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I just discovered something I should have realized long ago – people will believe just about anything and once they do and they will blame all their problems on those beliefs no matter how erroneous, nonsensical, or illogical they are. I read the New York Times to get my daily dose of left wing, which is the political persuasion of over 90 percent of those commenting on their Op/Ed pages. A few percent of the comments are right wing and a couple are somewhere in between or libertarian. I like to read the comments anyway, especially on popular articles. You never can tell exactly what you’ll get; as the saying goes, even a blind squirrel occasionally finds a nut.

Joanne and Chuck Frowein, co-owners of Relax! Grillin' and Chillin', are expanding their restaurant portfolio to include a locale in downtown Hollister. The couple, also partners with another family in running the Hollister Hills Taproom and Brewery on McCray Street, said they were researching locations near the city center when they heard Sheila and Bob Stevens were looking for someone to buy the Knife and Fork Café.

The Kelly Freitas Memorial Golf Tournament returns to San Juan Oaks Golf Club for the third consecutive year on July 12.

The chamber of commerce brochure says our summer California hills are golden. I don’t buy it. Except for a few moments after sunrise and before sunset, the hills look brown to me. Each year, the warming weather dries the seasonal streams and bakes the life force out winter’s lush grasses. When it does, I feel a bit of my life force ebb as well.

Last Saturday, I did something I never imagined I’d have to do in a million years: I spoke at my 7-month-old nephew’s funeral.

High Point Market in North Carolina is the largest home furnishings industry trade show in the world. Held twice a year in April and October and going strong since 1909, it draws more than 80,000 visitors from more than 100 countries around the globe. With exhibitors spread more than 10 million square feet in 180 buildings, visitors learn to come in very comfortable shoes or leave with very sore feet. (No designer stilettos here. Nike is the order of the day ... but I digress.) Today's column provides highlights from last month's High Point Market with a specific focus on upcoming color trends. We keep up with the latest in home furnishings by attending High Point and similar trade shows in order to better serve our South Valley clients.

Do you need a college degree to succeed? That assumption is long-entrenched, and it isn't hard to see a relationship between education and earning power. Yet the cost and debt linked to getting a degree are so significant now that some contrarians are saying “skip it” - go learn in the world rather than on campus, if you're smart you'll do just as well in life.

After only two years playing softball at Oklahoma, former San Benito standout Jessica Vest is already on top of the college landscape.

For those who know me and my family, it comes as no surprise that I am in the middle of cherry season. You may think that since I spend long days around cherries, the last thing I want to do is see the fruit when I come home. While that could be true, I would not be able to make one of my favorite cherry desserts, Cherry & Almond Galette.