(reprinted from the NorCal Voices Blog at SacBee.com)Yesterday, responding to my blog at Snicholsblog I received questions as to why Starbucks is my "second favorite corporation." I'm afraid the reasons are oftly banal: I love their coffee and their … [Read more...] about Navigating by the Starbucks
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Three and a half Snouts up for A Single Man
(:)(:)(:)(: for A Single Man(published first on the Sacramento Bee NorCal voices blog)Colin Firth should win best actor for his performance in A Single Man. See it while it lasts at Sacramento's magnificent Crest Theater--though the film will … [Read more...] about Three and a half Snouts up for A Single Man
I have a dream that King wrote more than one Speech
(this post was published first in the Sacramento Bee )The other day my 8th grader, a dedicated and engaged student at Sutter Middle School, came home saying that because of the upcoming Martin Luther King day, they were going to study "the speech" … [Read more...] about I have a dream that King wrote more than one Speech
Oh God, my blog made the Bee
A few weeks ago, when I clicked the button to publish the post Want a cozy fire? Wait 'til next summer... on my Sacramento Bee "Norcal Voices" blog, a little voice whispered to me "this will end up in the Bee print edition" but I published it … [Read more...] about Oh God, my blog made the Bee
Oh God, my blog made the Bee
A few weeks ago, when I clicked the button to publish the post Want a cozy fire? Wait 'til next summer... on my Sacramento Bee "Norcal Voices" blog, a little voice whispered to me "this will end up in the Bee print edition" but I published it … [Read more...] about Oh God, my blog made the Bee
Old City Kites is an Awesome Toy Store
Posted by SaraSNichols at 12/15/2009 10:33 PM PST on The Sacramento BeeOld City Kites at 1017 Front Street in Old Sacramento is really an awesome toy store and a very fun shopping existence. It frustrates me that they don't advertise themselves … [Read more...] about Old City Kites is an Awesome Toy Store
Want a cozy fire? Wait ’til next summer…
Posted by SaraSNichols at 12/10/2009 8:40 PM PST on The Sacramento BeeI love wood fires. I love them in winter. I like them in my fireplace. I like to sit and read and nap and knit and talk in front of fires. I look forward to winter every year … [Read more...] about Want a cozy fire? Wait ’til next summer…
How viable is K-8 in Sacramento Area Schools?
Posted by SaraSNichols at 11/26/2009 4:25 PM PST on The Sacramento BeeFor a while I've wondered how viable K-8 schools really are, and lately I think I'm getting my answer: they're not, at least for 7th and 8th graders. What makes me say that? … [Read more...] about How viable is K-8 in Sacramento Area Schools?
Sacramento Opera is for the Masses (Only they don’t know it yet…)
Two things:1) yesterday the Sacramento Bee Sunday paper printed the last NorCal blog I wrote on Local food, so check that out if you haven't.2) This is my post on NorCal voices today:Yesterday I saw the current Sacramento Opera production of Elixir … [Read more...] about Sacramento Opera is for the Masses (Only they don’t know it yet…)
How Loco for Local is Sacramento?
Read my post on the Sacramento Bee NorCal Voices blog. I'm going to try to get back into routine blogging, I really am! BTW, attention Buffaloons who read my blog, favorable comparisons are made to your city in this post.How Loco for Local is … [Read more...] about How Loco for Local is Sacramento?
Why isn’t Sacramento Portland, Oregon?
See my rare posting(makes me so much more sought after!) at Street Talk on the Sac bee website: Posted by SaraSNichols at 7/7/2009 3:43 PM PDT on The Sacramento BeeI have often noticed that Sacramento, California and Portland, Oregon share many … [Read more...] about Why isn’t Sacramento Portland, Oregon?
How the Heck am I supposed to Vote on these Initiatives
See my post on the Sacramento Street Talk blog. … [Read more...] about How the Heck am I supposed to Vote on these Initiatives