Some great artists show up yearly for the Chalk It Up! event held Labor Day weekend at Fremont Park in downtown Sacramento. Park activities for the whole family include food, some shopping and of course great art to appreciate. Click any of the pictures below and you will end up on my Flickr page displaying [...]
Local government moves forward despite the terrible economy. These videos are on the new promenade along the Sacramento River in the downtown area.
The Capitol Rose Garden was ranked #7 in the nation. My pictures and video below were taken in May so there is a lot more blooming going on now if you plan a trip downtown to view the gardens. You can view a phone video and slide show on Flickr by clicking HERE. You can [...]
Roxy and I went over to Capitol Park to check out the Purple Heart Memorial. The Purple Heart is given to those wounded in battle or to family members of those who gave their lives. This Memorial is dedicated to them. The Purple Heart is also the oldest military decoration dating back to 1782. There [...]
Politics rules in California. Sadly, it wins over telling the truth. It is amazing how hard it is for politicians and our leaders to be truthful. Lack of truth is not limited to government. Anyone who has worked in both the private and public sector can attest to this statement. Recent news stories and signs [...]
My beautiful, charming, generous, intelligent and…did I say wonderful?, younger sister (it is important to mention younger) sent me a text telling me to put up some fun stuff on my blog and reduce the political non-sense. I think she would like me to move out of Arnoldsville and join her and other family members in [...]
There is a race for governor going on in California. Politicians from both parties are pushing political hot buttons that get voters all worked up. This provides lots of media coverage to candidates as they declare their positions. Most recently, democrats and republicans are pushing the pension reform and state budget hot buttons. Democrats and [...]
Reading the stories in the front section of the newspaper has become extremely difficult. One story after another points to leaders at both the state and federal level not focusing on solutions to serious issues. Let me give you two examples taken from the July 10, 2010 edition of the Sacramento Bee. Wage cut hinges [...]
A new low for state workers in California. The Sacramento Bee reported this afternoon “The Schwarzenegger administration today ordered State Controller John Chiang to reduce state worker pay for July to the federal minimum allowed by law — $7.25 an hour for most state workers”. Read more at the Sacramento Bee by clicking HERE. Read [...]
As usual the California legislature is late coming up with a state budget. Get it done now so government can provide services to the citizens of California.The governor and legislature need to let go of their deal breaker mentalities. Do what is right socially and economically.This means a combination of cuts in spending and increased [...]
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