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JEFFERSON'S UTOPIA The State of Jefferson is back in the news these days and the movement is gaining momentum. Senior Ornery FurBearin' Rebel Correspondent J.D. DiGiovanni has been researching secession movements in California.

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We've got a scene report this week from the Friends of the Farmer's Market Pep Rally as they kick off their big season of sticking it to the DCBA. We've got our money on the Farmer's Market covering the spread and pulling it out in the final moments of their lease.

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LETTER FROM THE EDITOR SARA CALVOSA SARA@SYNTHESISNET

So, how about that government, eh? You know what really bothers me about all this? Republicans are screwing around on Twitter while babies are going hungry. The GOP has effected a government shutdown, and instead of acting like they give a single rip about fixing what they've broken, they're too busy promoting themselves and acting like children on Twitter. Take Doug LaMalfa for example (no really, just take him)-tweeting away, collecting a paycheck, collecting his farm subsidies; meanwhile babies go hungry without a nationally funded WIC program. Babies are going without formula, and that ignorant, greedy pile of horse apples isn't missing a single meal. Is the GOP really this cold and full of shit-weasels? Unfortunately, yeah. So now I'm wondering, will these do-nothing dirtbags bring us all together and unite us in the common mission to vote them out of office, or will the partisan divide grow even deeper?

Fortunately for babies in California, we have enough formula to last through Halloween. According to the WIC website : "The California WIC program has funds available to continue to operate normally through October. CDPH will continually monitor program activities and evaluate the situation. All efforts will be made to ensure that the women and children enrolled in WIC will continue to receive vouchers for food."

Doug LaMalfa ODougLaMalfa 30 Sep

Measure passes, tune into the Senate in the morning to see how bad they want to shutdown vs. have a real discussion.

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Enc Cantor GOPLeader 1 Oct

Today, the WH denied WWII heroes access to their own memorial. The House will vote tonight to ensure they can never do that ever

Rep. Steve Stockman OSteveWorks4You 2 Oct

During 1995 shutdown Clinton worked with us to keep veterans cared for. Obama chooses to be President Stompy Feet.

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How about you get off Twitter and go do your jobs?

Speaking of political divides, new writer J.D. DiGiovanni brings you a fascinating look into the formation of the State of Jefferson, and the people in Butte County who are ready to make it happen. Until then though, they will continue in "patriotic rebellion against the States of California and Oregon" and continue to "secede every Thursday until further notice."

Last but not least, happy birthday to my significant otter, Matt Olson!

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CROWDSOURCED Questions from our Synthesis Facebook page. If you cou ld secede from California, what would you pick for the name of your new state?

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IMMACULATE INFECTION BY BOB HOWARD - [email protected]

WE DON'T NEED NO STINKING JOURNALISTIC INTEGRITY DISCLAIMER: This is late; I should have penned it years ago, when I started writing this column. Part of me thinks I don't require a disclaimer. I am not a journalist. That's the disclaimer. I can hear a collective "tell us something we don't know" going up as those words show up

on the page.

Without Further Ado

This obvious fact bore itself out earlier today. I spent the afternoon sitting in on a meeting regarding policies being considered to try to reign in Chico's assorted "alcohol-related" issues. The

group at the table included business owners, city council members, and officials with law enforcement.

Let me back up. A couple of weeks ago I wrote a column condemning a series of recommendations presented by the Chief of Police, Kirk Trostle. But I went further than to simply criticize the items-I painted the Chief as a caricature: a joyless authoritarian who is out to do live music in. Well, this afternoon I got the chance to talk to the man face-to-face, and it turns out I made some bad assumptions.

My mistake, what I did, was to conflate the recommendations the Chief submitted with his personal opinions. After the meeting was over, Chief Trostle took some time to explain to me that the ideas he put forth weren't based on his feelings, and he plainly admitted that a few of them didn't make sense to him, intuitively. But these were recommendations derived from past situations that arose in other communities, or from scientific studiesin other words, from data.

When a consensus arises from the

community that there is a serious problem, and that it needs to be addressed, it's the task of the Chief to sort through the information and present a plan of action. I know eyes are rolling.

Every study, every statisticyou've got

to look at where it comes from, and how it was derived. If we question back far enough, we find every premise can be flawed.

That's the way it goes down thoughyou've got to start somewhere.

Someone presents a plan, or a series of recommendations, and another party considers it. You know, I guess the point is that opinions can be malleable: show up, voice an idea or a plan, and give people something to consider. If you don't, someone else will.

The meeting was impressive. It lasted a couple of hours, and for the first hour and twenty minutes it didn't seem like

anything significant was going to be figured out. I would have put money on a continuation. Then something gave way. The energy in the room turned from stand-offish to utilitarian. Grievances were expressed and addressed; solutions were introduced and discussed.

Upshot Being ...

More meetings will follow to iron out the specific implementation of the proposed policies, but so far as I can tell, nothing being considered presently is going to directly and explicitly impact the current state of live music and performance art.

Phew. A lot of thought and consideration went into this one. Expect wine-fueled

babble for the next few weeks, and please keep the disclaimer in mind.

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REAL FOOD TAKES REAL TIME

Manda's is my neighborhood coffee shop, and I am there once or twice each week grabbing a good cup of coffee-but the menu item that truly makes my taste buds sing is the Manda's breakfast sandwich. I quickly found the combo that makes me the happiest: jalapeno-cheddar bagel, garlic aioli, egg, cheddar, and bacon. The garlicky, creamy aioli sends this breakfast bagel to a whole other amazing, transcending level. They always have several different kinds of bagels to choose from-you can do Swiss or cheddar cheese; bacon, ham or sausage; and if you abstain from meat, they also have spinach and avocado available. These delicious morsels (and all morsels on the menu) are made fresh and from real ingredients. This isn't a faux-food drive-through window! I love the reminder on the chalkboard menu: "Real food takes real time." Expect a bit of a wait, but expect to be amazed.

