Larry Kolczak

Larry was a biologist and public information manager for environmental protection agencies in California and the Midwest. In his youth, he spent two years backpacking around Europe and Africa, supporting his travels by folk singing. He has lived lakeside since 2009.

Larry Kolczak

Cat Tale

I never had a cat. Never wanted one. Still don’t. But three years ago, a stray cat adopted me. I suspect she belonged to the people in a nearby house that was sold and torn down to build a condominium. I imagine the cat had “gone walkabout” the day the family was moving out of […]

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Whiplash

Back in the early 1990’s, while I was living in Los Angeles, I joined a Wild West Arts Club. It wasn’t what you think. It had nothing to do with painting or sculpture. This club pertained to the performing arts that were practiced at old-time Wild West shows. One Saturday a month, about 50 of

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Lotsa Lukla

This year, my daughters flew down to spend Christmas week with me in Mexico. When they arrived, they had all the typical stories about how annoying flying has become these days. Flight cancellations, delays, crying babies, seatback-kicking toddlers, snoring passengers. When they landed there were no gates available. So they had to clamber down the

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