August, 2005
August in Northern California . . .
. . . beats August in Northern Virginia any day! When it’s 100 degrees both places, it’s cooler in California. It’s a dry heat, they say around here. “Around here” meaning the Sacramento-San Joaquin Valley [the "Great Valley" or Central Valley]. More about that later. Discovered a fun blog to visit. Christopher Dunham writes The Genealogue. I recommend it for …
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Aug
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August 6, 2005 Saturday at 9:03 pm
Sanford’s Summer Vacation
California, Here I Come It being August, time for us Washington types to get outta town. It’s way too hot for Government work, so everybody who’s ancillary to Uncle Sam heads for the hills . . . and the beaches . . . and the valleys . . . and, well, you get the idea. I’m headed for California where …
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Aug
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August 2, 2005 Tuesday at 2:01 am




