Like a lot of us today, Miss Petaluma has hit some financial hard times. Which means, as we all do, she has to focus on her priorities and perhaps let go of some of her fantasies, foibles and outright foolishness. In the "fantasy" column I would put the idea that [...]
Petaluma is home to many avid cyclists easily identified by their colorful spandex and high tech bicycles. This cartoon was not addressed at you so please don't harass my children. In our free country, anyone with the desire can obtain a bicycle and ride it pretty much at will without [...]
In these days when history is considered irrelevant - except in preserving local architecture - it might be useful to recall that NATO was created to be a bulwark against Communist territorial expansionism in the wake of WWII. Under Gorbachev and Yeltsin, the Russians began to look more warm and [...]
The United Nations is about as effective at restraining bad behavior as the are the Hell's Angels...though unlike the UN, the Hell's Angels are both effective at their stated goals and fearsome in achieving them. The UN's limp vacillation in the face of Iran's looming nuclear nightmare, Russia's brutal aggression [...]
You know I wonder of the Sonoma County Supervisors are counting on tax revenue from the Rohnert Park casino to mask their fiscal ineptitude... Why else would they refuse to do anything meaningful to challenge the all-but-certain South County Slot-A-Palooza? After the recent meeting when the Supes reduced pension and [...]
I remember when Summer Vacation ended at Labor Day. In fact, I remember Summer Vacations dragging on to the point where I was so bored out of my skull that I actually looked forward to going back to school...new clothes...new notebook...new girls... Still, since we're in the increasingly cutthroat Global [...]
Some day, an admirer of historian Cornelius Ryan, will pen a poignant story of Petalumans struggling to get on with their daily lives in the face of unnecessary traffic congestion and unexpected delays, that might have been alleviated if not prevented all together, save for the short-sighted forces of retrogression [...]
Petaluma's Fairground is not unlike the goose that laid golden eggs. That is to say, the goose laid the golden eggs until the day a bunch of greedy folks captured the goose, and dissected it to learn the secret the of its magic in the hopes of getting richer. As [...]
As of this writing, 6 folks have signed up to run for the 3 available seats on our City Clowncil - that nominally elected, predictably dysfunctional, body of local mischief-makers. In the interests of self-preservation, Petaluma needs some kind of oath that would be required for all politicians upon their [...]
Fireworks are a perfect illustration of the phrase "watching my money go up in smoke." I think they're fine in a public display where you can see the really amazing ones that have to be set off by professionals. Granted that one must be either intent of mischief or totally [...]