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Author Archives: Don Regis-Bilar
A Bump on the Head in Chico
Being knocked out cold, robbed and not remembering any of it I walk this empty street On the Boulevard of Broken Dreams Where the city sleeps And I’m the only one and I walk a… My shadow’s the only … Continue reading
Posted in Chico Police Officer Nick Rush, Enloe Hospital, Megan Schwartz, Mugging/Physical Assault, Uncategorized
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My Life as a Bum at 62
My Bum Bucket List The first time I met David Little, the esteemed editor of the Enterprise-Record over a couple of years ago, he asked me why I referred to myself as a ‘bum’. He asked a lot of insightful … Continue reading
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The Die, Die, Die Guy and the Goofy Panhandling Red Parking Meters
7 March 2016, Monday – 3:31 P.M. Anyone who spends time in Chico’s downtown has probably run into the Die, Die, Die Guy. I’ve been told his real name is James, but nearly everyone refers to him as the Die, … Continue reading
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Molasess as Metaphor
It seems as though in much of my communication, email or verbal I’ve often been using the word ‘molasses’ – as in I often feel like I’m moving through molasses, that life seems slow and challenging and ever syrupy and … Continue reading
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Tom Gascoyne
In downtown Chico on Main Street between First and Second, there is a mural painted on a building’s side of a graphic rendering of an iconic photo of John, Ringo, barefoot Paul and George walking in a crosswalk. It is … Continue reading
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Three Close Encounters of the Unsettling Kind
Downtown Chico Spending an inordinate amount of time daily either at Peets Coffee and Tea or, as I am now, typing away at a key board at Mr. Kopy (both located at 2nd and Main Streets) I watch people striding, … Continue reading
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Writing as Therapy
At Winco last summer I ran into a woman named Terina Garron. She was with her husband, Tom whom I had never met before. I met Terina, who I would guess is in her late 30s, about two and a … Continue reading
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Tagged Neil Gaiman author of American Gods, Terina garron, Tom Garron, Viktor Frankl's 'Man Search for Meaning'
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Stream of Consciousness
An Explanation I have been staring at the cursor on the screen for an inordinate amount of time, long enough to feel sort of short of breath along with the consciousness that I just downed a cup of caffeinated coffee … Continue reading
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Tagged On Aging, On Writing, Why I haven't blogged for awhile
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Chico Downtown Business Profile: Mr. Kopy
On any given day, I have the privilege of speaking with George whose last name I’ve never known or perhaps not remembered, but he is universally known as ‘Mr. Kopy’, the name of the family business (located on Main Street … Continue reading
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Tagged Downtown Chico Business, Mr. Kopy
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The Dignified Death of ‘Synthesis’ and the Disappearance of Anthony Peyton Porter
The Discriminatory and Disgusting Practices of the Chico News and Review Author’s Note 11 June 2015, Noon Dear Readers, I just got into town. Out at camp, reviewing this blog, I found, as usual typos and incomplete thoughts. I’m going … Continue reading
Posted in Anthony Peyton Porter, Chico News and Review, Melissa Daugherty, North Valley Community Foundation, Tom Gascoyne, Tommy Diestel
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