As an integral part of my geezerhood status I am learning a new game: Waiting for Test Results. The rules are simple, one goes to a medical facility, gives blood, or urine or both, gets into a machine that gurgles and crackles or undergoes some other ritual of modern medicine.
Last week’s story “Island Chalk Artist Breaks Own Record,” April 29, contained incorrect information. Artist Mark Wagner just set a new record for largest chalk art by a single artist. He set a record in 2008 for largest chalk street-art by multiple artists: about 6,000 kids and adults.
The Alameda Sun joins the chorus of voices that decry recent hate crimes. The completely uncalled for behavior of injuring frail, elderly people shows these perpetrators missed some lessons in basic human decency.
During a virtual press briefing that was broadcast from Santa’s workshop, Santa’s spokes-being, Gumdrop the Elf, confirmed that Santa and his crew, as metaphysical entities, are Covid-free.
Hope, light overcome attack on official Hanukkah symbol
Most people are experiencing some degree of depression during the pandemic, but it is higher in teenagers. Not being in school, around friends, no extracurricular activities, no socializing and spending more time on social media and video games are taking a toll.
Charles Shaner was one of Alameda’s more prolific Victorian-era architects and builders. According to Alameda Museum Curator George Gunn, Shaner designed and/or built 46 homes here.
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