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›› LETTERS Just the facts, muchacho Matthew Stafford is factually incorrect in his summary of the movie Biutiful [Pacific Sun Movie Listings, Feb. 4]. This movie is Spanish, as in made in Barcelona with Spanish actors—not Mexican. An important distinction. Frankly, given the nature of his job, I’m surprised at his ignorance. Maybe Mr. Stafford should go see a movie once in a while.

movies is one we support wholeheartedly. Perhaps you two could go together. Email Matt at mstafford@pacificsun.com. We highly recommend Black Swan.

Back on the chain gang We’ve got our suspicions about Antonio Ricci, title character in ‘The Bicycle Thief.’

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Editor’s note: Thanks for weighing in, Jay! We always appreciate readers keeping us on our toes by calling attention to inaccuracies or factual errors. Unfortunately, this isn’t one of those times. Biutiful, while featuring Spanish actor Javier Spanish actor Javier Bardem Bardem as a wanders the streets of Barcelona in Mexico’s official entry for Acad- single father on emy consideration. the outskirts of Barcelona society coming to grips with news of his advanced-stage cancer, is in fact a Mexican production. (It’s labeled a co-production between Mexico and Spain, actually, but the Spanish credit is mostly due to location and local crew.) Biutiful’s director-screenwriter-producer, Alejandro González Iñárritu, hails from Mexico City and the film is Mexico’s official entry for Academy Award consideration for best foreign language film. That being said, your suggestion that Matt, who has a bachelor’s degree in cinema studies, check out more

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Thanks to Nikki Silverstein for her support over the holidays in publishing my story about the stolen bikes of a friend and myself [Hero & Zero, Dec. 10]. I wanted to take the time to update you on a couple of things. After a month with the bike stolen, and me having emotionally written off the loss in my mind, I decided to check Craigslist just for fun on the morning of Jan. 3. Lo and behold, I found what appeared to be my bicycle being sold out of downtown Oakland. The picture listed was of my frame and fork, wheels missing. I called the police and got them involved. They went and did a “fake buy” that night, and detained the two girls selling the bike. Since then, the girls have cooperated with the police, who just released the bike to me yesterday, and the investigation has halted due to lack of information about the flea market in Oakland where the girl sellers picked up the bike. This means that I am really lucky to get my bike back in the first place, due to my own police work—but unfortunately, my friend Justin Spivey does not get his bike back, nor does the bike thief get brought to justice. Justin bought a great bike for very cheap from a friend, and he has been riding from

the Headlands daily. Again, thanks for your support, as it really warmed me to know that there are people out there who we have never met before but care about us deeply. Justin Wong, Mill Valley

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Been there, Kennesaw that... This is in response to Eddie Katzman’s letter [“Freedom Can Be Messy, So Can the Facts,” Feb. 4] and your comments answering his allegations [that the prevalence of guns makes society safer]. I find your response to be appropriate and right-on. The first thing that grabs me about his diatribe is the tone—that vindictive rant we hear from Fox News commentators or certain right-wing politicians. No, I do not consider myself a left-leaning Michael Moore follower when it comes to guns and gun control, having spent 20 years as an infantry officer in hotspots like ’Nam, during and after the Tet offensive, etc. What struck me about operating in a war zone was how nervous it made me where every friendly carried a loaded weapon and on more than one occasion a weapon “accidentally” went off, killing or maiming someone. So to Eddie and other NRA patriots, I say fine—protect yourself with a handgun. But let’s get real. We need laws against assault rifles. Kennesaw sounds like a nice place I don’t care to visit. Richard Lloyd, Woodacre

Catchment if you can Wow, a whole edition on local water issues [Flowing Green, Feb. 4], a lot of column inches. But hold on, where’s all the information about personal and household water re-use? Isn’t collection and re-use of rainwater, shower, bath, sink, washing machine and even spring water the most obvious and cost-effective way of conserving lakes full of water? And wouldn’t it be responsible and empowering to take care of our own water use? Perhaps save some of it from the drain and return it to the garden for the benefit of our natural environment, all its inhabitants, and even our water bills? Or should we depend on large organizations to do it for us in a more complicated and vastly more expensive way? Ah, there it is, one column inch that mentions rainwater catchment at the very end of an interview with Dietrich Stroeh. Some of you might be interested to know that one 6 PACIFIC SUN FEBRUARY 18 - FEBRUARY 24, 2011

inch of rainfall on a 1,000-square-foot Marin roof amounts to 600 gallons of water and your washing machine merrily pumps out a pond full while the garden is drinking precious treated water!

Salt on the climate change wound I’m writing in regards to the interview with the Pacific Institute’s Peter Gleick [“Prometheus Unbottled,” Feb. 4] in the recent water-themed issue. I respectfully believe that one of Gleick’s statements about Marin desalination merits further discussion. He said that desal “should be compared on an equal basis with other alternatives” to determine whether it is cheaper. I agree, if “an equal basis” implies looking not only at the per-unit financial costs (persuasive enough against Marin Municipal Water District desal), but also at any “externalities” involved (e.g., potential health risks, impact on global warming and otherwise on our environment, etc.). Taking just one example, construction and operation of an MMWD desal plant would require a huge increase in our electricity use, and the water district is already our county’s largest user of electricity. Even if MMWD utilizes 100 percent renewables (via Marin Clean Energy), only a limited amount of renewable electrical energy will be available in total for the foreseeable future. This means that renewables devoted to district desal will be unavailable for use elsewhere in our country, thus requiring an increase in usage elsewhere of carbon-emitting power. More CO2 emissions outside of MMWD’s boundaries will ultimately affect our climate here as well as everywhere else. By contrast, efficiencies and conservation in water use will not only save money, but also reduce carbon emissions. While measuring the bottom line, we also need to not lose sight of the bigger picture. Alexander Binik, Fairfax

›› OOPS! In Dani Burlison’s recent story about a Colorado woman’s kidney donation to San Rafael’s Shar Carlyle [“A Vital Connection,” Feb. 11], the donor’s name was misspelled. The correct spelling is Sally Kennerson.

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hile a contentious debate continues about whether Novato should have to bow to state affordable housing quotas, two affordable housing organizations have quietly embarked on a program that adds affordable homes to the city’s mix. And no one is arguing. Northbay Family Homes (NFH) and its financing affiliate, the Suburban Alternative Land Trust, last month bought the first two homes in a 20-home workforce-housing program. Both properties are three-bedroom, two-and-a-half bath townhouses, located off Redwood Boulevard, just north of Novato Boulevard. The foreclosed homes are close to shopping, jobs and transportation— workforce homes. The Northbay Family Homes program is part of a Marin Community Foundation (MCF) initiative to promote workforce housing and add to the affordable housing stock. MCF awarded the group a $250,000 grant to start its program to buy, refurbish and return to the market bank-owned homes. In addition to the MCF grant, NFH received funds from the Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco, the San Francisco Foundation and PG&E. The funds will be used to buy, rehabilitate and sell to working families the 20 homes in the next 12 to 18 months. The first home in Novato should be back

on the market next month, according to Clark Blasdell, NFH president and CEO. Originally, the program was to extend to Sonoma County. But NFH couldn’t secure enough loan money to buy in Sonoma; in Marin, Wells Fargo helped kick off the program with a $500,000 loan. The focus of the program is to provide affordable housing for working families with three or more people in a household that includes at least one child living at home. To qualify, a family must earn no more than 80 percent of the area median income, or about $86,00 for a family of four. The first home was bought for $200,000 and is getting about $50,000 of work before it goes on the market. Depending on a family’s income, NFH will sell the properties at cost or less “Northbay Family Homes is in year 34,” says Blasdell. “During the first decade, we did a wide variety of projects. We used all kinds of foundation and government financing. The subsequent two decades, we pretty much only did it with primarily private sector money. We had no foundation grants, no government grants. We just did it with our own earned income. In 2005, everybody’s money disappeared— government, financing, banking, it all disappeared. We went back to applying for grants, and we have been quite 9 >

