MayDay 10 info The Fifth Annual May Day and the FIRST open to the public. Join us this evening from 5:30 tp 9 pm to have a blast with bounce houses, batters cage, and learning water safety and other healthy advice! The event is FREE and at Chukchansi Stadium!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sQ0aZu25L_Q Blowing smoke rings as a teen was pretty cool. Of course, that was before I understood the implications and health issues — and that I wasn’t invincible — and quit smoking cigs in my late 20s. This Sumatran toddler may not have the benefit of maturity to open his eyes to the dangers. Hell, [...]

Astrology was boring until I read Hazel Dixon-Cooper’s first book, Born on a Rotten Day. Her descriptions of the dark side of the zodiac were biting, hilarious and spot-on. So much so, the book needed to be shared. Forget turkey. At a Thanksgiving dinner, I read Hazel’s astrological passages to family and friends. There were [...]

It wasn’t that many years ago I was very grumbly about life in Fresno. It took moving away and then moving back to appreciate the community and happenings here. While I’ll never love 114-degree heat, I do love my town. There’s so much talent here, especially impressive are the artists, musicians and writers. And I’m [...]

Every 15 Minutes is an educational program conducted for teens and families around the world. It’s an educational reenactment of the trauma caused by drinking and driving. Someone dies every 15 minutes due to a alcohol-related collision. Children’s Hospital Central California’s emergency department and trauma team recently participated in this program with two students. I [...]