November 20, 1973. We’ve told the story for nearly 43 years now and we needed redemption. Some time in the late summer or early fall of 1973 my buddy-since-the-third-grade Larry Finney and I headed to downtown Sacramento and the Farmer’s Market (now the Sheraton Hotel on J Street) to line up at their box officento get…
114 Miles
We wanted the see the ocean. This would be the fifth time that Scott Evans and I would ride the Wine Country Century, but this time we decided we wanted to see the ocean. The 200K ride (124 miles) has a loop that hits the Pacific Coast Highway at Coleman Valley Road then turns north…
Thanks coach. You made me a champion.
My high school wrestling coach Bill Flake was inducted into the Placer High School Athletic Hall of Fame last night. He was also my freshman football coach. As much as anyone, this man taught me how to be a champion and made me a champion (1973 Sierra Foothill League Wrestling Champion at 177 lbs.) when…
Bad Advice $2
Trip to San Francisco – April 1-3, 2016. My favorite photo of Saturday. Met this guy with his sign near the Ferry Building a little before 9 a.m. I asked him if I could take his picture if I gave him two bucks. His advice? He asked me if I had a car. Then he told…
Finishing the 2016 Decamhian
It’s Saturday, March 19 . The first day of spring break. It’s now 2:53 p.m. and Maddie Laeber is still working on the “We finished at…” sign. Today is the day we finished the complete set of pages of the 2016 Decamhian. Proofs still to go.
James Mason Jordan 