›› NEWSGRAMS Marin dog rolls over competition at Westminster Terry Kelso of Novato has owned cocker spaniels since 1975, but black-and-white pooch Windsor 18K Rolls Royce— aka Bentley—was her first dog at the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show in New York. On Tuesday morning, 4-year-old Bentley beat out 10 other perfectly coifed parti-color cocker spaniels to be named Best of Variety and represent his type in the televised Sporting Group judging Tuesday night. The group was eventually won by a black cocker spaniel, which in turn was beaten in the Best of Show finale by a Scottish deerhound. Kelso, who attended the recent Golden Gate Kennel Club Dog Show with a Bentleysired pup, said she’s been interested in the breed a long time.“In the 1950s, my aunt didn’t have children, she had cocker spaniels,” Kelso said.“This is a passion.” Bentley’s co-owner, Judy Bjelland, handled the dog in the ring.—Julie Vader New York digs ‘Dirt Diva’ The Pacific Sun’s own Annie Spiegelman—known to readers as the Dirt Diva—is being given a green-thumb thumbs-up by the Books for a Better Life Awards, which has nominated her as a finalist in its “green” books category. Talking Dirt: The Dirt Diva’s Down-to-Earth Guide to Organic Gardening was selected from more than 500 submitted books published in 2010. The Books for a Better Life Awards were established in 1996 to honor the authors of the year’s best self-improvement books, while raising funds to help fight multiple sclerosis. To date the program has raised more than $1.7 million and awarded more than 500 authors. Spiegelman says she’d wanted her gardening book to feel more like a “casual conversation” than a “lecture from a stuffy horticulturalist.” “My plan was,” she says,“to compress, simplify and put a little clown hat on all the scientific research, jargon and botanical gobbledygook.” She says gardens should be fun,“but the benefits they provide, from the aesthetic to the ecological, should be taken seriously.” The awards will be presented March 7 at the Millennium Broadway Hotel In New York City. Good luck, Annie!—Jason Walsh Marin Organic director to germinate elsewhere After seven years as executive director of Marin Organic, Helge Hellberg is stepping away from the organization that’s helped Marin gain a national reputation for promoting organic foods. Hellberg, 43, hasn’t announced what his future plans are, but said he’s confident the nonprofit’s eight-person staff, to be led for the interim by associate director Adrienne Baumann, can successfully carry out Marin Organic’s mission of steering Marin eaters and growers toward organically grown foods. As of 2010, there were 52 certified organic farms in Marin County. Each week Marin Organic delivers a combination of purchased and “gleaned” (aesthetically imperfect crops) organic food to more than 12,000 students. Over 130,000 pounds of local organic products have been gleaned and delivered since 2004. Throughout the year, schoolchildren visit Marin Organic’s farms and help farmers harvest crops and plant seeds and seedlings. The goal: teaching the next generation where “real” food comes from and how to respect the land. —JW, additional reporting by Annie Spiegelman

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FRIDAY, FEB. 18 Who Do You Think You Are? Rosie O’Donnell traces her roots. According to Glenn Beck, her roots go all the way to a vat in the lab at a left-wing think tank. NBC. 8pm. Modern Marvels Examining the life of Nikola Tesla, whose famous “zapping electric coil” helped make the mad scientist/evil genius industry possible. History Channel. 8pm. The Truman Show A man is raised in a false reality with every person and thing around him planned and calculated to make him the center of his own odd little universe. Fox News does this for all of its hosts. (1998). TBS. 11:10pm.

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1. America’s first independent biomedical institute devoted solely to research on aging is located in Marin County. What is it? 2. The animal with the largest eye, up to 16 inches in diameter, lives in water. What is it? 3. Pictured, below: Identify this popular wind instrument, developed by indigenous Australians 1,500 years ago. 4. Pictured, left The Christian Reformation in England 3 began around 1535, after what king declared himself head of the English Church? 5. If the eastern end of the earth is called the Orient, what is the western end called? 6. What large public square 4 in Cairo was the center of the huge anti-government 7a rallies? 7. Pictured, left: Two of Johnny Depp’s early movie successes came in 1990 and 1994, when he starred in films beginning with the letters ED. Name those 7b movies. 8. Pictured, right: What 1820 short story featured the character Ichabod Crane, and who was the author? 9. There are two U.S. states whose five-letter names contain alternating vowels and consonants. What are they? 10. One kilometer contains how many millimeters?

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± Six women will be inducted into the Marin Women’s Hall of Fame on Saturday, March 19. The 2011 honorees, who serve as role models and make significant contributions to our county, include Julie Abrams, CEO of Women’s Initiative; Linda Davis, director of the Center for Volunteer and Nonprofit Leadership; Barbara Lee, founder of Image for Success; Denise M. Lucy, Ed.D., founder and executive director of the Institute for Leadership Studies at Dominican University; community leader Dolly Nave; and Maureen Sedonaen, CEO of Youth Leadership Institute. We congratulate these outstanding women and name them our Heroes of the Week. For more info, visit www.marinwomenshalloffame.org.

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² When our Pacific Sun photography team snapped a shot of this hobbling fellow with a tight orange anklet we first thought—does this pigeon have a tracking band or ID tag on its leg? Not according to Dr. Jon Stern, biology professor at San Francisco State University. “It’s a zip tie and it serves no purpose,” he says. The pigeon, last seen near Sol Food in San Rafael, has trouble walking. Melanie Piazza, director of Animal Care at WildCare, wants to catch the bird and remove the tie before it causes serious injury. “Please don’t try to catch it yourself,” advises Piazza. Instead, report all sightings to the WildCare hotline at 415/456-SAVE. Both experts agree that a human applied the zip tie to the bird’s leg. “Whoever did this is a jerk,” Dr. Stern declares. Good call. This inhumane jerk is our Zero of the Week.—Nikki Silverstein

