Don't Take Me Seriously - Book - Page 91
ESCAPE Weekly
March 5 - March 11, 2010 – 5
Don’t take me away
Secret letter-writing campaign and columnist’s self-delusion doubles his fun
F
or many months now, at least
alternate Fridays. (I hope it shows up
two of you (Thanks, Mom)
there today....)
have been faithfully
However, in a tearful,
following my “Don’t
soul-searching moment
Take Me Seriously”
of self-delusion, I found I
columns, which have
just couldn’t bring myself
appeared on alternate
to leave the warm and
Fridays in Escape. (And,
friendly confines of Escape
yes, I purposely move the
completely, column-wise.
column around in here so
So, here’s the deal. “Don’t
you have to work to find
Take Me Seriously” will
it. It makes you appreciate
appear every Friday. One
Jim Walker
it more.)
week it will be in the main
Don’t Take Me Seriously
Well, apparently your
news (today) and the next in
avalanche of approving
Escape (next week). You’ll
calls and letters (Thanks again,
have to do the calendar math beyond
Mom) has motivated the powers that
that, as advanced figurin’ eludes me: “If
be. Corresponding with The Signal’s
A = B and both are subsets of C, but A is
new redesign, my column gets a
mutually exclusive of B, then....”
promotion to the main news pages on
If you lose track of when the column is
By Jim Walker
Escape Editor
and pet product expo returns to Orange County. Tickets
$12. Seniors $10. Children 6-12 $6. Please do not bring
your pets.
where, this will create a whole adventure
for you, searching for it. It will also
require you to look over the whole paper,
and Escape, each Friday to find the
column — which may be someone’s evil
plan. (So, Mom, set aside time from your
bungee jumping and Internet dating.)
And please don’t worry that
doubling my column-writing work
will wear me out or cut into my
sleeping time. I actually write these
while I am asleep. It helps with the
whole stream of consciousness thing.
(But only my handlers could explain
the technology behind the FireWireto-my-forehead process.)
Whatever, thank you for putting
up with my ravings and thank you for
reading Escape each week. Presenting it
all for you is my pleasure.
teaches the art of Ukrainian Easter egg dyeing and
decoration. Guaranteed to be fun for everyone.
Please call for reservations. Fee of $2 per person.
Scandinavian Festival
CLU campus, 60 W. Olsen Rd., Thousand Oaks, CA
91360
www.calutheran.edu/scanfest
Saturday, Apr. 17 - Sunday, Apr. 18, 10 a.m. - 5
p.m. : Highlights the Nordic cultures of Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden with family fun activities. Ofers crafts, music, dancing, demonstrations
and lectures. Admission is $5. Children under 12 get
in free.
St. Francis Dam Disaster Tour
Heritage Junction in William S. Hart Park, 24101
Newhall Ave., Newhall, CA 91321
Phone: (661) 254-1275
Saturday, Mar. 13, 11 a.m.: Santa Clarita Valley Historical will host Frank Rock, reputed expert on the 1928
dam failure. He will give a free lecture at the Saugus Train
Station, and a historical narrative during the three-hour
motor coach tour of the site. Please wear comfortable
walking shoes. Tour tickets $35 per person.
21st Annual Family Pet Expo
OC Fair & Event Center, 88 Fair Drive, Costa Mesa,
CA 92626
Phone: (800) 999-7295
www.petexpooc.com
Friday, Apr. 16, 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.:
Saturday, Apr. 17, 10 a.m. - 7 p.m.:
Sunday, Apr. 18, 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.: World’s largest pet
Pysanky Demonstration
St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church, 24901 Orchard
Village Road, Santa Clarita, CA 91355
Phone: (661) 254-5267 for information
www.ststephens.org
Sunday, March 21, 12:30 - 3 p.m.: This class
Fillmore & Western Railway
Presented By Marie Callender’s
Featuring Nationally Known Comedians
All Star Comedy Shows
9 pm Every Friday
9 pm Every Saturday
March 5-6
Tom Clark
Allen Stephan
$12 Cover
Dinner and the show starting at $24.99
March 12-13
Brandon Gibson
& Peter Hall
$12 Cover
Dinner and the show starting at $24.99
March 19-20
Very Special Event
351 Santa Clara Street, Fillmore, CA 93015
Phone: (805) 524-2546 or (800) 773-8724
www.fwry.com
Saturday, Mar. 6, 13, 20, 12 p.m.:
