Columns

Cinema With a Guest List     This month offers far more than sitting in a darkened room, watching images projected on a screen. Two...

Dystopian Tales in Time for Halloween     The falling leaves, shorter days, and longer shadows of autumn bring to mind some of the darker...

Pick a Peck of Pickled Peppers     October is National Pickled Peppers month, and the farmers’ market is the perfect place to find all...

What to be Aware of When it Comes to Tires     Tires are one of those things on your vehicle that has changed but...

Porta Potty Pride     WWJD? This acronym traditionally stands for “What Would Jesus Do?” I alter the meaning a bit to cope with writer’s...

After Successful Car Show, Focus Turns to Fire Safety     Thousands of people from around the Bay Area turned out on Sept. 7 to...

    The longer you are alive the more time you have to get in shape.

Balloon from Germany, Doris Day and, oh yes, the Rheem     I’ve called it embattled, endangered, troubled, threatened and even closed. What I’ve never...

    There is no point in indulging in amazing food if you are going to feel guilty about it afterward. Be organized so...

Dash Warning Lights Can be a Pain     There you are driving along minding your own business when a red light pops on your dash alerting...

September Sentiments     Sweet September, I’m glad you’re back. If you’re reading this and your house is so quiet you can hear the...

Pretty Pomegranates Arrive Ready to Eat     Pomegranates are popular for many reasons – beautiful bright red flowers in the spring turn to striking...

‘Try To Remember the Days of September’     As we come back from summer vacations, we have been abruptly shaken by the news of...

Dragons to Dangerfield, Sublime to Ridiculous     This is a big month for the Lamorinda community for one very simple reason: The California Independent...

New School Calendar: Gift or Grift     On Aug. 14, when we wistfully remark, “Summer went by so fast,” we won’t be observing that...

Do You Know Beans?     It’s time to look for “shellies” (or shuckies or shellouts) at the farmers market. These shell beans are the...

Never Be Hungry     In order to become fit we have to eat proactively so that we are never hungry. The hungrier we are...

After Fabulous Fourth, Fun Continues With Car Show Weekend     Wow! This year’s Fourth of July Parade was incredible. There were thousands of people...

Fire up the Grill for Fruits and Vegetables     Best hint for grilling all types of fruit is to use indirect heat (heat produced...

Best Bets for Summer Reading     It’s that time of year again when our reading habits shift gear a little. The newspapers, Sunday supplements...