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< 7 Yes in my backyard successful over the last few years getting grants and support.” The MCF grant is part of a $10 million initiative the organization began in 2009. One of the strategies is to invest in affordable housing, rental and owned properties “that take advantage of specific opportunities”—which includes the large number of foreclosed homes in the county. Novato was a logical place to start the program, according to Blasdell. “About half of [bank owned] homes in Marin exist in Novato.” Because of limited financing options, NFH had to be creative with its plan to launch the home buy-back program. The alteration in the plan accentuates a market-based approach. “We can’t acquire a third house until we sell the first house,” says Blasdell. “We will be doing buy, fix and sell, buy, fix and sell.” The Wells Fargo funding is a revolving loan that NFH will use to “replenish itself to buy another home.” It’s not unlike the old go-go real-estate-bubble days when investors bought and flipped homes for a profit. In this strategy, however, the benefit goes to working families and communities that need additional affordable housing. Although the real estate market crashed, housing prices in Marin are still beyond the reach for many workers, especially those in service industries. The market-based approach is getting a boost in the form of subsidies from the Federal Home Loan Bank system. Families earning up to 65 percent of the area’s median income will qualify for $15,000 of down payment assistance through the system’s Affordable Housing Program. The Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco is part of that system. Each year, federal home loan banks set aside 10 percent of their net profits to fund affordable housing programs and developments for very low-, low- and moderate-income families. The federal Affordable Housing Program received authorization after the S&L debacle of the 1980s, in which hundreds of savings and loans went bust, leaving taxpayers to bail out the industry. Ironically, many institutions went out of business because they imprudently loaned money in the go-go real estate market. “It’s about the private sector’s contribution in order to remain in business,” says Blasdell. One condition of the bailout was telling the savings and loans that “when you come back to profitability, you have to set aside 10 percent of annual profits to be provided to organizations in the community that you serve. You can award it out as you see fit.” The NFH program qualified for $600,000 in Affordable Housing Program funding from the San Francisco bank, half of which was to be spent in Sonoma County; unfortunately, the Sonoma portion of the program is on hold. The remaining $300,000 will go toward providing that $15,000 of mortgage assistance for Marin families.

Blasdell says his group, which played a role in creating housing at Hamilton, has “always been a black sheep in the nonprofit world. Many people haven’t understood the model. If the private sector has two-thirds of the money, that’s the place to go to first. That’s how we got our part of Hamilton done; we went to the private sector. We helped create a redevelopment sector to complement the private sector.” The MCF grant to NFH is part of a shift in its grant-making policy. Rather than simply granting funds to organizations for ongoing program operations, it embarked on a path to foster new and innovative ways to wrestle with existing problems. The NFH program “is very attractive to our investment eye,” says Thomas Peters, MCF president and CEO. “We use the term philanthropic investment, and putting that money into a market-based solution makes it more sustainable. We are looking more and more to those kinds of creative, multisector market-based programs.” In addition to the NFH grant, MCF has contributed “a minimum of $1 million” to Habitat for Humanity over the years to help build affordable housing using Habitat’s sweat-equity model. The community foundation is funding a Habitat program—to rehabilitate foreclosed homes—that complements the NFH program. “We have two new homeowners in houses,” says Phillip Kilbridge, executive director at Habitat for Humanity Greater San Francisco. “One is in Novato, one in San Rafael, and we have two homes under development in Novato as well. Habitat also has plans for affordable housing in Strawberry, but that project is on hold until the developer of a market-based portion of the project decides to jump back into the real estate development market. For a while Habitat met with resistance in Marin, including Novato. But the visceral opposition, based mostly on inadequate knowledge of Habitat and its clients, seems to have diminished, most likely because Habitat’s projects in Marin are aimed at single families rather than the medium- and high-density projects that some Novato residents strongly oppose. “It’s nice that we finally, after 15 or 20 years of working, have hardworking Marin families in some homes built by Habitat,” says Kilbridge. In contrast to the days of open opposition (although that certainly could reappear), neighbors of new Habitat homes have been “warm and welcoming.” Kilbridge thinks the welcoming attitude comes in part because neighbors see a home in poor condition after foreclosure. “It’s vacant and it’s sitting there. The option is that it sits there longer or somebody buys it as an investment property and rents it. Or at Habitat we get a new hardworking homeowner in there who is going to put in 500 hours of their own time, along with a lot of volunteer time.” One Novato home was “not in good shape,” he says. “You go by there now and there is a raised garden bed in the front yard, a nice