I generally see plenty of students sitting quietly in the corner studying, or walking in bleary-eyed and in desperate need of a hit of caffeine to help them overcome the previous night's late "study session." But the customers are much more diverse than just students.

Manda's owner since 2009, Oziel Magana, had this to say: "Our location lends itself to capturing the essence of the 'Chicoan' community. From our predawn farmer group, to the 7am rush of parents on their way to dropping off their kids at school-we're

about a mile away from five schools-to the mid-morning college student study sessions, we really do see a good representation of life in Chico."

What many people may not know about Manda's is that they run a program for people with developmental disabilities in our community. Magana comments, "The program is Manda's best-kept secret. It's an important facet of who we are and what defines us 'behind the counter.' At Manda's, individuals with developmental disabilities are given an opportunity to acquire important public socialization, independent living, and employment skills while being paid a competitive wage. As a society, we are often so focused on labels and pre-conceived notions of what somebody with a disability can and cannot do. Some of our staff have disabilities, but they do great work and few customers are aware. People come to us because it's a good cup of coffee and a great atmosphere. We prefer this, as it is true integration and equality. The stigma of being 'disabled' can weigh heavily; we offer a place where they can come and feel like a respected peer instead of being labeled as 'the disabled person.' Their ability to make a great product defines Manda's, not their disabilities."

Manda's, and all its friendly employees, can be found at 995 Nord Avenue, #100.

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COMICAL RUMINATIONS BY ZOOEY MAE - [email protected]

BREAKING BOOB PUNCH Disclaimer: I know that this topic will be a trigger for a lot of folks. In a serious way too, not like that time I said I wanted to punch that female writer in the boob and it turned out she was in a wheelchair and it ended up all over Bleeding Cool. (I totally stand by what I said, wheelchair or no. Equality! Boob punches for everyone!)

With the recent end of AM C's Breaking Bad, I thought I'd address something that's been really bothering me, which is the hatred directed toward Anna Gunn's character of Skyler White. I first noticed it when I watched the show with a few (male) friends. During a commercial break, they lamented how much of a "bitch" she was, how she was "the worst," a "cunt," etc.

At the time, I assumed they felt this way because they were a season ahead of me, and there was something I was missing that would reveal itself as I caught up with the show. After an episode or two I realized they believed the "cunty" behavior was already present, and I just didn't see it. I was surprised to find that they were not alone in this opinion.

There are numerous social media sites that serve as "hate-boards" where opinions like: "Skyler is a retard bitch" are both relatively mild and plentiful. The animosity rose to such a ridiculous level that Anna Gunn wrote an op-ed piece for the New York Times. In it Gunn writes: "I enjoy taking on complex, difficult characters and have always striven to capture the truth of those people, whether or not it's popular. Vince Gilligan, the creator of Breaking Bad, wanted Skyler to be a woman with a backbone of steel who would stand up to whatever came her way, who wouldn't just collapse in the corner or wring her hands in despair. He and the show's writers made Skyler multilayered and, in her own way, morally compromised. But at the end of the day, she hasn't been judged by the same set of standards as Walter."

I really want to understand these naysayers' opinions. However, anytime I've asked anyone, they can't really give


me a solid answer except to say something in the vein that she was a henpecking harpy who hassled Walter and emasculated him in public, and that Vince Gilligan (the show's writer) wrote her that way on purpose. Well. For me, the beauty of the show was how relatable the characters were regardless of their long list of poor decisions. And finally, ' here's an excerpt from an interview with Gilligan that was posted on Uproxx: " ... with the risk of painting with too broad a brush, I think the people who have these issues with the wives being too bitchy on Breaking Bad are misogynists, plain and simple. She's got a tough job being married to this asshole ... People are griping about Skyler White being too much of a killjoy to her meth-cooking, murdering husband? She's telling him not to be a murderer and a guy who cooks drugs for kids. How could you have a problem with that?"


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The chatter of roughly 120 people inside the Thermalito Grange meeting house was cut short by a shrill whistle this Monday evening in Oroville. The Tea Party meeting had

begun. Most of the men saluted the flag, while the rest of the room rested their hands on their hearts and recited the pledge of allegiance. Afterwards, the same spry woman who quieted the crowd led them in a prayer, thanking God for the United States, asking him to protect our troops, and hoping for a better country. The crowd then shifted their focus from The Almighty to a tall man standing on stage, wearing a blue State of Jefferson t-shirt and a camo hat.

mic. For a man hellbent on splitting the state into two, his demeanor is surprisingly collected and eventempered . He presented his case for Butte County to join in withdrawal from California, without the usual bickering and name-calling seen in conversations on politics. The way Baird sees it, the majority of the problems facing the North State are a direct result of a State Government spread so thin that it's unable to properly represent its constituents. Seeing that everyone wants to be represented by their government,

••• went on. In addressing concerns of how to fund the proposed state, Baird outlined what Jefferson's tax and governmental structure would look like-a question hanging heavy over the movement. When asked whether he thought Jefferson would be economically feasible, Tom Odom (CAO of Siskiyou County) said that while he would need to have all the numbers in front of him to say for sure, he doubted it. However, whether or not Odom made that statement with knowledge of how Baird envisions the state is unclear.

Mark Baird, a rancher from Siskiyou county, wants to see the far northern portion of

California withdraw and become its own state, "Jefferson ." For anyone who's

lived in Northern California long enough, news of an attempt to

split the state is like seeing a comet caught in a wide

orbit. You forget about

One woman was impassioned enough to

interrupt Baird by yelling out above the crowd, "We

don't accept that here!"

