Thanksgiving is always celebrated at my home. The entire California family comes with their own food contributions. Last year we missed getting together as we sheltered in place, which made this year feel special.
Dolores Jeanpierre, legendary waitress and historical figure, of Ole’s Waffle Shop, has announced she has retired from waitressing on Dec. 14. She last worked at Ole’s in December 2020 when indoor dining was shut down again.
We learned a new Greek letter last month: Omicron, which is also the World Health Organization’s designation for a new COVID-19 variant.
Never before have I felt more at home than since we moved to Alameda almost 20 years ago to raise our family.
As an integral part of my geezerhood status I am learning a new game: Waiting for Test Results. The rules are simple, one goes to a medical facility, gives blood, or urine or both, gets into a machine that gurgles and crackles or undergoes some other ritual of modern medicine.
Last week’s story “Island Chalk Artist Breaks Own Record,” April 29, contained incorrect information. Artist Mark Wagner just set a new record for largest chalk art by a single artist. He set a record in 2008 for largest chalk street-art by multiple artists: about 6,000 kids and adults.
The Alameda Sun joins the chorus of voices that decry recent hate crimes. The completely uncalled for behavior of injuring frail, elderly people shows these perpetrators missed some lessons in basic human decency.
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