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Darlene Friesen
Body shape not as important as health
Last Saturday morning, very, very early, I was lolling in bed with the radio turned on. I learned that there are four types of women's bodies-hourglass, rectangle, triangle and inverted triangle. The hourglass figure is supposed to be the...
Feeling young again
Yesterday I took a stroll down memory lane, and it made me feel young again. I don't know about other parts of the U.S., but in the Midwest we used to celebrate May Day, May first, by making and distributing May Baskets. In my youth the walls...
Finding out the truth about the propositions
The other day I received the special tapes for the blind issued by the State of California for the election in June of this year. And, I can tell you right now that I am very confused. The tape began by telling the listener about Proposition...
What to do about computer problems
Here I am endeavoring to type this column and the darned computer is acting up again. I do know that Darlene hit the wrong button soon after the typing started, and ever since then the computer wants to tell me all of its secrets. It keeps repeating the...
Cool, clear water
Boy oh boy! Am I ever glad we no longer have to count the number of glasses of water we drink every day.It was pounded into our heads when we were kids that we needed 8 glasses of water every day. Then a year or so ago they said that it didn’t...
About Town: 'Fly me to the moon!'
I know that most of you have heard that song for many years. It is now taking on a new meaning. You can be cremated when you die, and, then, for the sum of about $10,000.00 you can have your ashes sent up to the moon for burial. Of course, there wouldn’t...
Wondering about the wondrous weather
When I first started writing this column, the darn computer wouldn’t talk to me. I could not figure out what I was doing wrong, since the computer really likes to talk. I finally phoned my friend, Linda, and found out that I was typing...
To bear or not to bear
That is the question. Of course I speak of firearms, and the right to bear them is in our Constitution so how do we solve the problem? I understand that the Supreme Court was schedules to hear the appeal on this question last Tuesday, but I doubt if...
Hoping to walk a mile or two a day at home
Do you know how many steps there are between your bed and your kitchen sink? I know that's a dumb question to ask, but I counted mine the other day.I knew that it was a lot of steps since my bedroom is in one addition to my original house while the kitchen...
Which came first?
Which came first, the chicken or the egg? That still seems to be quite a question, but what I want to know is which came first in Orland in the past 10 years or so'People or land developers? We have so many empty houses in our little community now,...
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