Baird proposes setting up incentives like "a favorable corporate tax code" as well as setting a flat income tax-if any at all-to bring business to Jefferson. In addition, Baird proposed getting rid of Cal-Trans, State Police, and a whole slew of other state offices to save taxpayer money. He also proposed having it so the Federal

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it until it's white-hot overhead, speeding its way back

toward obscurity.

Within the first few minutes of

Baird talking, someone

handed him a

he considers the movement to be a bi-partisan one.

The speech he gave in Oroville Monday was essentially a listing-off of past and present examples of Sacramento's lack of consideration for the North State, so as to support his conclusion that withdrawal is the natural choice. He cited water-rights issues, complaints of bloated bureaucracy, excessive regulations-and to the poisonous jeers of all those in the crowd, he included the new Transgender-Student Law among those complaints . One woman was impassioned enough to interrupt Baird by yelling out above the crowd, "We don't accept that here!"

Moments like that one thinned Baird's characterization of the movement being bi-partisan as the speech

Government has to contract out any of their duties to the respective county's Sheriff. Jefferson, as Baird proposes it, is a Tea Party wet-dream.

None of this is to say that the issues Baird is concerned with aren't legitimate. They most definitely are. It's just that the way he proposes fixing them presents problems that are just as vexing. This isn't something that's lost on proponents of splitting the state; not even the most devoted think it'll be easy. So why the persistence? How is it that people in the North State are willing to get excited enough about this to convince two counties to issue declarations of independence?

A portion of the optimism that people feel about this movement comes from the historical weight that's being tied

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to it. By adopting the name "Jefferson" and all the imagery that comes along with it, Baird is aligning this particular movement to split the state with an earlier one that occurred in 1941. Much in the same way that politicians liken their policies or opinions to those of our founding fathers, Baird is channeling a near-divine righteousness from the now near-mythic story of Jefferson.

Feeling the hurt of the Great Depression, portions of Northern California and Southern Oregon wanted badly to boost their local economies by pulling out more timber and minerals from the hills. The only thing standing in their way were the poor conditions of the roads, and the state governments that wouldn't improve them. Out of frustration, they planned to create their own state, extract their own minerals, and for once get the attention they deserved. All of this was happening in December of 1941,

and just as the movement was coming to a head in Yreka, the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor. The movement was dropped, never accomplishing what it most certainly could have: putting another star on the flag. So the story goes.

It's a good

one. So good in fact that its been told again and again in the 70 years since. Even to the point that, like any good tall-tale, the truth behind it has gotten hard to separate from the myth, but easier to fit into a broader narrative of the character of Northern California. Distinctively different from the south; independent and connected in a meaningful way with its natural resources. For right or wrong, these stories are integral in constructing

In addition to the funding of all the public works, the counties were receiving an average "cash bonus" that

amounted to a little more than half a million dollars a year

(about $10.5 million in today's dollars), and the "Jefferson" counties were receiving an

average of $1. 32 for every tax dollar paid.

the personality of communities, and shape how those communities understand the world around them. In the case of the State of Jefferson, however, there doesn't exist much of a congruence between cultural importance and fact.


When the original movement in the northern counties started heating up, the California Office of the Controlleralong with a handful of other departments-looked into the claims of neglect being leveled against Sacramento. While the report admits that the roads weren't sufficient ("Jefferson" wasn't alone in this; roads were in bad condition all over the state), it's made clear that California had far from abandoned the counties. In addition to the funding of all the public works, the counties were receiving an average "cash bonus" that amounted to a little more than half a million dollars a year (about $10.5 million in today's dollars), and the "Jefferson" counties were receiving an average of $1.32 for every tax dollar paid. So to highlight what that means exactly, the report presented the numbers in terms of the two-year period of 1940-41: "State payments and direct expenditures will total $5,461,400, while tax collections will amount to only $4,142,100. The $1,319,300 difference represents a clear gain-a dividend on their investment in the State of California, whose general services the people of that region enjoy at no cost whatsoever." While the report doesn't compare these payments with those that other parts of the state received during the same period, it does put into question the validity of a withdrawal from the state as reaction to a perceived lack of fiscal attention from the state.

To further ruin the fun, the same department ran numbers on how plausible it would be for Jefferson to come into being. The author of the report calculated that in order to maintain exactly the same quality of life Jeffersonians enjoyed at that time, they would have to institute enough new taxes to take in roughly $1.75 million more per year from a population the 1940 census cites as being at only 60,929. The state would have to raise taxable property by "over two and one-half times the actual county taxes in 1940-41," which, the author of the report feared, would prompt tax-delinquency by citizens of the state. Jefferson could instead raise the sales tax from a 3% rate to 10%, but the author predicted those living in the state would simply go north to Oregon or south to California to avoid the hiked-up prices.

The report makes a convincing case against the movement, but to little effect. Its story ended the same way Jefferson's did, with the second World War-which is to really say that it didn't. The report, without a movement to refute, got put aside while the more romantic portions of the Jefferson story got told and retold, either ignorant to the facts or despite them. What has resulted are two sides caught in a perennially unfinished argument: the North State, doomed to repeat efforts to split without critically analyzing its own history, while Sacramento politicians only feed the flames by dismissing the basis of the movement too easily.

As the meeting wrapped up in Oroville, Baird said to the crowd, "It's a long shot," but emphasized that with a lot of work he thought Jefferson could become a reality. With a crowd of only hard-lined conservatives hoping to split the state in the name of a movement they don't fully understand, "a long shot" doesn't say the half of it.


