Two Gents' Worth
November 22, 2024
I’ve lived in the San Joaquin Valley practically my whole life. The Sierra Nevada range is within easy driving distance, and, indeed, I’ve been to the mountains countless times. But I regret to say, there are still many places up there that I’ve never been to. You see, I’m a typical “flatlander.” Mountain folks love…
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This past Saturday on Labor Day weekend, I escaped the Valley’s summer heat — and learned a whole lot about history — by joining a small group on a trek into the Sierra. A couple of months ago, I had taken a similar trip with some of these same folks. That time, we traveled to…
Read More about To the Sierra, AgainPoints I’m pondering… We’ve had more 100-degree days around these parts recently, and our Valley’s favorite TV weatherman, Kevin Musso of Channel 30, promises more will be on the way. As of this past Thursday, we had racked up 49 days of 100-or-higher temperatures. Last summer, we had 36. Of course, we can’t possibly compare…
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The other day, I decided to wind up my dad’s old wristwatch. I had taken possession of it after my brother Ken passed away a few months ago. I remember seeing Dad wear it on special occasions. That old Royal watch (15 jewels, it says on the front) sat on our bedroom bureau ever since…
Read More about Dad’s WatchAs you may recall, I wrote a piece in this space a few weeks ago about some of the experiences I had at TV stations where I worked during my 40-year career in broadcasting. A long-time friend read it and reminded me that I had left out a few funny and even crazy stories that…
Read More about Goofy Tales From My Stations“Good morning, yesterday, You wake up and time has slipped away And suddenly it’s hard to find the memories you’ve left behind. Remember, do you remember?” (Paul Anka) My life has been a true Game of Numbers. Channel numbers, that is. During the course of a broadcasting career that began more than a half-century…
Read More about My Life of Channel-SurfingThe coming of Memorial Day always excited me when I was growing up. It wasn’t because the Indy 500 auto race took place then — though that race was quite an important event, indeed. No, Memorial Day grabbed my attention because it meant that another summer was — at long last! — just around the…
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Yes, we have a new baby in the Hart household here at Tesoro Viejo in Madera County. Like almost every baby, Jessi is cute. She has the requisite two eyes and two ears, a nose that can sniff food from 100 yards away, and a mouth that can instantly inhale that food. Jessi also has…
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The other day, I was having lunch with several friends at the Buckhorn up in North Fork when, for some reason, I mentioned that when I was a young guy, I had owned a Ford Pinto. All of them started laughing. Immediately. After a second or two, I started chuckling, as well — and then…
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In recent years, it seems that every time Sharon and I manage to make our way to Disney World in Orlando — and every time we receive a nice greeting on the TV inside our resort room — I write a piece on this very blogsite, saying near the top that it might be the…
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