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A lone gunfighter, the man with no name, rides into town on his old mule. He’s a cynical loner with a clouded past and a cigar hanging out of his mouth. He’s as fast as the devil with a gun and he kills for money.  But this isn’t the ideal tow...

My sister's soon-to-be Mother-in-law hosted a Mexican-food themed engagement party this weekend. Naturally, I volunteered to make the cupcakes. I made 2 versions, tequila lime with a cream-cheese butter cream frosting (based on this recipe) and a non-a...

District Attorney Michael Ramos worries that crime will increase in San Bernardino County as a result of AB 109, the new law requiring counties to manage non-serious, non-sexual, non-violent offenders in their jails, probation departments and courts. ...

I would not normally do two posts from the same book but when the Cook the Books club chose Molly Wizenbergs A Homemade Life, I couldn’t resist another go at it.  Some of you will remember back in January when the other online book group I take ...

It’s a fine line between advocacy and being known as That Woman or Pain in the Rear (or worse). It’s not that I care what I’m known as (frankly, I’d rather these care facilities be on their best behavior because they think I might just cause so...

Old Sac/West Sac, yesterday meeting the futureIn Sacramento, the year-end holiday season doesn't start with Thanksgiving or even Halloween, but when a local wine distributor holds a tasting of new releases from its portfolio of wineries. This year, tha...

There are so many different categories we can put our friends into. We have friends who are super fun and friends that are very serious. There are friends that are younger than us, friends that are older, friends that have

I’m going to start this post with a disclaimer – this is my mother’s house, my mother’s mantel. Not mine. So why do I feel it necessary to state this disclaimer, you might ask. Well, because there are pros and cons when decorating for your mo...

A salesman just called me. Normally, I don't answer my home phone - ever. It's my spam phone, and one I give out to everybody I don't want to talk to since I don't answer it. But for some reason, I accidentally did. It must be my sickness making me slightly insane. "Hi,...

If I were to make a list of things that I absolutely would not do without - and would accept no substitutes - coffee would be right up near the top. After oxygen and water. Just check out these coffees we had Sunday when the GF and I rode our bikes t...