The deadly COVID-19 virus is stalking the San Francisco Bay Area and authorities have ordered me and my neighbors to be sheltering at home starting now. Read more.
ON THE FUNNY SIDE
Need some levity? Read on!
A Marriage Proposal — The Man Said Yes
On Saturday Jon and I celebrated the 11th anniversary of our marriage proposal: Yesterday we celebrated our 43rd wedding anniversary. What’s the catch? Read more.
Cathy Guisewite: I Can’t Wait to Spend Time With This Funny, Wise Lady
Cathy Guisewite, cartoonist and author of “Fifty Things That Aren’t My Fault,” writes the way I want to write: with humor and grace. Read more.
Out-Takes From a Small Town Police Blotter Reveal a Serious Case of the Human Condition
In California’s Gold Country, the bad news is not too bad, if a recent edition of the Western Nevada County Union’s police blotter is to be believed. Read more.
My Brand-New White Hair. It’s Real. It’s Scary. But I Kinda Like It
My white hair grew out when I was too sick with mono to keep it colored. To my surprise, I think I look smashing in my new look. Read more.
Mono — It’s Never Too Late to Come Down With the Cool Kids’ Kissing Disease
My doctors, a string of them, hadn’t thought to test me for mono. After all, seventy-somethings don’t get mono. Or so we thought. Read more.
With a Little Luck You’ll Live Long Enough to Breed Flies in Your Attic
Back in 1987 old age seemed a long ways away. It still does. Read more.