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When I was a kid, our family took a road trip every summer from our home in Colorado to visit my grandparents in Phoenix.

The Gavilan College baseball  jumped out to a 4-0 lead in the top of the first, but San Mateo evened the score in the bottom of the second. 

Eleven days are left of the carnival season and Mardi Gras is quickly approaching. Although much of the religious importance of Mardi Gras has given way to secular celebration, the spirit of the season is alive and well. This week, I share the personal importance of this holiday and a family recipe to celebrate with.

Disney on Ice does it again, bringing its usual cacophony of color, imagination and creativity that children and adults have come to expect. All the favorite Disney heroines and heroes are here, presented with spectacular special effects and the usual Disney sparkle.

Last week's vote on the zoning overlay for a Resource Recovery Park near John Smith Road Landfill had the expected opposition from local residents, but if the county were not broke, officials would not even consider this project. It's all about trying to generate some county revenue, and desperate organizations do desperate things. Don't kid yourself - the county decided to go into the garbage business long before last week's vote when officials elected to increase the landfill tonnage in hopes of getting their hands on the millions of dollars in the landfill closing fund in exchange for added business to the operator.

Easter is the most important day of the year for Christians, and it arrives relatively late this year: April 20. However, it is preceded by the preparatory season of Lent, which begins on March 5 for most Christians (and March 3 for those following the traditional Eastern Orthodox calendar).

I realize that while it is not always a simple task to get things in order - or keep things in order - having your affairs in order is a thoughtful and meaningful endeavor. As we are in full swing of tax season and have many important documents already out, I thought some attention to time management might be helpful.

I bought a new car and it hates me. Worse, it's smarter than me. This is not a good thing.

Who else is a fan of the Olympics? I know I am, and whenever they roll around - winter or summer - I often find myself glued to the television, not just cheering for the United States, but every now and then pulling for underdog athletes or medal-less countries.

Between June 30, 2011 and June 30, 2012, the major stock indexes increased an average of 6.8 percent. Unfortunately, market value of the CalPERS mix represented by plans in San Benito County and the City of Hollister actually lost 0.6 percent. The combined local dollar loss was a modest $850,000 on the previous value of $163 million. However, CalPERS had targeted an average rate of return of 7.5 percent, so the shortfall was significant. And our investment would have made approximately $12 million with that return.