Emotions are contagious. If you’ve ever been to a theatre to watch a comedian perform his schtick and found yourself guffawing along with the rest of the crowd, you’ve experienced the power of psychological mirroring. People are social animals, and elements of our behavior -... Continue
PG&E has announced that "the PSPS Potential forecast has been updated and now shows PSPS Warning for multiple counties across Northern California as breezy offshore flow and low humidity will contribute to elevated fire weather conditions tonight through Tuesday morning. More detailed information about exact... Continue
The 2024 Sonoma Plein Air Festival drew 31 nationally-acclaimed artists from around California and across the nation for a week of public creativity, art education and celebration. Founded in 2002 by Sonoma artist Keith Wicks and philanthropist Judy Vadasz, the annual festival features a plethora... Continue
Getting a Trim | John Staley Her straight razor slid slowly up my neck. The palm of her other hand pressed on my chin pulling the skin of my throat taut. My only view was the two-toned façade of the rosette ceiling tiles. Glancing up... Continue
Sonoma Valley Next 100 is presenting a third screening of the film, Small is Beautiful – The Quest to Save the Valley of the Moon, at the Sebastiani Theatre on Sunday, October 20 at a new time at 5PM. The screenings in July and August were sold-out. ... Continue
Life appears purposeful and growth to be an imperative of life itself. Even a single-celled amoeba must grow large enough before it divides in two. Solar energy constantly bathes our planet, stimulating an over-abundance of growth and what often seems to us as great excess:... Continue
The final days of the small makers store, Community Supply, are also the final days for many of our local artisans who sell their wares in the shop. Community Supply’s website reads: “We support small makers. We value the makers, the solution finders, the innovators,... Continue
Start of summer of 1968, the war in Vietnam was raging. A smaller war was raging in our little green house. My father, World War II vet, notorious underachiever, with a bad temper and me, a drug addled 16-year-old hippie war protester, were at odds.... Continue
Around this time each year many of us start to get more than a little tired of hearing, "Get out and Vote!" What? AGAIN? Yes! Voting is the lifeblood of our nation! That, and of course, bribery. Fortunately, hereabouts we can register and vote by... Continue