by Christine | Jun 11, 2009 | Welcome Column
Last month I wrote about the year we rescued a lost dog back in the Marble Mountain Wilderness. Today we continue that eventful trip, driving south on Interstate 5 from Lake Shasta City, where we had returned Kass, the dog, to her owner. By the time we reached...
by Christine | Mar 19, 2008 | Welcome Column
We have seen some passionate discourse about freebie gigs on the Message Board over the years. Any time a prospective proprietor posts a note announcing a Great Opportunity for a band that promises no pay but Great Exposure, there are howls of protest. But there is a...
by Christine | May 14, 2019 | Welcome Column
It’s an easy thing to cozy up to a fire that is already blazing. But it’s much harder to start a fire from scratch, to nurture the embers, and to help guide the fire to its full potential. Building a fire is hands-on and takes patience, time, and a bit of skill.There...
by Christine | Sep 27, 2019 | Welcome Column
Here is a rerun of my December Welcome Column from last year:It’s an easy thing to cozy up to a fire that is already blazing. But it’s much harder to start a fire from scratch, to nurture the embers, and to help guide the fire to its full potential. Building a fire is...
by Christine | Feb 25, 2016 | Welcome Column
Last evening I posted an update on JD’s gall bladder surgery situation. Here’s what I wrote…”Well, wouldn’t you know, JD Rhynes’ gall bladder DID NOT get yanked out as planned last week. His son drove him to the hospital...
by Christine | Jul 30, 2011 | Welcome Column
Today is one of those fifth-Saturday calendar anomalies, meaning that when I awoke and dragged myself to the computer I was rudely reminded that I had a Welcome column to write. Obviously hadn’t done much thinking about what I’d write seeing as how I wasn’t aware I’d...