There must have been something in the air as I lost my coffee cup full of coffee only to find it a short time later in my left hand. About an hour and a half later, a neighbor knocked at the front door. She had in her hands a flier of her Calico cat named…

My Cousin Elmo says, “Due to inflation and the rising cost of food, the five-second rule has been extended to ten.”

My Cousin Elmos says, “It’s a shame that my body cracks like a glow stick but refuses to shine.”

While visiting the Grass Roots book store, not only did I buy some great books, including a 188-year-old bible, but I met two people with whom I began talking. After a few minutes, Bill said, “You’ve lived quite the life.” Zoe had walked away by then. I don’t think either one of them believed my…

With Biden’s poor approval ratings, and high inflation a top concern for voters, Republicans will take control of the Senate. The GOP also has the advantage because the midterm elections are lower-turnout events and the GOP base is more fired up after the 2020 elections. While the Senate is subject to less dramatic shifts, the…

One morning at about six, my bedside clock/radio rudely awakened me. I had it set to one of my favorite radio stations, KFMI, which at that time broadcasted out Arcata, Calif. I was doing a part-time gig at its AM sister station, KATA. When the radio came to life, the punk rock band The Clash…

This day certainly got away from me as I spent all of my time before the computer screen and keyboard, banging out news articles for the papers. I’ve been so focused that four, and maybe a fifth time, I warmed up the same cup of coffee. It sits there still, a full cup, on the…

My Cousin Elmo says, “Never fight a dinosaur, you’ll jus’ get Jurasskicked.”

Pranking has been a long-standing tradition on the Comstock. Sagebrush writers Dan De Quille and Mark Twain perfected the art of pulling someone’s leg, writing what are called ‘quaints.” But a prank that runs for six weeks? I had never been the victim of such a long-running leg pull in all my living life. Here’s…

It was a few minutes ahead of noon when I stepped out of the printing office onto our boardwalk to be confronted by a disgruntled neighbor. He was all hissed off, complaining how I woke him up. I gave him the respect he demanded by stopping in my tracks and paying close attention to his…