Meet Mega Man’s diverse cast of characters
When you create a franchise with as many installments as Mega Man, you’re bound to have a few … similarities. Via Dueling Analogs
Summer Kids: Science goes wild
By the end of her extreme makeover, Sheila’s face was a melted mass of goo. The acetone didn’t take too kindly to her Styrofoam pores. The children watching wanted more nail polish remover added to her decaying face, but it was time to move on to the next experiement. Jordan “The Science Wizard” Reading brought his light-headed friend...
It’s Live Oak’s sweet spot
Nava Palmira’s sons knew about it. Her husband knew about it. But before she took over the Penny Candy Store in Live Oak, Palmira hadn’t heard of it. Most of the candy has gone up from the penny price since Iwana McDevitt opened the store’s doors in 1985, but Palmira, 53, still keeps a few shelves in the back corner filled with at least...
Yuba City hosts old-time fun
The patriotic spirit of the Fourth of July carried into the streets of downtown Yuba City on the seventh of July during the first Star Spangled Celebration. The event, which kicked off officially with a children’s parade Wednesday, brought people from the Yuba-Sutter area together under the red-white-and-blue spirit. This was the latest...
Why am I doing this?
If there’s one thing I’ve learned about being a copy editor, it’s that writing opportunities are few and far between. Sure, there’s the occasional three-county crime spree late at night, but for the most part it’s dry.
Even if you try to start your own writing efforts, like a technology blog, you’re subjected to the whims of what gets shifted around. As much as you try to carve out time for writing, there’s always a new task that manages to wedge itself into that time slot.
If there’s one thing I’ve noticed in my workday, it’s that I have a tendency to stumble into quite a few oddities – whether they’re on the newswire, on Facebook or on Reddit. Of course, all of these things find their way to Facebook – which would be fantastic if not for the fact my Facebook profile is in total lockdown. Kind of limits the people who can actually see it.
To be honest, I have no idea why I am doing this, but it should be a fun ride nonetheless.
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