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When Cake wasn't even mentioned in the press release, it was clear something was up. Mayor Kevin Johnson had announced Friday that Sacramento rock band Cake would be headlining a rally for the Kings - previously scheduled for Wednesday - at downto...

My friend Frankie and I spent a week in Kauai to celebrate my 30th birthday. Of course, I fell in love with some of the animals we came across on our adventures... We took a boat ride to the fern grotto and met this little love. After the boat ride w...

“A cynic is an idealist who’s been made a fool of.” A college drama professor provided that definition almost 50 years ago, and it still resonates with me. It’s right up there with a high school teacher who reminded our … Continue reading →

Summer is here, which means it's time for a little something to take the edge off the notorious Sacramento heat. For guidance, one place to turn is "Cookies & Cream" by blogging cook Tessa Arias, who describes herself as "a college student turned cul...

For people visiting the Lake Tahoe region this summer from Placer County or the greater Sacramento region, often times the quandary is whether to bring your pet or not. While there are Lake Tahoe lodging facilities that welcome pet stays, ther...

My therapist has a mantra. It is: The story you tell yourself creates the reality you experience. We talk a lot about personal narrative, how we tell ourselves stories about things. And name things. I said that this damn diet I’m on feels like I am on a hamster wheel, going nowhere, making no...

The Faceless, Ace of Spades Sacramento, 18th May 2013,  full set of photos on Flickr.When my daughter Jade used to listen to Cannibal Corpse, Deicide and other death-metal-genre music, loud, I really didn't get it (apart from the teenage rebellion...

In truth they were not pickled. The pan was full of roasted mushrooms and bell peppers, but pickled has a better ring to it.Peppers prepared for peopleErnst came home the other day from Costco with gobs of produce. Great, we love our veggies. But of al...

'Cascade'Author: Maryanne O'HaraFormat: PaperbackPublished: Penguin Books; April 2013Pages: 384Genre: Historical fictionGrade: BSource: Historical Fiction Virtual Book ToursSynopsis: It's 1935, and Desdemona Hart Spaulding has sacrificed her plans...

Gov. Jerry Brown and his fellow Democrats in the state Legislature are headed for a showdown over the way California pays for its public schools. Brown is proposing a revolutionary plan to give extra state aid to schools that teach large numbers of poo...