by Robyn Justo — “HOW COULD YOU LEAVE PARADISE!” the checker at Home Depot demanded to know. I felt my Charlie Brown straight-mouth coming on. I had no answer and Continue Reading →

by Rosie Sorenson — Just because I’m sitting at my desk with a far-away look in my eyes doesn’t mean I’m goofing off.  On the contrary, what I am actually Continue Reading →

To mark the 10th anniversary of Rosie Sorenson’s contributions to the Foolish Times, we thought we’d spend some time talking with her about one of her latest writing successes. Her Continue Reading →

by Ted Gargiulo — Remember the days before the Internet, before computers and electronic devices brought meaning to our shallow little lives, when folks undertook no more than one chore Continue Reading →

By Zachary Michael Jack — I admit it: I was a skeptic about the whole fast-casual dining “thing” on the Monterey Peninsula. First, like a true curmudgeon I objected to Continue Reading →

by Laura Sottile — Greeter of the Human Race Continuum … IF all Two-legged could see all other Two-legged humanoids as divine expressions of oneself, we would not need to Continue Reading →

by Debbie Harris — As the information about what healthy eating consists of has changed, I’ve been trying to incorporate what they call “super foods” into my diet, but it Continue Reading →

by Daria James — “I want to ride my bicycle, I want to ride my bike, I want to ride it where I want,” the great Freddie Mercury said that. Continue Reading →

by Rex Keyes — April is here and so is spring. “Spring has sprung.” Flowers are popping up everywhere and the deciduous trees are blossoming and putting out their leaves. Continue Reading →

by Roger Freed — Mosquitoes are evil little geniuses. They are adept enough to fly up, whine in your ear, then take off laughing as you whip yourself in the Continue Reading →

In May, I’m going to Mexico to ride my bike 50 miles over a mountain from Rosarito to Ensenada. I did this a few years ago and vowed never to Continue Reading →

by Ted Gargiulo — I never realized how many caring relatives and acquaintances my mom had until she wrote them about her cancer.?People I hadn’t seen or spoken to in Continue Reading →

by Rosie Sorenson — Apparently, it’s not enough that I made a contribution to the economy, say, by buying a rubber chicken from Amazon. No. After my purchase they have Continue Reading →

by Stefan Chapman — Hello other raccoons of Monterey. It’s P. Lotor here, long-time user of your newspaper for a place to sleep, first-time writing in. I wanted to talk Continue Reading →

By Zachary Michael Jack — Lately I’ve begun to cast an envious eye on the treatment given our furry companions. It’s clear to me that in many places on the Continue Reading →

by Robyn Justo ± I recently walked away from a relationship with a virtual partner, virtual in the respect that he was barely there. I ran into a good friend Continue Reading →

by Roger Freed — It isn’t often one sees a saber toothed squirrel. Of course, it isn’t often one wants to see a saber toothed squirrel, but when one does Continue Reading →