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TIM TALK
Long-time Bay Area corporations are packing up and moving outBusiness leaders have warned about the dismal business environment in California for years, but it now appears that those warnings are becoming a reality. Major...
Original post made by Tim Hunt on Jan. 12, 2021Last comment by Kevin, on Jan 13, 2021 at 7:10 pm | 6 comments | 3098 Views
TIM TALK
The fallout from speaking outWhen Dr. Michael Deboisblanc joined with two fellow physicians to write a letter to the Contra Costa County Director of Public Health, he did so as a private citizen. It...
Original post made by Tim Hunt on Jan. 7, 2021Last comment by PToWN94566, on Jan 8, 2021 at 5:11 pm | 10 comments | 3229 Views
TIM TALK
Cancelling opinions and people's jobsThe cancel culture that has infected colleges for years now sadly is spreading throughout the sciences and beyond. The latest example, as reported by KTVU, is...
Original post made by Tim Hunt on Dec. 29, 2020Last comment by Kevin, on Jan 6, 2021 at 9:35 am | 30 comments | 3938 Views
TIM TALK
Saluting Supervisor Scott Haggerty as he retires after 24 yearsTypically, you can count on public groundbreakings and ribbon cuttings during late campaign season in October. Those did take place in a virtual manner this...
Original post made by Tim Hunt on Jan. 5, 2021Last comment by Gib Souza, on Jan 5, 2021 at 10:26 am | 1 comment | 2406 Views
TIM TALK
Many more questions than answers for 2021As the New Year dawns at midnight, I’m hard pressed to find a time with so many more questions than answers. Yes, there’s great news about vaccines...
Original post made by Tim Hunt on Dec. 31, 2020Last comment by Malcolm Hex, on Jan 1, 2021 at 12:11 pm | 8 comments | 2965 Views
TIM TALK
Such a different holiday season, the reason for the season remains the sameToday is Christmas Eve and, like Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day tomorrow, likely it will be strikingly different than any other. Traditional activities, including...
Original post made by Tim Hunt on Dec. 24, 2020Last comment by BobB, on Dec 31, 2020 at 5:26 pm | 19 comments | 2534 Views
COUPLE'S NET
Premarital and Couples: Do Women Truly Want Men to be Vulnerable?I think women want men to be emotionally vulnerable. I don't think women want men to be career, financially, or physically vulnerable. This is a conundrum. For...
Original post made by Chandrama Anderson on Dec. 31, 2020There are no comments yet. 6114 Views
COUPLE'S NET
Premarital and Couples: Emotional ForensicsIf you've watched a crime show or read a mystery, you know the investigator looks at the crime and then works his or her way back to figure out what happened, and...
Original post made by Chandrama Anderson on Dec. 24, 2020There are no comments yet. 5104 Views
TIM TALK
Making headlines for the wrong reasonThe Livermore Valley’s congressional representative Eric Swalwell has found himself in the news for all the wrong reasons this month. An Axios investigative...
Original post made by Tim Hunt on Dec. 22, 2020Last comment by Rich Buckley, on Dec 24, 2020 at 8:33 am | 19 comments | 3003 Views
TIM TALK
Following the science or doing what I say not what I doThe most unusual holiday season of our lives is roaring upon us as public health officials in the Bay Area and California strive to keep us “safe” by...
Original post made by Tim Hunt on Dec. 17, 2020Last comment by BobB, on Dec 21, 2020 at 3:49 pm | 9 comments | 2796 Views
COUPLE'S NET
Premarital and Couples: In-Laws and the Holidays: Three TipsI hope you have wonderful, loving, accepting in-laws. Whether you do or not, here are three tips for in-laws and the holidays: 1. Remember that you and your partner...
Original post made by Chandrama Anderson on Dec. 18, 2020There are no comments yet. 5555 Views
TIM TALK
Drive-thru in downtown PleasantonDowntown Pleasanton is known for its outdoor dining and quaint shops, but not drive-thru lanes. Pivoting in the pandemic, Inklings Coffee & Tea has changed that....
Original post made by pleasantonweekly.com on Dec. 15, 2020Last comment by Steve Gardner, on Dec 17, 2020 at 6:14 am | 2 comments | 4199 Views
TIM TALK
Struggling restaurants suffer another hitThank goodness that some of the Bay Area’s public health officers think for themselves when it comes to the COVID-19 virus. San Mateo County’s Dr. Scott Morrow...
Original post made by Tim Hunt on Dec. 10, 2020Last comment by DKHSK, on Dec 16, 2020 at 3:57 pm | 7 comments | 3154 Views
RAUCOUS CAUCUS
Texas, Trump, The Case of Schrodinger’s Cat and What’s NextTexas has always enjoyed an inflated self-image – 'too big for its britches' in the local parlance. Size matters – so coming over the Sabine River bridge...
Original post made by Tom Cushing on Dec. 11, 2020Last comment by Tom Cushing, on Dec 15, 2020 at 7:35 am | 19 comments | 7750 Views
TIM TALK
Supreme Court finally upholds religious freedomChurches have been singled out by public health officials and Gov. Gavin Newsom for particularly unconstitutional treatment during the pandemic lockdowns. Fortunately,...
Original post made by Tim Hunt on Dec. 8, 2020Last comment by DKHSK, on Dec 14, 2020 at 1:26 pm | 21 comments | 3248 Views
COUPLE'S NET
Please Join Me: Donate to Second Harvest Food BankI urge you to make a donation to Second Harvest Food Bank. If each of you who reads this donates even $5, that could bring in at least $10,000, providing 20,000...
Original post made by Chandrama Anderson on Dec. 11, 2020There are no comments yet. 5769 Views
TIM TALK
The only certainty is uncertaintyNow that we are in the 12th month of 2020, we can look back and look ahead with the only certain thing being uncertainty. None of us, other than the creator,...
Original post made by Tim Hunt on Dec. 3, 2020Last comment by Cohoax Hannity, on Dec 8, 2020 at 9:57 pm | 6 comments | 2479 Views
COUPLE'S NET
"Calling Invisible Women" [and Men] by Jeanne RayCalling invisible Women is an entertaining novel, but it really got me thinking about how women -- or men, may become invisible in a relationship. In the story,...
Original post made by Chandrama Anderson on Dec. 4, 2020There are no comments yet. 5511 Views
RAUCOUS CAUCUS
Point/Counterpoint: Biden’s Catholicism a big deal?Blogger’s notes: ==I This exchange is sufficiently off-topic in the Comments of the previous blog that it’s better as a freestanding edition. I’d...
Original post made by Tom Cushing on Nov. 19, 2020Last comment by Tom Cushing, on Dec 2, 2020 at 12:35 pm | 44 comments | 4293 Views
TIM TALK
Being brave to speak up in these challenging timesBrenda Salter McNeil, a black professor, pastor and author, has changed her view on what’s necessary to achieve racial justice in America. In a conversation...
Original post made by Tim Hunt on Dec. 1, 2020Last comment by Rich Buckley, on Dec 1, 2020 at 10:40 am | 2 comments | 2436 Views
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2021 guide to summer camps
Looking for something for the kids to do this summer, learn something new and have fun? The Summer Camp Guide features local camps for all ages and interests.
