Liz Bagatelos Wants To Spray With You
Liz Bagatelos and I became friends a little more than five years ago when she bought my home. I’m sure I’d have liked her if she’d only bought my car, but there you have it.
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Is There A Ghost In The Ethics Machine?
Technology that was designed to help people make ethical decisions may have some ethical issues of its own.
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A Tribute To My Brother On His 81st Birthday
I have a cherished memory of my big brother Jerry, who’s scheduled to turn 81 today, barring any Breaking News on CNN.
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Four Items In Search Of An Entire Column
I’d call today’s column a potpourri but that word conjures up the overpowering herbal and floral scents of those infernal little sachets elderly people put in their bureau drawers, closets, bathrooms, and possibly tape to their underarms before company arrives.
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Meet Malcolm “Mac” Hotchkiss, A Banker Literally In Love With His Ceo
While he’s been the boss many times in his career, these days Malcolm “Mac” Hotchkiss proudly works for his wife. He’s the chief operating officer of Golden Pacific Bank. His wife, Virginia Varela, is the community business bank’s president and CEO.
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Happy New Year—Now Get Back To Work!
Happy New Year. Okay. That’s done. Back to reality.
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New Music Stars On 2022 Horizon (This’ll Help Keep Them There)
As we prepare to embrace 2022—if doing so won’t get us summoned to a meeting with the head of HR and force us to undergo counseling and write sincere letters of apology—I’ve been thinking about the concerts I’m looking forward to in the new year.
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Fast Or Fast Food? McNuggets In McMecca
For some religious observers, the word “fast” may now followed by the word “food.”
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Wowie Zowie! Cannabis Judging At 2022 State Fair!
As the year comes to a crashing conclusion, I’m already looking ahead to the 2022 California State Fair. I’m neither into the cranium-rattling rides nor the artery-clogging food—and especially not going on those rides after eating that food—but I always enjoy the art show and student industrial exhibits.
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All About (Christmas) Eve
Just in case you missed the news, today’s Christmas Eve. Wait. Make that tonight’s Christmas Eve. Or at least, this evening will be. ¡Ay, caramba!
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Merrie Olde England, Guns and Grappling
It’s not exactly an onomatopoeia. That’s a word that sounds like what it’s depicting, like “sizzle” or “plop”— and not, despite how it sounds when spoken aloud, what two-year-old boys yell to their mothers when nature calls and they can’t quite reach the doorknob on the closed bathroom door.
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Many Unhappy Returns (And We Don’t Mean The Irs)
I’m glad to hear that the supply chain’s getting back in working order—just in time for us to receive and return unwanted holiday gifts.
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