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AIN'T NO PARTY LIKE A FARMERS' MARKET PARTY ... BY SARA CALVOSA Because a Farmers Market Party has hella good food. I ended up on a mailing list for the Friends of the Farmers Market, and (because the invitation said there would be food) I decided to traipse on down to the Methodist Church on Thursday evening to see how things were coming along with their plans in the wake of the City Council's decision to pull the stakes on their lease. Now, I haven't checked in much with the Farmers Market issue because there are so many different bones of contention (all loudly and cantankerously voiced from all sides) that it's hard to even know where to begin or to even want to care.

In spite of the spitfire and the confusing conversations, I absolutely do care about the Farmers' Market, and I care very much for our farmers. I don't care for venomous vitriol-and sadly, nearly every time I've been engaged in conversation about the market, the conversation has degraded into a pissing match between the DCBA and the Friends of the Farmers Market. So instead, many of my fellow Chico-Americans and I just fret and wring our hands and hope for the best, willing everybody to quit being so dramatic.

This meeting was the kick-off party for the Friends of the Farmers Market and an Appreciation Night all rolled into one, emceed by Cheryl King. Before the festivities started and as everyone was finding their seats, there was a sweet little toddler running about in a red -sequined Honey Boo-Boo get-up. At one point the little sugarbear stopped running, lifted up her dress, stuck her hand down the back of her purple tights and vigorously scratched her bum. Itch scratched, she set off around the room visiting with people and touching everybody's chairs. I super hoped this wasn't an omen of some kind.

The evening started with a presentation about the history of the Chico Certified Farmers Market, and though it wasn't rousingly presented, it was delightful to get that back-story. I love history, and I think the story of our town becoming as lovely as it is should be told and retold. At one point in the history lesson we were told about what a shining partner the DCBA was for the market in the early days, which then elicited quite a few snickers and scoffs from many in the crowd.

There were also speakers from a few businesses downtown who spoke about the impact the market has on their business. Lloyd Stephenson from Tin Roof Bakery spoke honestly about his profit margins and what it means to him to be able to participate in the market. He didn't comment to the necessity of the market remaining downtown; he just said that it was an important part of his business. And he also felt that because his storefront

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is in SOPO, that the market doesn't have much of an effect on the vigor of his Saturday business. Jeff King from Grana then went to the podium-and apparently finding his own voice to be surprising sweet ambrosia, he rambled on for quite some time, never really saying anything. Yeah Grana, we get why you love the market and why its location is a boon to your biz. Super obvious. But it's always nice to get a chance to stand up and preach to the choir, I guess.

There were other speakers who talked about future plans, parking options, solar panels-it was a lot of information packed into a meeting full of smiling, friendly, beloved faces. Unfortunately, there was such a vehement undercurrent of negativity that it was really hard to remain engaged. And since none of the farmers really spoke at the meeting, I can only assume they were there to supply the food. As I wandered about the room snapping pictures, I heard people conspiring and bemoaning, bitching and swearing, angry and stubborn. My next stop is obviously the DCBA to see what their effin problem is I suppose, but I'm back to feeling like I should just put my head in the sand and wait for the chips to fall. And a head's up for Tom Nickell, next time there's no calling "Off the Recordsies" after you launch a crazed carpet bomb off-words in my ear at a public meeting. I

think everybody should be on their best, most diplomatic behavior in meetings like this.

After everybody strapped on the feedbag and went to town on the incredible cornucopia of food, breakout groups formed around the room to talk about different things like marketing and the future and fundraising. All things that I would have loved to participate in, but unfortunately I missed the food and I felt more disconnected from my beloved farmers than ever. At one point I asked about how the CCFM plans to grow if they stay in their current spot, considering there's such a long waiting list. And I was told that the reason people were on the waiting list is because they weren't really welcome in the market. "Who wants 10 different people selling lettuce? If you had a stand selling something, would you want somebody else coming in to sell it, too?"

I left the church wondering to myself, are the Friends of the Farmers Market really the best advocacy group for the CCFM? The CCFM is a beloved institution, why weren't there more people at the meeting? People should have been pouring out the windows, spilling onto the sidewalk. The "Friends of the Farmers Market" may mean well, bit I wonder if they aren't inadvertently becoming "Frenemies of the Farmers Market."

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THE WEATHER REPORT

Before I get into a mighty sports rant, I want to say one thing: I love sports. Despite what I may spew forth like a cloud of poisonous gas, I enjoy the spectacle and the promise of the enduring human spirit that is on display in the great Colosseum of our time. However, I cannot wrap my head around the enormous contracts and elevation-to-deity-status that so often plague professional athletes. I had my little soapbox moment last week, and I have no intention of revisiting those ideas, but I would like to point out that we are quick to forgive some humans and not others. We see heroes and villains where it's most convenient for us.

"Where the hell is he going with this?" scream the three readers who took the time to check out this column. As I was watching football this weekend, I was struck by the blissfully ignorant position taken by fans of any particular team. There are holds and penalties on every single play of any given game by both teams; it is all about whether or not they are being called. When I watch a fan scream himself hoarse at a bad call, I cannot help but want to point to a bad call that benefited their beloved bastions of virtue, and wonder why they aren't complaining

about the officiating there. The answer, of course, is simple: We selectively care

about bad calls. Bad calls that benefit our teams are dreamt of as a balancing boon for previous egregious errors. Bad calls that work in the favor of the opponent are an attack against the purity and fairness of the game.

Now, on to the games of this past weekend: Cleveland winning two games straight after dumping Trent Richardson like a prom date has NFL fans wondering if the Browns management had a plan all along. The 49ers won a divisional game, and already frothing-at-the-mouth NFL pundits are wondering whether they are back on track. Take a breath; it is Week 4 of the season. The Bears took a beating and the Steelers looked more like a wet blanket than a steel curtain. Denver continued its dominance, stepping over teams like they weren't even there. The

Falcons faced a reality check against a fresh-faced receiving core and Tom Brady.

