor and the IRS entertains itself for million...

WORDS CUTTING BOTH WAYS      Teaching us diplomacy and providing a way to keep us out of continual scrapes, fights and altercations, mo...

 EXOTICS IN BLOOM     The annual succulent show in San Luis Obispo again provides plenty at which to marvel. My George Lucas...

REMEMBERING      My father, Karl, was what they called a Top Kick, a Sergeant Major when he began his tour of duty in the South Pacific d...