The Buzz

Experienced a joyous day Thursday with guest Cheri Murphy and her rich jazzy singing on KAHI CONNECTIONS and re-connected with Carol/Greg French who guested on THE GOLF CONNECTION.   Post-show, we all headed over to Courthouse Coffee for coffee/chat and connected with Cirby the Golf Vixen who connected with golfer Spencer; and were joined by Big Bad Barry who chatted up Cheri Murphy.  Headed out to the former Red Wagon restaurant on Combie in Nevada County, now under new ownership and called Northridge.  Enjoyed a hamburger/fries and chatted with Husband Jack.  Returned home to roses/candy/baloons/golf shoes with a smile on my face for the perfect day.   Played nine holes today with Donna Arz and Randy and Kurt--good golfers they are--at our favorite place, The Ridge, where Donna and I enjoyed our tasty lunch out on the greens.  I love/love/love it all.  After the nine holes, headed back and caught up with Husband Jack and Stewart Schurr, Dr. PC., who were sunning/dining on the spacious deck.  Ended up home and received some valuable computer tips from Stewart and then received a work-out by the skilled body mechanic Gabrielle Pullen.  I'll sleep tonight.  Oh yeah.

It is being said by many that 2008 is the beginning of great change/shift; and I agree because there appears to be a greater intensity in energy and many are in flux or change.   Friend Syl Bruce makes her transition in locating her 20-year business from Downtown Lincoln to the end of High Street where she should be located in March, ready to continue business as Southwest Silver; we wish her luck in navigating this latest challenge.  Friend Linda Lareau, Owner of  Courthouse Coffee fights to hold her own against the mighty corporations who do not have the superior location across from the Historic Auburn Courthouse.  Fight on, Linda.  And then there's friend Donna Arz who oversees ten holistic practitioners at The Healing Light Institute in North Auburn.  Arz also oversees a teen program and manages to recreate with running, tennis and golf; so Arz is smart in providing recreation with the demands of  entrepreneurship as a single mother; and we wish success to Arz.  And welcome home to Liz Pope as she returns to Auburn to find her place in the media where she has learned much about in Reno working for a radio station there.  Others in the retail and restaurant and real estate and mortgate business will face hard challenges until the cycle balances itself out.

 

 

Determined to hold my own against the quirky forces which seems to be shifting the collective consciousness.  Pleased with my choices in Auburn, I've been connecting with pals Spencer and Donna at The Ridge where divine splendor awaits.  This week on KAHI CONNECTIONS, "the legend" jazz singer Cheri Murphy drops by to entertain and connect with our community at The Round Table at Courthouse Coffee.  This morning I head out to Downtown Auburn to enjoy a tasty breakfast at the Auburn Grille where Commander Jack revels in Kim's home-style jam and fluffy eggs and, hey, what about that fresh fruit cup replete with mandarins?  After a check-in with CHC Owner Linda Lareau--and perhaps a walk about Old Town--I'll head this bod toward Raspberry for a round of golf, solo.  Be still this heart which is now in a serene state of  relief due to Stewart Schur, owner of  Dr. PC Computers, who restored my computer to working order.  All happening in Auburn.  Watch out. 

It would seem that in January we are all off track from all the overeating and overspending in December and by February we collectively began to return to our regular habits, eating healthier and smaller portions and omitting the sweets (for the most part).  I've finally found some momentum on the treadmill and Millie The Meek, the family dog, licked my hand in appreciation for the short, brisk walks I've recently taken her on.  Seeing and feeling the sun makes for the impetus to force oneself outside and away from the inclination to become a hermit during the grey, grim days.  I look forward to golfing tomorrow, probably solo, and with pal Donna Arz on Friday when we look forward to experiencing The Ridge.  Working out the stiffness with a massage certainly restores some flexibility brought about by the cold weather; so I look forward to having body mechanic Gabrielle Pullen iron out the kinks in this somewhat stiff bod.   Pullen tells me that since I'm not using the muscles I had stretched out for golf, that shortening has taken place.  So, if you don't use it, you DO seem to lose it, at least during the winter. 

