Category Archives: Featured

Getting my first pair of shoes at the Continental Cup

Posted on Saturday, January 19, 2019 by Ryan Olson

A lot of people new to the sport of curling often ask if it’s expensive to participate in. Thankfully, the answer is no for the individual curler. In a lot of ways, getting into curling is like going to the … Continue reading →

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Last call for Google’s Picasa photo service

Posted on Monday, March 14, 2016 by Ryan Olson

After years of languishing behind projects like Google+ and Google Photos, Picasa is finally going to the great software and Web service cemetery beyond the clouds. Google announced last month that Picasa was being retired, and the end begins March 15 … Continue reading →

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Vital discussion on media consolidation not aided by false quip

Posted on Friday, March 4, 2016 by Ryan Olson

It is ironic that a letter to the editor about media literacy would contain a wild, unsubstantiated claim about the media. Both the Enterprise-Record and the Chico News & Review ran a letter from Richard Sterling Ogden promoting a community … Continue reading →

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Raiders seem to have enough money to build new stadium without public help

Posted on Thursday, January 14, 2016 by Ryan Olson

As everyone ponders what may happen to the Oakland Raiders after the NFL owners cleared a path Tuesday for the St. Louis Rams and the San Diego Chargers to relocate to Los Angeles, I wondered if the Raiders and owner … Continue reading →

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Pin-a-Go-Go transforms Dixon into pinball paradise

Posted on Friday, May 15, 2015 by Ryan Olson

Looking for something with a little pop or an idea to bounce off your friends this weekend? People can find endless hours of fun with unlimited gameplay on more than 100 pinball machines at Pin-a-Go-Go at the Dixon May Fair … Continue reading →

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New Muni map offers cleaner design, but misses key info

Posted on Sunday, April 26, 2015 by Ryan Olson

The San Francisco Municipal Transit Authority launched a Muni service increase over the weekend. Called Muni Forward, the changes included a new map that offers a cleaner, more readable perspective of the bus, light-rail, streetcar and cable car routes, but … Continue reading →

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‘How I Met Your Mother’ subject of my top comment of 2014

Posted on Wednesday, December 31, 2014 by Ryan Olson

Kids… in May of 2014, your father tuned in for the final episode of a television program called “How I Met Your Mother.” Coincidentally, watching the show is how I met your mother. Just kidding. The only thing I met … Continue reading →

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Another ho-hum Halloween costume, or I did it all for the burrito

Posted on Monday, November 3, 2014 by Ryan Olson

Halloween has come and gone. While some people strove to show off dazzling and creative costumes (or refined what is “sexy”), I once again phoned my outfit in. Although I love watching and reading of far-flung realms and imaginative characters, my … Continue reading →

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Sacramento may need lessons on cheering

Posted on Monday, August 4, 2014 by Ryan Olson

These are exciting times for Sacramento, with the plans for a new Kings basketball arena moving forward and the attendance-record-shattering launch of a new minor league soccer team. After attending a Sacramento River Cats game over the weekend, I can … Continue reading →

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The night I nearly tripped over Tony Gwynn

Posted on Tuesday, June 17, 2014 by Ryan Olson

I’m still in shock that Tony Gwynn has died. He was one of those icons you thought would live for decades, sort of like fellow slugger Ted Williams, but Gwynn left us at age 54 after battling salivary-gland cancer. Gwynn’s … Continue reading →

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