Are the Patriots a legit undefeated team? At this point in the season, I think it is too early to tell. All I know is that I will never bet against Tom Brady. The team that stands head-and-shoulders above everyone else (other than the Broncos) is the Sea hawks. Their late-game rally to knock off the Texans was masterful. I may not be a Pete Carroll fan, but he is doing something right up in Seattle.

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UNADULTERATED BULL MANURE Because, alas, I spend a portion of each day on Facebook, taking little retreats from my work as a freelance writer, I have a constantly renewing source of bullshit (refined and unrefined) shared with me by people from all over the place-all of whom are my " friends," though I've only met a few of them face-to-face. Most all of them, however, seem inordinately fond of a smorgasbord of handy cliches they pass around, doling out the wisdom that they, in their turn, received from people who had friended them, and are probably as little known to them as they are to me.

It's bad enough that our politicians lie to us so consistently and so shamelessly. And it's worse when we catch our spouses or our children in a lie. But probably the worst dissembling occurs in the diet of lies we feed to ourselves, gorging on bullshit like gluttons at an all-you-can-eat casino buffet.

Here's some of that bullshit we all seem to swallow without chewing, washing it down with sloppy logic and wishful thinking.

1. Age is just a number. Nope. Wrong. Bullshit . Age is also: organs wearing out, experience piling up, energies amping down, dreams refocusing or receding, children somehow transforming themselves into unexpected adulthood, and enthusiasms being shifted-with some passions dulled and others, if we're lucky, springing to replace those that have been indulged and discarded . It may be a number, but it 's also lost hair clogging the shower drain, a diminishing of libido, and an increasing propensity to say the kinds of lame bullshit your parents used to say, like "age is just a number," and "you're only as old as you feel ," and " life begins at 40," or "50," or "60," or whatever number they needed to bullshit themselves with on any given birthday.

2. Money isn't everything. Maybe so, but it 's also bullshit: the kind of bullshit seldom uttered by people who have lots of money. Oh yeah, people like Oprah will say it, speaking from her private island, or her gazillion-dollar place in Santa Barbara, or her $85-million-dollar crash pad in Chicago, or her hideaway in Maui. Nope, readers, money isn ' t everything, but it sure does keep you from having people sneer at you because you're buying your groceries with food stamps. Donald Trump is seldom quoted uttering this "money isn 't everything" bullshit, nor are those guys who are stealing money with both hands in the top tiers of the corporate and financial empires. But us peons and pawns in their game nourish ourselves with our own bullshit every time we repeat that little mantra for chumps.

3. You get what you pay for. Now that's some puredee sho'nuff bullshit. Take medical expenses, for instance, or pharmaceutical companies that charge an arm and a leg to treat a finger, or add the insult of co-pays to surgeries or pills that have

already been billed out to the insurance companies at obscene profit margins. Or take cable TV for another example, where you pay for dozens of channels you don't want and will never watch, but must pay for because the cable outfits have bundled stuff together, forcing you to buy a whole lotta crap channels in order to get a couple to which you 've become addicted.

4. Guns don't kill people; people kill people. More bullshit, of course. While it 's true that guns don't usually develop grudges or get drunk or go postal while sitting in a drawer somewhere, they will help people who do when those people want to kill other people. When discharged, guns do quite often kill people. That 's what they're for.

5. All politicians are the same. If you think there's no difference between Congressman Bernie Sanders and Senator Ted Cruz, then you're truly full of shit, including the kind that issues forth from bulls. If you think Representative Louie Gohmert and our own Doug LaMalfa are the same as Gabby Giffords and Senator Al Franken, then there's probably no bullshit you won't buy.

6. It's all good. I'm not sure this is bullshit. It 's more like smoke, the kind you blow up your own ass.

7. Cheaters never prosper. C'mon. Just c'mon . Now you're trying to piss me off. Lehman Brothers. Goldman Sachs. Merrill Lynch . Bank of America. Need I go on?

8. Freedom's just another word for nothin' left to lose. I've walked away from more poker tables than I can count, with nothin ' left to lose, and it never once felt like freedom. And there were times, long ago, when I lacked the freedom to buy something to eat cuz I had "nothin '." That didn't feel like freedom, either.

9. The best things in life are free. Maybe, but even a Nissan Versa ain ' t free, and you 'd better not ask what the best cars can cost . A Bugatti can run you well over a million bucks. The better houses are also seldom given away for free. That 's seldom, as in never.

10. It was meant to be. This is what you say when you do something really dumb, it doesn't work out, and the consequences start mounting up. " It was meant to be" is a way of washing one 's hands of responsibility for fucking up. It 's bullshit.

11. Good things come to those who wait. Tell that to the restaurant customers who sit patiently, and then have their food delivered to the table cold, because it was overlooked by the waitress who was on the phone out back, breaking up with her boyfriend who'd been waiting for her to call.

12. Honesty is the best policy. (See #7.)


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I took a break from my writing to stand up and let my eyes explore the room I was in. I'd placed myself strategically: just within a particular woman's peripheral vision. This was a very beautiful woman whom I was then seeing for the third time.

Sighting #1: Monday night Bear-e-oke. One table from mine. Personal reaction: "Holy shit I want her. She's beautiful. She's wearing glasses. She must be my type."

Sighting #2: Synthesis' On The Town photos. She was smiling from the middle of a group of people. I knew her by the perfect face, and the glasses. Personal reaction: "Her arm's around a guy. Game over. Didn't really like her anyway."

So, did I mention this woman I was ogling was beautiful? Thick-bodied, wavy brown hair. Black, thick-rimmed glasses that obviously signaled her intelligence. Makeup that didn't cover up anything, but accentuated everything. Her face was one I could've stared at for ten minutes, straight. Twenty minutes if I was on drugs. Forty minutes if I was in love.