OK, I admit to ingesting meat products; I confess to my choice to fall into eating animals in the abstract; but I do see myself shifting more and more away from such and toward fish (OK, I know these were once living creatures).  I do, however, have a great love and appreciation for those creatures of the wild including a pair of undomesticated felines and a miniature parrot and it pains me when I see brightly featured in the Sacramento Bee, photos of women holding the wild creatures of the sky, ducks that have been shot down from the sky (do not consume duck) while flying free.  And I must speak out for that which is disallowed from flying free to be photographed dead by the hunter with the high-powered gun.  Of course, I am free not to hunt and not to gaze upon these photos; but I am also a nature, animal/pet lover; so I choose to celebrate nature and love  and care for my pets and I feel by putting this small tribute out there that others, too, may choose to contribute their positive love of the wild and the free, and domesticated, too.  Will I discontinue my ingestion of meat products?  Time will tell a I confront my own demons.  Peace

Just enjoyed very much a movie titled The Gunfighter with Gregory Peck and while this tale is one of violence, I enjoyed the story which is depicted by the great Peck and guess what?  This wonderful film is in black and white, has minimum killing, little graphic depiction of the violence, no profanity and yet the message is clear:  Violence begets violence and man has a choice.  The film is beautifully acted by Peck and supporting actors Mitchell Mallard and Helen Westcott add to the authentic feel of the production directed by Henry King.  Actors are unique in that they leave a dimensional body of work behind that can become classics; and King and his actors have left us viewers with renewed faith in the movie industry, although this film was made in 1950.  See it.

It is becoming more and more challenging to override those headlines about crime and I always turn the television channel when the violence goes over the top and I try to avoid those programs that splash profanity around.   There really is much positive happening in the world because the world continues to spin and the sun rises and sets daily; so if we bear these realities in mind we can offset all the negatives that the media continues to deluge us with and we must remember that in a free world we can choose to wade in the negatives or sidestep same.  Nevertheless, it is disheartening to see so much emphasis put on celebs who are out of control and victims who have been assailed; so kudos to those programmers and media types who focus on the positive and golden stars to those film-makers who avoid profanity, violence and graphic sex.   On my CONNECTIONS program I focus on the lighter side and remember what actor Clint Walker said, that "We in the media have an opportunity to set an example with high standards".   Onward

I've heard from a few peeps that this year will bring about some interesting energies among the different celestial planets and thus, great shifts will take place.  I am experiencing changes close to home in that my good friend Syl Bruce--after almost two decades in her Downtown Lincoln location--will be moving her shop to the end of  High Street next to the former Sundance Computers which Alex and Thom Finks have recently shuttered.  Look for Syl in her new location in March.   After six years as an independent contractor with KAHI radio, I look forward to hosting interesting musicians and golfers on my CONNECTIONS program Thursdays at 9am.  My friend Donna Arz seems to be secure at her Healing Light business where she oversees a variety of practitioners in her North Auburn location.  Arz helps me remain active and vital as does my friend Gabrielle Pullen, who comes to the home weekly to work out the kinks on Jack and myself as I attempt to maintain my balance/strength/fluidity with the game of golf which I am sorely missing what with this challenging weather.  Pullen is a pistol, highly educated, tri-lingual and knows her stuff.  Pal Linda Lareau, owner of  Courthouse Coffee in Old Town--fav coffee spot--is staying the course nicely; and the other day with aplomb, the indominitable Lareau dealt with a crush of peeps from the jury pool.  Missing Liz Pope, golfing partner, who now resides in Reno; but Pope calls into the radio program and is good about emailing so we look forward to seeing her in the near future.   Life is about adapting to the changes and shifts and I think I'm ready.  Bring 'em on.

Although I have not yet experienced the fare at Joe Caribe, the newest eatery on Lincoln Way in Downtown Auburn, I have heard excellent feedback from those who have joined me at The Round Table and I look forward to savoring those "tasty tacos" as I seem to crave more spicy and zesty foods during these grey, winter days.  And let me say that I continue to enjoy the good food at Lou La Bontes where I was joined the other day by pal Donna Arz and Jack Bangs.  We all enjoyed our tasty meals seated in the corner of the spacious bar adjacent to a warm fire, provided with good service.  I'll be back.