What better way to start the new year than with a post about GRATITUDE? Gratitude isn’t just about being thankful. Gratitude changes us neurologically, makes our brains stronger, just makes sense. Gratitude burns away the shadow of life’s circumstances, like the sun burns away fog–that empty mode we can lockourselves into, where we’re unable to shift […]
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Sassman Memory Farm
It all started with a single strand of Christmas lights put up by a brother in memory of his sister, who had passed away due to cancer. Now, 19 years later, the Christmas light display at Earl Sassman’s Memory Farm at 3446 Point Pleasant Road in Elk Grove has grown to 150,000 lights and can be seen from […]
Having Never Really Lived
When the 14th Dalai Lama was asked, “What about humanity surprises you the most?” he said: “Man, because he sacrifices his health in order to make money. Then he sacrifices his money to recuperate his health. Then he is so anxious about the future that he doesn’t enjoy the present. As a result, he doesn’t […]
Feed for Thought; Grain Corn Harvest
Feed is the largest single production expense on the dairy farm. No feed means no milk. Period. Regardless of all the other factors that enter the equation, such as cow genetics, health and management, the dairy feeding program most affects productivity and profitability. So, from the dairyman’s standpoint, the marketing slogan “Got Milk? easily translates […]
Blogging Opens Doors
Note to Reader: Since this article was published, Sacramento Connect is no longer at the Sacramento Bee Blogging is not for the fainthearted. It demands passion. It takes drive. As a newbie blogger, I had more or less figured this out for myself, but the lesson was driven home for me when I attended an informal panel discussion […]
Holy Mackerel! / Festa do Chicharro
Regardless of the origin of the expression, “holy mackerel,” it’s what came to mind when I saw hundreds of chicharros (blue jack mackerel) cooking on the barbecue at the Portuguese Hall on Pocket Road, Saturday, September 10. The Sacramento Portuguese Holy Spirit Society (SPHSS) was holding its first Festa do Chicharro. Fishing for chicharro plays an important role in […]