This particular night, in this bar, she was acting as if she were single. I remembered the photograph the Synthesis printed of her, where she had had her arm around a guy who looked like he could be her boyfriend ... he was very dapper. Striped sweater, perfectly gelled hair, perfectly chiseled masculine face. The kind of guy I imagined a thick-rimmed-glasses girl would love to date. They looked perfectly nauseating together in that photograph. They were both here tonight, but they were obviously not here together. Intriguing!

"Single she may be, but she's still totally unapproachable," I thought to myself, as

I watched her sit down with a group of strangers. I continued to observe ... she seemed like the kind of person who always had the right thing to say ... "Better hang back and keep my cool," I thought. My writing continued.

I have a problem with girls whose faces are so perfect (like hers). They seem so unapproachable. "They're shallow," I've told myself. "They've never had to experience being ugly," I've told myself. These are a couple of lingering ideas from when I believed I was an ugly man. I was fortunate then. I also harbored the belief that "women mainly value personality over looks ... " Beautiful women would still approach me, and I'd get over my ego-trip, and occasionally, I'd even allow miracles to happen.

"Shit," I said. Glasses-girl had left while I was busy writing about myself. "Would I have made a move if she had stayed?" I asked my pad of paper. "How do I even approach women I want to meet?"

Here, a different part of my mind emerged to answer the question. "Well, I wait for the window to open. I do my own thing, making sure that I'm within her view while I do it. I assume that she's noticed me (I'm a noticeable kind of guy), and that she just needs time to examine, and evaluate. If she's intrigued, the two of us will subconsciously drift together at the right time."

"Does that actually work?" I ventured to ask.

"No," came the reply, "not really. But we're too awkward for anything else." We both nodded solemnly in agreement.

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AMERICAN BREAST CANCER FOUNDATION & J. PIGG'S SING FOR A CURE BY SARA CALVOSA So normally when I see an invitation for some kind of breast cancer awareness party, I try to gently avoid making eye contact with it. But Bill asked me to go to this particular luncheon so I couldn't really say, "yeaahh I'm busy." Even though I totally was busy.

This particular luncheon was put on by Jason Pigg of Hooliganz fame. He's singing for a cure, and asking people to help him reach his fundraising goal of $20,000. The money would go toward early detection breast cancer screens for women in need. And when you donate to his cause at www. jpiggsingsforacure.cam, you'll get a free download of his solo album, Plan B.

Pigg stood up at the podium after following a sweet and heartfelt introduction by Shaun Dunlavey and told us about how he watched his grandmother suffer. He said the worst thing was the uncertainty-not knowing what was going to happen. He believes that early detection saves lives and he's willing to sing that song from the rafters.

Here's the thing about Breast Cancer Awareness Month parties, you basically go and cry in public for an hour and a half. And it's not necessarily always because cancer is so sad, it's because you can't help but weep in awe at the strength emanating from the survivors. I hadn't seen or spoken

Frainkie Dean, breast cancer survivor

with Frankie Dean since I wrote the article about urban nomads and it was a treat to see her again. I didn't know she was a cancer survivor and when she told her story at the podium, it was like my eyes released the kraken. Frankie was broke, no health insurance, recently divorced, and dealing with breast cancer. For her, early detection was crucial to beating breast cancer and she still remains on the watch list getting mammograms every 6 months and a breast MRI once a year.

So check it out Chico ladies (and gents? 1% of breast cancer diagnoses are for men!), if you have health insurance, pick up the phone and schedule a mammogram right this second. If you don't have health insurance, go to www. womenshea/thspecialists.org and they will hook you up. No excuses, hoist your girls up and get it done, early detection saves lives and broken hearts. (And saves me from going to luncheons and crying in public.)


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JAIME WAXES POETIC BY JAIME O'NEILL

On my desk, under a sheet of plexiglass, there are photos of my daughters, my father and my mother, both deceased, and three poems I particularly like. One of those poems is by Brenda Hillman. I am a fan of her work, though I don't mean to imply that I've read all of her published words. But I've read enough of her poetry so that I am alert to her name when I see it resting under the title of a poem, compelling me to read what comes after it.

So I will be among those people who turn up at 1078 Gallery to hear her words when she reads them tomorrow night, October 8th at 7:30. I'll be there in spite of the fact that I don't like poetry readings much, though I've been to a few transcendent gatherings in which poets-Lawrence Ferlinghetti, William Stafford, Rita Dove, Sharon Olds-sent me home awash in feelings I hadn't brought in with me. Just as often, though, I've been bored, or annoyed at the pretentiousness of the oohs and aahs from people who are, like me, often puzzled about what they've heard. Contrary to its aural tradition, most modern poetry is hard to apprehend on the fly, the words evaporating almost before they strike the ears of the people who sit, rapt, awaiting little epiphanies that may or may not come, that are hard to pluck out of the stuffy atmosphere of rooms where so many sit so uncomfortably, thinking that everyone but them is getting more from the experience


than they are.

On Tuesday night, Brenda Hillman will read a handful of poems, and though each will dissolve into silence, one following the other, you might hear something you hadn't quite heard before, or something to remind you of a thing you once knew, but had forgotten. Those moments are worth seeking, even if their acquisition may sometimes require us to pretend we understood things we didn't understand at all.

In a recent interview, Ms. Hillman told me that, "poetry can give people the chance to find places they couldn't go to in any other way." As a reader of poetry, and as a teacher who spent years trying to get students to share my appreciation for it, I think her definition of what poetry can do-for the poet and the reader-is a fundamental truth. But before we can find those places, we must take the journey. If I were still teaching, I would encourage students to take advantage of any opportunity to hear poets of Brenda Hillman's stature.

