by Christine | Nov 2, 2010 | Welcome Column
Periodically I devote my Tuesday Welcome column to news and developments pertaining to cbaontheweb.org and so I shall this morning. Bugs-Be-Gone And so they are for the time being. You’ll recall we had another nasty viral infestation last month and it took nearly...
by Christine | Apr 22, 2017 | Welcome Column
As a young girl, I was fascinated by the Watusi. We had a Watusi come to our Talent Elementary School and we had an assembly to mark the occasion. I was immediately captured; I had never seen a person of any color, short of white or light brown, up close that is. This...
by Christine | May 31, 2010 | Welcome Column
Good morning from Whiskey Creek! Beautiful, sunny morning and what a relief. I don’t think my psyche could have taken another day of rain. I mean, we definitely needed it but, wow, this past winter and spring have been Biblical. But on to business….Every now and then...
by Christine | Jul 4, 2013 | Welcome Column
It is over 90 again for the 4th or 5th day in a row. This kind of heat makes me very cranky. I know you Central Valley and Foothills folks get this all the time but I live in Mountain View so I am not supposed to have to deal with this stuff. I need my bay breeze....
by Christine | Jun 4, 2019 | Welcome Column
I have been working with wood most of my life. I started whittling as a young boy and there is just something special about walking along, picking up any piece of wood that catches your eye, and pulling out the pocket knife and going to work. Slowly trimming away all...
by Christine | Jun 18, 2003 | Welcome Column
I wish I could say I’d listened to Uncle Red play his banjo when I was growing up….could tell you how he’d pull it out during family get-togethers and just light up the room playing all the old mountain favorites all night long. But the truth is, I think I only heard...
by Christine | Nov 18, 2013 | Welcome Column
Saturday night I was out near Tomales Bay at a UCSF retreat and wondering around looking for a jam. You would think that I would be smarter than that, what are the chances that I would just happen to find a music jam at a gathering of a bunch of science nerds and you...
by Christine | Jul 28, 2010 | Welcome Column
I had a weird dream last night. I dreamed that I was at a festival, and that there was a buzz going around about a really cool new banjo tuning. It turned out this new tuning was so unique, to use it required that a luthier add another string to the instrument, and...
by Christine | May 16, 2012 | Welcome Column
When I was a younger, thinner man, I dabbled in spelunking, which means cave exploration. It appealed to me for a several reasons. While some people suffer from claustrophobia, I am a claustrophile – I love enclosed places. I also love nature, and exploring....
by Christine | Jul 2, 2017 | Welcome Column
Then I’ve got good news for you. The web team has suffered a few Welcome Column retirements and we’re on the prowl for replacements.We’re talking a once per month obligation to write an 800 word or more column about pretty much anything...
