The Second, Second Best Blog

When I think of home, it’s not the Southern California cookie cutter cracker box that I own today, even though I’ve lived here longer than anywhere else. It’s the old ranch house where my four brothers and I grew up in Lassen County’s Honey Lake Valley, 14 miles east of Susanville, off of U.S. 395. [...]

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The first days and weeks that followed Mom’s death in the summer of ’60 have faded away to just a few wispy tendrils. I can’t remember who made us breakfast or tucked us in at night, or the hundreds of other tasks involved in managing five boys from 9 to 2. There were groups and [...]

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Here are some other shots from the November 1980 Torrance Townhall meeting. Then-California governor Jerry Brown introduced President Carter (above center). Can you guess who the reporters are in the other two photos? If those faces are unfamiliar to you, this typical home computer of the time ought to produce a chuckle.

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At least that’s what Brian Williams reported on the NBC Nightly News. I didn’t see it for myself. Makes one wonder what would differ if that election seven years ago had gone the other way, doesn’t it? My guess is Al Gore would not be accepting a Nobel Peace Prize. He would probably be at [...]

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