So, which of her poems is on my desk? I don't think I'll say. What speaks to me may not speak to you. But if you go to her reading and listen attentively, you might hear something that speaks to you as that poem spoke to me, and that may take you to a place you could not go to in any other way.

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EVE ENSLER BY ZOOEY MAE

It started with a press conference. There were about eight of us there, fidgeting in folding chairs in the lobby of the Laxson Auditorium, waiting for Eve Ensler to show up. While I sat in the plastic-backed chair, I tried I gather my thoughts. What do you ask a woman who is as accomplished as Ensler? A Tony award-winning playwright, performer, and activist, Ensler is best known for writing the extremely popular Vagina Monologues. A (male) representative from the local radio station made the mistake of referring to the Vagina Monologues as "the monologues," and we all got to wait on the edge of our seats while she made him say "vagina" about four times in a row. It was magical.

I vaguely remember asking her if she was optimistic about the direction that the women's movement seems to be heading, and she said a lot of very eloquent and poetic things, but I had to refer to the video I took to be sure as my heartbeat was thundering in my ears too loudly for me to really hear her.

The main event didn't disappoint, with Ensler touching on a wide variety of topics like the time she spent in the Congo getting her newest project, City of Joy, up and running, her bout with cancer, and her tireless work on the global event, V-Day (for which Chico has raised over $94,000 for). She also read from her newest book, a biography titled In The Body Of The World. Both poignant and hilarious, my personal favorite bit chronicled her

time spent in the hospital after getting a cancerous tumor removed, "Waiting to Fart ". I didn't think a speech given by

an activist would have so much material about farting. I mean, some. Just not so much.

For those who might not be aware, V-Day stages large-scale benefits and produces campaigns to educate and change social attitudes towards violence against women. In discussing her thoughts during the inception of V-Day, she recalled being on one of her many travels across the world, ending up that night on a tiny island with some of the locals who were staging a community-wide dance. As she watched everyone twirling around like whirling dervishes, stomping feet and waving their arms about she had a thought: "what would it be like if a billion women and the men who loved them all rose up and danced? From that came One Billion Rising, a new addition to the V-Day phenomenon where on February 14, women and men are encouraged to walk out of their schools, jobs, offices and homes and dance in celebration of women. The World Health Organization estimates that one in three women on the earth will be raped or beaten at some point in their lives. This number equates to one billion women, hence the title, One Billion Rising. As one would imagine, Ensler is incredibly well spoken, humble and brilliant. If the chance arises to see her in the future, I'd highly recommend it.

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REVIEWS THE GOOSE IS LOOSE!

EVENT REVIEW BY AMY OLSON In the most appropriate fashion possible for the Winchester Goose grand opening, I spent ten times longer dolling up in my glad rags and pearls than actually swilling giggle-water. After all the months of getting balled-up by the bulls and bluenoses, we had started to think the whole thing was a trip for biscuits- but the Council decided to mind their potatoes, and the Goose is officially puttin' on the Ritz until 10 or llpm every night of the week. This joint is so swanky it's applesauce, and Tuesday night it was packed to the rafters with splificated swells, all spiffed up for the '20s-themed evening. Make that "packed to the pressed-copper ceiling tiles," this drum is no piffle! The mustachioed barkeeps were hitting on all sixes, and The Speakeasy® beers they showcased were the real McCoy (particularly the Smoked Porter-that stuff's no bushwa). Musicwise it was 1969, not 1929-but what with all the gum-beating bearcats on a toot, knocking out a Lindy Hop or a Charleston would've been horsefeathers anyway.

DEREK NETFLIX REVIEW BY AMY OLSON

I wanted to like Derek. Well, that's not entirely true-I didn't really care if I liked it or not-but I was optimistic because I like a lot of British TV and I thought The Office was funny. This is pretty much the same thought process I imagine happening in the minds of the producers, because the format is exactly the same : dry interviews, and shaky camera scenes of awkward people interacting awkwardly. The big twist is that instead of an office, it's an old folks' home-and instead of being the socially-uncomfortable and morally-borderline boss, Ricky Gervais is a socially-uncomfortable and morallyborderline orderly. Also, he's possibly mentally handicapped.

Getting through the pilot episode was excruciating. So. Incredibly. Boring. It was like pulling teeth out of my eyesmy eye-teeth, if you will.

Just in case it was about to get better, I even gave the second episode a shot. Ten minutes of rolling piano notes and

quick shots of old people drinking water later, I was brimming with regret. Had I fallen asleep and dreamed this horrible show? Brief employee interviews, wistful old-people shots, boring plot of an inspection/chance for further character development, more wistful old-people shots, mildly funny naked creeper-guy in one of the beds, awkward-sad-awkward, The End.


IN THIS MOMENT ACRONYM REVIEW BY JEREMY VOTAVA

Single: Whore by In This Moment

Formed by singer Maria Brink and guitarist Chris Howorth in 2005, In This Moment has had a revolving door of supporting musicians since their inception. However, these lineup changes didn't stop them from tagging along on several notable festival tours since then, such as Warped, Ozzfest, Mayhem, Uproar, and most recently Aftershock in Sacramento. In addition their fourth album, Blood, had an impressive debut at No.15, upon its release in August of 2012. A quick Google image search of Miss Brink portrays her as a voluptuous, pin-up type, but she actually has the pop-star pipes to go along with those dirty looks and painfully seductive outfits. One is instantly drawn to her mesmerizing doe-eyes encased in smeared, dripping black kohl. She has a come-hither smile and she steps with purpose and confidence, even while adorned with a dunce cap with the word "WHORE" scrawled across it. But, while this, the title of their second single, might make you think it's a fitting description of

IN THIS MO~ ~ENT

their sexy front-woman, take note of the parenthetical acronym that comes with it : "Women Honoring One (Another) Rising Eternally." Quite an uplifting thought from a simple, sexy pin-up, eh? She encourages empowerment, strength, unity, and unique expression as ideals for women to take back and own, as she proudly displays her scarlet letters. Revisit the chorus the next time you consider labeling someone, either male or female, using this "nasty" word : "I am your sinner, I am your whore. But let me tell you something baby, you love me for everything you hate me for."

