From Downey to Disneyland

It was a dare, but the twelve-year-old boy was up to it.  His big brother aspired to be an actor and the Pasadena Playhouse of Pasadena, Cal...

Three Small Towns

Me in Cooperstown, NY. In central state New York is a picturesque small town by the name of Cooperstown.  The hamlet sits along side the bea...

Pollock Pines

Once it was decided that Pollock Pines needed to establish a post office, it was time to give the place a name and the winning idea that was...

Olde Coloma Theatre

Another stalwart organization of El Dorado County is the Olde Coloma Theatre located in Coloma, where gold was discovered in 1848.  That th...

Super Bowl Sunday, or The Limbo of Main Street

The oak trees were naked, but the air was still and it wasn’t particularly cold.  Long before this day the brown leaves had fallen, though t...