Category: Features

Things I Was Not Born With

Charlie Pattinian Every year, something either changes or is added to my body that I wasn’t born with. First came gray hair that refused to fall out. Then my molars rebelled after decades of abuse, so I paid a king’s ransom for implants. My dentist said they would last 20 years. Nineteen and a half…

Why I Care So Much About Being a Caregiver

Tracy Wasmuth My grandfather raised me on his own from the time that I was two years old. He worked extremely hard and wouldn’t get home some nights until 7 or 8 p.m. Since I can remember (I might have been about 10 years old), I was his caregiver. I would cook him dinner every…

Word of the Month: Quotidian

David Zapatka While reading in the October Mensa Bulletin, member and contributor Ruth said she loved watching old monster movies and said, “I preferred all these monsters to quotidian life.” Quotidian: kwoh-TID-ee-uhn, adjective, 1. Occurring daily; happening every day 2. Ordinary or everyday, especially when mundane or trivial 3. (Medical) Recurring every day, particularly referring…

Resident Author: Eighth Hour by David Bareiss

Joseph Caldwell David Bareiss contributed a copy of his most recent book Eighth Hour to the bookshelf for local authors at the library in the Madera clubhouse. David, a member of the Quail Creek Writers and Poets Club, has published this book on Amazon Kindle. Eighth Hour is available from the Amazon website and may…

Congratulations, Andrew Huntington!

Lisa DeFalco Andrew Huntington has been a familiar and friendly face at the Anza front desk throughout his college career, balancing work and academics with dedication and professionalism. We are proud to congratulate Andrew on earning his Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (BSBA) with a major in Finance from the prestigious Eller College of…