lawn and a family with three kids.” Before purchasing homes, Habitat engages in significant outreach in the neighborhoods in which it works. It paid off in Novato. The owner of the aforementioned home told Kilbridge that when the family went trick-or-treating, neighbors expressed warmth and friendliness. “He felt like a rock star,” says Kilbridge. The program, taking foreclosures and rehabilitating them as workforce housing, takes advantage of a circumstance. But Kilbridge, Blasdell and Peters acknowledge that the need for workforce housing is far greater than the supply that can be created by taking foreclosed homes and getting them back in the housing stock. “This is nice. This is a short-term window, but this doesn’t really solve the problem,” says Kilbridge. Medium-density developments go a long way toward meeting the challenge of adding affordable and workforce housing in the county, say affordable housing advocates. When many neighbors in Marin hear the term “multi-family,” they mount opposition groups, which is what happened in Novato. Many opponents conjure images of monolithic inner-city housing projects out of character in Marin neighborhoods, the type of housing no one is proposing here. Newer models for medium-density affordable and workforce housing look like any other Marin housing development. And with quality management and tenant (or owner) selection, the inhabitants of these homes are indistinguishable from other residents in the neighborhood, say affordable housing proponents. Recognizing the problem of perception versus reality, part of MCF’s grant program focuses on increasing public support for affordable projects. Its funding helps support a partnership between the NonProfit Housing Association of Northern California and the Greenbelt Alliance to promote the idea that workforce housing

Living la Vida Local As part of its effort to showcase the realities of affordable housing, Live Local will conduct a tour March 5 of workforce housing developments for residents, planners and “decision-makers.”The tour, via bus, will begin at the Next Key Center, 1385 North Hamilton Parkway, Novato, at 9am and last until about 2pm. The event is free and lunch will be provided. Seating is limited. RSVP with Live Local (www.livelocalmarin.org/register-for-event) by Feb. 28.

is part of a symbiotic relationship in the community, benefiting the environment, neighborhoods, local economies and also protecting open space from sprawl. “It’s a multi-year initiative,” says Diane Spaulding, the housing association’s executive director. The initiative has given birth to Live Local Marin, a new effort with its own website (livelocalmarin.org). Spaulding says reliable data about affordable housing is hard, if not impossible, to find. To remedy that situation, the housing association has been compiling a report that it will release soon. The data can help cities like Novato engage in a rational debate and also meet state housing goals. The housing association is dedicated to dispelling the myths “of who lives in affordable housing and who needs it.” The goal is “to turn a not-in-my-backyard approach to a yes-inmy-backyard approach.” < Contact the writer at peter@pseidman.com.

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Welcome to the Neighborly! On Feb. 16, a new Novato affordable housing group announced its launch—Stand Up for Neighborly Novato was co-founded by a collection of active community members with a goal to “advocate for reasonable housing.” Neighborly Novato co-founder Annan Paterson describes Novato’s workforce housing element as being “at a crossroads.” “Our upcoming decisions on housing will determine if we continue to live in a vibrant, neighborly town,” says Paterson, “or become a place that prices out retirees and young families, has struggling small businesses and more congested streets and highways as Novato’s workers are forced to commute here.” Others in the group include Lynne Wasley, chair of United for Safe Schools Novato; Pamela Griffith Pond, former director of Marin Interfaith Worker Justice; Marie Chan, vice president of Sustainable Novato; Katie Crecelius, co-founder of the Marin Environmental Housing Coalition; and Marla Fields, vice president of Sustainable Novato. Fields says the group would also like to raise the community’s dialogue about affordable housing to a more informed level.“Novato’s housing debate should be a fact-based, respectful community dialogue that includes all voices and is focused on making Novato a more neighborly community,” Fields says. For more information, visit www.neighborlynovato.org.—Jason Walsh FEBRUARY 18 - FEBRUARY 24, 2011 PACIFIC SUN 9

