Victor Valley Daily Press – Main Street Dog

Palm readings, coffee cake, and the newspaper that became a museum

A creek that runs along the ESRI campus out to Tennessee Street is picturesque. By John Murphy Highland is not the most walkable city, so I often cross the wash into Redlands and hit the pavement. Wednesday’s wanderings took me to the historic Kendall Street area. I headed down the hill to State Street andContinue reading “Palm readings, coffee cake, and the newspaper that became a museum”

Another one bites the dust

The Crescent City Harbor, as seen from the Battery Point Lighthouse. By John Murphy Yesterday I was surprised to learn the Del Norte Triplicate newspaper in Crescent City has closed. The Triplicate was one of California’s oldest small-town papers, founded in 1879. It served the northern-most county in the state. My significant other in theContinue reading “Another one bites the dust”

‘License and registration, please’

Back in 1995, I just couldn’t drive 55.

Trash-80 memories

The backpack hit the concrete hard and I was not optimistic. Frantic, I pulled the Model 100 out of the bag and shook it. I could hear parts rolling around inside. Not good. But when I turned it on, it lit up! Thank you, sweet Jesus.