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H ARIES GEMINI LEO It's hard to stay neutral on a Imagination sets the human With Mars in your first house,

moving train. Negotiation and beings apart from the beasts. the last several weeks have been

partnership are your priori- We learned to make tools, music, about getting pumped, taking

ties. When thinking about how sketches, and eventually the risks, and having a stronger

interpersonal relationships affect wheel. What is your legacy? How sense of direction. This week, it's

public policy, be sure to consider is what you're doing now going very important to pay atten-

what happens to you this week. to help others in the future? tion to your local environment

You've got the juice to be gener- Saturday and Sunday look and to the communication you

ous and to pull off some sort of like your best days for travel, make. Tuesday and Wednesday

big production. Playfulness and education, and exploration . are your best days this week

being loving go together. Tuesday Relationships begin to flour- to create, take risks, or indulge

and Wednesday involve flexibility ish as Venus moves through in pleasure. Your sense of the

and being open to new ideas. The your seventh house. Mercury creative and artistic is renewed.

tide is high. Get your game on. is encouraging you to take on Sunday is good for romance.

healthier habits and to help oth-

ers in need.

TAURUS CANCER VIRGO Changes in the weather and an It's easy to be introspective and Where you stand with your val-

extra workload can add up to to feel as if you are on sensory ues should be evident by now.

being stressful. Be moderate overload. Everything has its his- Money, food, oral health, and

or abstinent when it comes to tory, its basis and its roots. You putting on a face are things that

sugar, caffeine, or alcohol, as are able to take risks and make seem to come up. Sing songs

it's easier to get sick this time progress when you base it on of a spiritual and encouraging

of year. Thursday and Friday faith. Pay attention to parents and nature. You are mentally sharp

are lucky days for you this older relatives. Monday looks like and tuned in to your local envi-

week. Venus moves into your a good day to work with children, ronment. You' re able to weave

eighth house, creating some or to participate on a creative a good story. Pay attention to

sort of sexual restlessness or project. You are committed to siblings, cousins, and childhood

extra sensitivity to those areas. bringing things to fruition. The friends.

Partnership issues continue to weekend looks good for romance. sort themselves out.

HAPPY BIRTHDAV John Lennon 10/9/40, Katnna D 10/10/76, Kelly Desmore 10/11/69

s LIBRA Venus moves into your third

house this week. It's time to take

your art up a notch. How does

one communicate beauty? What

is it about the area where you

live that you like? Move toward

blooming where you are planted.

Pay attention to family issues.

Saturday and Sunday have the

most opportunities for creative

expression and fun. You are big-

ger than the challenges that you

face. The inner you is known by

few people.

SCORPIO Knowledge and intelligence are

strongly with you these days.

This week you are hoping for a

little bit of luxury. Your sweet

tooth has been activated.

Monday begins strong with the

moon, Venus, Mercury, Saturn,

and north node in Scorpio. On

Tuesday, Venus and the moon

move into your second house,

helping you with finances,

values, and self image. Lay low

and be sensitive to what your

intuition is telling you.

OCTOBER 7 - OCTOBER 13, 2013 BY KOZ MCKEV

SAGITTARIUS AQUARIUS Progress in your life will be Good times can't be far away.

made this week. Venus goes Keep working on your dreams.

into Sagittarius on Tuesday, Creative possibilities seem to be

bringing a sense of playfulness multiplying by the minute. You

and flirtation. The moon will be feel inspired. It's easier to be

in Sagittarius on Tuesday and yourself and to be playful with

Wednesday, making these great people. Take time to socialize

days to initiate a new plan. Pay with good friends on Saturday

attention to helpful friends and and Sunday while the moon is

use this time to make plans for in Aquarius. Otherwise, practice

the future. Get the help you random acts of kindness and

need while there are people consider being a lover to those

you can call upon. See friends who see you as less than perfect.

over the weekend.

CAPRICORN PISCES You are in need of a new vision When we change our inner world,

for your career. Friends are still it is amazing how we attract a

ready to help you when you different kind of outer world.

need it. Allow the public to Begin the new week as if it were

see your talents and skills. Pay an exotic experience. Be prepared

attention to what happens on to show your best talents and

Thursday and Friday while the skills. Thursday and Friday are

moon is in Capricorn. Stay calm good for gathering with friends.

amidst the stress of the day and The weekend looks good for some

you'll be able to move forward. downtime. You have enough

The weekend looks good for challenges without having to fit in

singing, cooking, and making more. Allowing others to help you

money. Avoid making a big deal may just be the best medicine.

over little frustrations.

Koz McKev 1s on You Tube, on cable 11BCTV,1s heard on 901FM KZFR Chli::o, and also available by appOJntment for personal horoscopes. Call (530)891-5147 or e-mail kozmk:kev@sunsetnet

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GREAT AUTUMN READ Winter Melon, written by local writer Bill Wong Foey

A defiant and passionate young woman survives the Rape of Nanking in this debut novel. Voted Book of the Month for July by Lyons Books "Lives of Asia" book group.

In paperback online at Amazon.com and Lyons Book Store, 135 Main Street, or as an e-book from Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Apple iTunes and DirectMusicCafe.

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