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6th Street Playhouse production of The Grapes of Wrath Photo by Eric Chazankin. Packed with poignant moments, the 6th Street Playhouse production of The Grapes of Wrath, adapted by Frank Galati from Steinbeck’s historically detailed novel, embedded a long lasting visual impression. There were scenes/monologues when one could hear a pin drop. The dialog describes [...]

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Silenced songs hit wrong notes     Rhythmic deep throat breathy sighs        Pressing both sides of collapsed              Rib cage lovebirds take flight           Tangled thoughts become unread books        Glossy jacket cover collecting dust     Spineless screwy twists plotting revenge Happy endings not my specialty Primed blank canvas awaiting inspiration     Scraped palette knife [...]

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Café Rosario?Äôs Pizza and Deli 3425 Broadway St. American Canyon 707 643-5464 Monday ?Äì Friday Lunch 11:30 a.m. ?Äì 2:30 p.m. Monday ?Äì Friday Dinner 5 p.m. ?Äì 10 p.m. Saturday noon ?Äì 10 p.m. A casual comment in a yoga class led me up highway 29 to explore Café Rosario. The person who told [...]

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I would like to welcome you to another week of self-discovery and universal understanding. You start your forecast of major transit early Thursday morning when Mercury, the planet of communication, at 12º Libra will sextile Jupiter, the planet of expansion and growth, at 12º Sagittarius. The energy expressed from this sextile of Mercury with Jupiter [...]

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The 12th Annual Petaluma Poetry Walk is scheduled this Sunday, September 23rd. As always, it starts at noon, though this year, the first venue will be Jungle Vibes, 136 Petaluma Boulevard North (next door to where it has traditionally started, for those of you who have attended before.) I asked Geri Digiorno, founder and director [...]

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Making mistakes missing details deterrents to democracy security getting the big picture just right each error costing a thousand years.

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     This remake (originally released in 1957) stars Christian Bale and Russell Crowe. Gritty and raw, the performances were electrifying. Bale plays a hard luck rancher who volunteers to escort gun slinging outlaw Ben Wade (played by Crowe) to Contention and place him in the hands of the authorities on the 3:10 prison train to Yuma. [...]

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I want a Starbucks on each corner, a WalMart on each block, if I can’t have everything I want, then my heart will go into hock… I don’t want some bright guy for a president, I want an oil mogul for each head of state. If I can’t have everything I want, then I’ll simply [...]

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I’m the Maintenance Man at a local motel and my new duties here are going swell. I fixed the manager’s broken waterheater door, and fixed the ceiling fan in No. 4. I fixed the back door in No. 2, there’s a lot of things that I could do for you if you were the manager [...]

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              1. My religion is kindhearted compassion Taking pride in enabling others Fiercely independent loner craving soul Mates making a difference together Pragmatic realism whatever works best Discovery learning derring-do gut instincts Nothing is impossible wandering dybbuk Surpassing expectations imposed outer limits              2. Daring to dare take risks Afraid of nothing save self-deceit [...]

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When in a dark warm and cozy cave it’s easy to feel secure and powerful. But when blinking in the hot sun exposed to a mob of feet which might be moved by the mere mention of POETRY to bruise a skinny leg or even squash life out of her, then she retreats to the [...]

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I would like to welcome you to another week of self exploration and universal understanding. You start your forecast of major transits on Friday when Pluto, the planet of regeneration and soul evolution, will turn direct at 26º Sagittarius. Now is the time that you should strive to see the overall view of the world [...]

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La Joya 613 Tennessee St. Vallejo, 707 642-1993 open 7 days a week 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Recently my partner had a craving for a burrito. Since we haven’t settled in on a favorite taco truck, we got in the car and drove. In just about any direction on a main street in Vallejo, [...]

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in process growing old and fat 62 and 6 foot 2 some special symmetry this numerology stretching out this frame of me blending edges concealing adipose poundage (Young girls die for breasts like mine) While some men eat to live, I live to eat. I?Äôve tired of too much exercise. I?Äôm bored with dieting. I?Äôm [...]

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What you touch grows. You knows how to get to that part of me, the heart of the matter served on a platter of sweet treats dark succulent meat full of nutrition. You keeps me on a mission to keep the feast coming and coming and coming, taste the juicy fruits engage in your pursuit [...]

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