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n a ruling that could have reverberathe California Supreme Court ruled gay martions here in Marin, the Presbyterian riage legal. In spite of the confusing prohibitoChurch’s highest court has cleared ry language of the high court’s opinion, Spahr a Massachusetts minister of charges she then began marrying gay and lesbian couples, violated the church’s constitution and her starting with the wedding of Taylor, her friend ordination vows by ofďŹ ciating at the legal and lawyer, to Sherrie Holmes in a June 2008 marriage of a same-sex couple. Marin Civic Center ceremony. It was the ďŹ rst time the church’s Permanent Last August, Taylor and Holmes and nine Judicial Commission heard a case trying a of the other same-sex couples Spahr legally Presbyterian minister for marrying a same-sex married testiďŹ ed before an ecclesiastical couple in a state-sanctioned wedding. court in Napa about their love, their faith Sara Taylor, a Novato attorney, and Scott and their weddings. The court apologized Clark, a recent graduate of the San Francisco for the harm the church’s rejection of these Theological Seminary in San Anselmo who relationships has wrought but nevertheless practiced law in Alabama and lives with his gay found Spahr guilty of violating church law. partner in San Rafael, The retired minister defended the Rev. Jean The court apologized for the harm has appealed her Southard in the Mas- the church’s rejection of these conviction, and an sachusetts case. They appellate church also are defending relationships has wrought but court is expected the Rev. Janie Spahr, nevertheless found Spahr guilty of to hear the appeal who recently retired in March. Regardviolating church law. to San Francisco from less of the outcome, her San Rafael-based Scott and Taylor ministry, against similar charges in California. expect to bring the case to the Permanent “We see it as progress towards the inclusion Judicial Commission by spring 2012. of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender folks Spahr, 68, said her faith, her conscience in the full life of the church,â€? Clark said of last and her ordination vows left her no choice week’s decision. but to bless the weddings of the same-sex Clark and Taylor hesitated to conclude how men and women she married. Taylor and the ruling in the Massachusetts case might Clark contend that nothing in church law affect Spahr’s pending appeal. But they apforbids a minister from performing sameplauded the positive ruling for Southard and sex weddings. noted that the commission failed to be able to “We want to tell the couples’ stories, and we point to anything in the church’s constitution hope that those will be compelling so that we prohibiting same-sex marriage. can continue to convince people that this is a They also praised a concurring opinion human rights issue and so that we can confrom ďŹ ve of the panel’s 14 members urging vince a majority of the court and the church the church’s General Assembly to amend to acknowledge the full dignity and the full its constitution to allow same-sex marriage. humanity of lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans“It is a human rights issue,â€? the concurring gender people and our families,â€? Clark said. opinion says. With ďŹ ve states and Washington, D.C., now Much of the case against Southard cenrecognizing homosexual marriages, clergy tered on a decision the commission issued of many denominations could be forced to in a separate case against Spahr. In that case, choose between violating church rules and the the church charged Spahr with violating its Bible’s directive for inclusiveness. laws for ofďŹ ciating at two lesbian marriages According to the Pew Forum on Religion in 2004 and 2005. The church’s highest and Public Life, only the Unitarian Universalcourt acquitted Spahr of those charges, say- ist Association of Congregations, the United ing she did not violate church law because Church of Christ and Reform and Reconthey were not legal marriages. structionist Jewish rabbis fully support and In ďŹ nding Spahr not guilty, the commisendorse same-sex marriages. Other religions sion ruled that its ministers may not call a stand all along the spectrum of acceptance, same-sex ceremony a marriage. In ďŹ nding with the Presbyterian Church and its 2.1 milSouthard not guilty, the commission ruled lion members completely fractured. < that the Massachusetts minister blessed a Contact Ronnie Cohen at ronniecohen@comcast.net. same-sex wedding before the Spahr decision, and it therefore was not binding on her. Plug into the gay-marriage debate at In 2008, just a few weeks after the Perma›› paciďŹ csun.com nent Judicial Commission acquitted Spahr,

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signs in a Novato residential neighborhood and knocked pedestrians Melody and Aaron Osheroff out of San Quentin inmate acted a crosswalk. Aaron Osheroff’s leg proud of himself for fatally was amputated after the accident. stabbing the killer of a 9-yearThe 384-page grand jury old Novato girl, according to a retranscript records testimony jurors cently unsealed transcript of a grand heard over four days in November. jury inquiry. At the conclusion of the testimony, Minutes after the July stabbing, the jury indicted Souza on a firstcorrectional officer William Eberdegree murder charge with two ly handcuffed Frank Souza and special circumstances—lying in Souza presents himself to the world via a MySpace page. walked him off the prison exercise wait and having been previously yard. The officer and the tattooed inmate—already serving a life sentence for murdering a home- convicted of murder. The special circumstances could carry less man—followed a trail of blood from the yard to a prison the death penalty. With “WHITE POWER” emblazoned across his forehead hospital, where officers had taken the profusely bleeding inmate, Edward Schaefer. Seeing the blood, Souza “was shaking and “My Evil Ways” tattooed on his chest like a necklace, Souza his head and saying, ‘All I got to say is—9-year-old girl,’” Eberly arrived at San Quentin in January 2010 to serve 60 years to life for murdering a 59-year-old homeless man in San Jose. Souza told the grand jurors. “He was... kind of smirking like he had done a good thing or was no stranger to San Quentin. Now 32 years old, he has been in and out of the state’s oldest prison since he was 19. something,” the officer testified before the jury in November. He and Schaefer may have served time together in San Schaefer killed 9-year-old Melody Osheroff, a San Ramon Quentin prior to the 10 days they spent in Badger Unit, Elementary School fourth grader, and maimed her father an intake area of the prison reserved for recent admits not while driving his motorcycle through a Novato crosswalk in yet placed within the prison system. Schaefer, who left a May 2009. Only 10 days before his July stabbing death, the 44-year-old habitual drunken driver arrived at San Quentin to begin a prison term of 24 years to life for second-degree murder and vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated. He had nine drunken-driving convictions Defense attorneys Schwartzbach and Multhaup argue the but nevertheless possessed a Califorstate constitution’s once-narrow ‘special circumstances’ have expanded to make practically all first-degree nia driver’s license when he got on murderers eligible for the death penalty. his Harley-Davidson, raced 60 miles an hour through a series of stop

