Caballero celebrating 29th birthday gallops onto freeway, corralled for DUI

Today’s Lighter Side of the News… (If you love horses, see if you can spot and recognize the nearly 40 breeds of horses and more than two dozen horse-related references in this article. Some you may recognize, other may leave you stumped! …says the guy with only one leg. -TM) Long Beach, Calif. — An allegedly intoxicated man celebrating his […]

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Adventures in Downsizing pt. III: Why I can’t own nice things and how our RV almost caught fire

So, here’s what happened…this time. I was coming out of a building in downtown Redding that I frequently visit that happens to be on a steep street. There are three, concrete steps directly outside the building, but thankfully there is also a wheelchair accessible ramp. Unfortunately, while the building has an ADA compliant wheelchair ramp, the VERY steep ramp leads directly […]

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Today’s Lighter Side of the News: Big rig transporting cheese erupts into fondue inferno

In “Today’s Lighter Side of the News” (If you consider yourself a turophile, make sure to see if you are familiar with all 20+ varieties of cheese in this report and also check the full list of referenced cheeses at the bottom of the page.) SUN VALLEY — Fire officials found themselves in a sticky situation when they responded to […]

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