When a kindergarten teacher sends a note home to parents wanting to discuss a drawing their son made in class, it usually leads to an awkward talk about private parts and proper behavior. Such a note arrived for Shelley Aliotti one day nearly 40 years ago, but she already knew enough about her son Jason Reisig’s ar tistic ability not to think the worst. Teacher Kay Goines … [Read more...] about Animated Expressions
Amateurs Just Like Us
While hard-core golf addicts take great pleasure in analyzing Phil Mickelson’s smooth left-handed swing from a pristine fairway, the rest of us are drawn to the annual AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am for a different reason—to witness failure. Taking a break from our humdrum lives, it’s somewhat refreshing to watch comedian Ray Romano toil each year to make the … [Read more...] about Amateurs Just Like Us
A Grape Success*
Like many young men in the 1850s, George Boekenoogen packed his hopes and dreams into a covered wagon and headed west in search of gold. Prospecting did not pan out for the dogged Dutchman, so he moved to the fertile foothills of the Salinas Valley, where he started a family legacy around row crops and cattle. George's great-grandson, John Boekenoogen, followed in those … [Read more...] about A Grape Success*