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daughter the same age as Melody, also had served time in the prison overlooking the San Francisco Bay before his final stint there. He spent two years in San Quentin and Soledad prisons, from 2005 until 2007, for punching his wife in the face and beating her with a broomstick while she was holding their then-infant girl. O

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Schwartzbach, a high-profile criminal defense attorney, and Multhaup, an appellate capital defense attorney, contend bringing a deathpenalty case against Souza violates the U.S. and California Constitutions. They argue that the courts have said the ultimate punishment must be reserved only for the most extreme offenses, but California lawmakers and ballot initiatives have so expanded the circumstances under which prosecutors can seek death that determining what constitutes a capital crime has become an “arbitrary and capricious scheme.” They allege the scheme violates the ban against cruel and unusual punishment of the Eighth Amendment, the due process clause of the 14th Amendment and the California Constitution. The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that prosecutors may seek the ultimate sentence only under special, aggravating circumstances. But the number of special circumstances—28—has

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Amendment, and the California Constitution,” the defense motion says. over his neck, arms and hands. Although it has charged Souza with special Four sheriff’s deputies stood behind Souza as he sat chained at the defense table with circumstances that could carry the death his two court-appointed attorneys—Gerry penalty, the Marin County District AttorSchwartzbach and Eric Multhaup, both of ney’s Office has not yet decided whether to seek it, said prosecutor A.J. Brady. He said his Mill Valley. Schaefer’s sister pushed her mother into the office would like to make a decision on the death-penalty quescourtroom in a wheeltion within the next chair, and the two stared two to three months. at the accused murderer. Brady refused to answer “My son is in peace,” questions, including Sheri Dunne, who owns whether Schaefer and a chain of Marin CounSouza knew each other ty beauty-supply stores during prior prison and salons, said shortly stints, about the facts of after her son’s killing. the case. “Even though he had Schwartzbach— his ups and downs with whose high-profile the alcohol, my son is defense led to the acwith Jesus.” quittals of actor Robert When neither the Blake for his wife’s 2001 prosecution nor the murder and Stephen defense objected, Judge Bingham on charges Paul Haakenson orhe smuggled a gun to dered the grand jury a San Quentin inmate transcript unsealed. during a 1971 escape Even before Souza attempt—said he could enter a plea to agreed to defend Souza the charge he murdered in an effort to spare Schaefer, Schwartzbach him a possible death and Multhaup filed a sentence. Dropping the motion that makes it special circumstances, clear they intend to dehe said, could save the fend him with a constistate and the county the tutional attack on the considerable expense death penalty. of trying a death-penSouza’s attorneys ‘He was... kind of smirking like he had done a good alty case against Souza. contend the Califor- thing or something,’ testified an officer; at bottom is “I’m hoping they’ll nia statute outlining a more contemplative image of the accused from his keep an open mind special or aggravating MySpace page. and not seek death,” circumstances, which Schwartzbach said of carry the death penalty, has “lost its capacity to perform the consti- the district attorney’s office. “If you want to save money, that is a very rational and sensible tutionally required narrowing function.” way to save money.” “The imposition of a death sentence upon While the defense’s motion to strike the defendant under this arbitrary and capricious scheme violates the ban against cruel and un- special circumstances reveals its strategy usual punishment of the Eighth Amendment, for fighting the charges against Souza, the grand jury transcript offers a view of the gory the due process clause of the Fourteenth

nia since the state’s death penalty statute was enacted in 1977. “Over the years, with each expansion of the statute the death-eligibility rate has continued to increase, to the point where the 2009 version of the statute makes 94 percent of first-degree murderers death-eligible, and can be expected to produce a death sentence rate of just under 6 percent,” says a defense motion to strike the special circumstances alleged against Souza. Souza’s attorneys contend the California statute outlining special or aggravating circumstances that carry Schwartzbach is specifically attacking the the death penalty has “lost its capacity to perform the ‘lying in wait’ special circumstance—since Souza allegedly committed the murder constitutionally required narrowing function.” Souza’s lawyers also are attacking the lying-in-wait ‘in broad daylight in front of 100-plus witnesses.’ special circumstance in particular because they say it can be applied in most murders, making crimes including the circumstance indistinguishable from most other first-degree murders. “The lying-in-wait special circumstance has undergone a metamorphous from a specific 12 PACIFIC SUN FEBRUARY 18 - FEBRUARY 24, 2011

