“I don’t do that. I’m not really a commercial shopper. I’m just not real good at doing the before Christmas sales and after Christmas sales ‘cause I don’t do a lot of that kind of shopping. And I make most of my Christmas (gifts). It’s kind of an old-fashioned way of doing it, I guess.” […]
Posted by Thomas Atkins on 15 Jan 2009 at 9:36 pm under Columns | Link
The Foothill-Sierra Pest Control crew enjoys reading the Sierra Mountain Times during a weeklong cruise to Mexico. They stopped at Cabo San Lucas, La Paz, and Ensenada.
Posted by Thomas Atkins on 15 Jan 2009 at 9:36 pm under Columns | Link
January is groovy, although, a couple of years ago, I was depressed the entire month of January. Why? Because I missed the Tournament of Roses Parade. I overslept. I’m a parade fanatic. And if I miss a major parade, I get real bummed out. Nowadays, I simply DVR the parades, just in case I do […]
Posted by Thomas Atkins on 15 Jan 2009 at 9:35 pm under Columns | Link
Camouflage Can’t Hide the Truth
Boston, MA – If you claim to be a veteran collecting holiday donations for military families, be careful not to run into any real veterans. And try to get your rank and uniform right, too. A former Army Ranger who served two tours in Iraq and one in Afghanistan thought there […]
Posted by Thomas Atkins on 15 Jan 2009 at 9:35 pm under Columns | Link
This fine Friday fish wrap’s leader asked me to send along some bio information for use in an introduction to my column, restarting after an eleven-month absence.
I’m a California native, and while I turned one year old in Yosemite Park, I was raised in the Northwest. First memories are of Brewster, Washington, so far north […]
Posted by Thomas Atkins on 15 Jan 2009 at 9:35 pm under Columns | Link