Seeing Slovenija: Charlotte and Jim Graddy of Twain Harte reading the Sierra Mountain Times on the shores of Lake Bled, Slovenija with the Church of the Assumption on the only Slovenian island in the background. The Graddys toured Croatia and Slovenija, beginning in Dubrovnik, Croatia and traveling the coast north stopping in Opatjia, Split and […]

Bark, bite… Bolt

Bolt, Mittens and Rhino in Walt Disney Pictures’ Bolt.
Bolt (Rated PG) 96 mins
Call it The Truman Show for dogs, only this Truman does not find out his world is fake until after he escapes his movie-set world. Change the name Truman to Bolt, and sub in talking animals for humans, and you have […]

How are YOU dealing with the current gas prices? (asked in Murphys)

“Well, it’s lesser now, so I’m not feeling quite the pinch; but before, I cut down from buying twelve-packs of Sierra Nevada (beer), to twelve-packs of Miller Lite. I had to sacrifice. Not quantity, but quality. And with groceries: instead of buying the top […]

Taxpaying Abortions
The best pro-life president I ever knew was President Ronald Regan, but when he was governor of California he did something terrible. He sighed the most liberal abortion law. To his credit and as president, he often commented that signing that abortion bill and making it law in California was the greatest regret of […]

The Curse of the Full Moon
Bellingham, WA – When three drunks were kicked out of a bar at 2 a.m. for being disorderly, they thought it would be funny to moon the owner and the two customers inside. Bad idea. With pants down they pressed their bare buns against the glass, which is harmless enough…until […]