Decoding Teenagers: The Dark Side
Last weekend, I took my teen daughter birthday present shopping for her friend. We happened into an art store and after combing the aisles I spotted a long roll of paper that resembled a lightsaber. Well of course I picked it up and pretended to be Darth Vader. How could I not? It was just too perfect an opportunity. Here I am, having fun, and when I go whack my daughter with my “lightsaber” her eyes are bugging out of her head. “Mom, shh, you are being loud,” she whispers. Someone is going to hear you. So, I say, “Who cares?” Well folks, it would seem that I have officially crossed over to the dark side. I’m now an embarrassment to my teenagers. How and when did this happen?
This newspaper’s future
Don’t think we didn’t know in advance that messing with your newspaper wouldn’t get you excited and upset. We changed our typefaces and style sheets and moved things around a bit.
Arts & Entertainment
Dia de Muertos lives on in Healdsburg
At Dia de Muertos—Healdsburg’s most colorful event of the year, recognized Sunday, Oct. 25 at the Plaza—Sonoma County residents showed up to remember loved ones with celebration, costumes, mementos, music and marigolds. It was the tenth local anniversary for the Mesoamerican celebration to honor the recently departed, or those who still live in memory. With a Gallery of images...
