Monthly Archives: May 2012

Three A,M,

My review of Steven John’s novel Three A.M. is up on Fantasyliterature.com

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Day on the Green

After I walked around the lake at Riverside Park, I drove up to Healdsburg. I forgot that it was the Future Farmers Fair weekend. There was no parking space available within five  blocks of the plaza, and the plaza itself … Continue reading

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Sunday in the Park

I had plans to go to Sacramento today. I was in my car, just crossing the laguna heading east when my cell phone rang and the person I had plans with told me she had to reschedule. It was a … Continue reading

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Coming this Summer

Construction has started on the new Barlow project. The sign says  “Coming Summer of 2012” but that might be a bit on the optimistic side. The Barlow will house the local farmers’ market, some galleries, and some other businesses. In … Continue reading

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Support your Local Zombie

  This was on the car in front of me on the way to work Tuesday.

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Bring up the Bodies

Bring up the Bodies is Hilary Mantel’s sequel to the Man Booker prize winning Wolf Hall. In it, she charts the fortunes of Thomas Cromwell, which are still rising, and those of the Queen Anne Boleyn, which are plunging. Thomas … Continue reading

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Pay Nick Cage’s Taxes — Please

Syfy ran multiple showings of a movie from 2006 last weekend; The Wicker Man. After seeing part of it, I am putting out a plea to America. Can we please have a bake sale, or a car-wash, or something, to … Continue reading

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Blender Bikes at the Farmers’ Market

It was SAVOR Saturday at the farmers’ market. The market has purchased a “Smoothie bike,” or more appropriately, a bike-blender. Dr Wendy made bike-blended strawberry smoothies. She used strawberries from the market, unflavored yogurt, banana, cinnamon, a little bit of … Continue reading

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No Wolves Need Apply

  Siskiyou County is in extreme northern California, right up against the Oregon border. Recently a group of humans went to the county Board of Supervisors with a petition requesting that the Board forbid wolves to live in Siskiyou County. … Continue reading

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The Avengers; What is Schwarma Anyway?

Mini-Spoiler alert:  there are two bonus scenes in the credits of The Avengers.  The first one is half-way through the credits, and opens the door for a future movie. The second one is at the very end. (And, by the … Continue reading

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