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WHEN AARON OSHEROFF was in the hospital recovering from an accident that killed his daughter, his Novato neighbors built him a wheelchair ramp, landscaped his front yard and raised his living-room floor to eliminate a step they feared he would never again be able to take. Osheroff did lose his leg to amputation. But, with the help of his physical therapist wife, Kimberly, he quickly got out of his wheelchair. This month, he has begun strapping his newborn boy into a front baby carrier and walking the same 1.7-mile route he used to walk every evening with his daughMelissa, Kimberly, Aaron and bouncing baby Noah. ter, the walk the two were taking the night he lost Melody in the crosswalk. The Osheroffs had not planned to have a third child. In May 2009, their family was complete with 9-year-old Melody and 6-year-old Melissa. Osheroff and his oldest were walking home holding hands, getting ready to crawl into bed and read, when habitual drunken driver Edward Schaefer sped through the stop sign at San Marin Drive and San Carlos Way on his Harley. In early 2010, Kimberly Osheroff, 40, decided she wanted another baby. Melissa convinced her father. Born Nov. 14, Noah Osheroff has brought joy back to the Osheroff family. “When Melody was murdered,” says Aaron Osheroff, 42,“Melissa told me her children wouldn’t have cousins.” Melissa, 8, listens intently as her father speaks in their Novato living room about a mile away from the crosswalk where her sister was killed. She says she loves to play with her own cousins. “We wanted Melissa to have a sibling,” Osheroff says. “Schaefer murdered my daughter. But Melissa can still have a brother, and I can have a son.We’re blessed that he’s with us.” For Kimberly Osheroff, Noah represents a break from the painful past. “For me, he’s like a new, fresh beginning for our future, and it’s nice he didn’t have to live through any of that stuff,” she says. “He’ll hear about it,” Aaron Osheroff says.Then he looks at the baby, smiles and adds:“He’s just a bundle of joy.” Kimberly Osheroff says she wanted to name the baby Noah because the name means “comfort” in Hebrew and because Melody loved animals. Once, she took Melody to a church to see a friend’s violin recital, and the girl made her way to the front pew. Instead of watching the violinist, however, the bookworm found a Bible and read through the story of Noah’s ark. Noah starts to cry. He’s hungry, and he wants his mother. “It’s a lot of work, this 24/7 mothering,” Kimberly Osheroff says. “Good times can still exist,” Aaron Osheroff says. “Schaefer didn’t take that from us. Although this is a lot of work. I will say that. “At one point, I didn’t want to be here. I just did not want to be here. Over time, that’s changed. It’s gotten to where I do. Melissa and Noah are the biggest parts of that.” These nights, he and Noah walk the walk he used to walk with Melody. But he crosses the intersection where he lost Melody from the other side of the street.—Ronnie Cohen

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prohibition against ambush murders to its current essentially unfettered reach to include cases such as this one, where defendant is alleged to have walked up to the decedent in broad daylight in front of 100-plus witnesses and stabbed him,” the defense motion says. “The requirement that the perpetrator watch or wait for an opportunity to act is similarly a non-distinguishing factor, particularly in the context of a prison situation where the defendant is placed in the proximity of the decedent by the institution directive, not by the individual’s initiative. “Finally, the ‘position of advantage’ language is nebulous, as demonstrated by the circumstances of this case, where the reports show that defendant’s only ‘position of advantage’ was that he was in possession of a prison-made weapon while the decedent was not.” Though the Marin County District Attorney’s Office has charged Souza with two special circumstances, it has yet to decide whether to seek the death penalty. Judge Paul Haakenson is expected to hear arguments on the motion to strike the special circumstances next month. An ardent death-penalty opponent, Schwartzbach worked without pay for 13 years to free another white supremacist from prison. Glen “Buddy” Nickerson spent nearly 19 years behind bars for two murders he did not commit. Like Souza, Nickerson had racist and anti-Semitic tattoos all over his body. When he left prison in 2003, Nickerson had the tattoos removed, partly out of respect for his Jewish lawyer and also because they no longer represented his views, Schwartzbach said.—Ronnie Cohen

< 12 ‘My evil ways‘ scene on the Badger exercise yard following Schaefer’s stabbing as well as a preview of the prosecution’s case against Souza. A series of correctional ofďŹ cers testiďŹ ed about their involvement with the stabbing on the prison yard July 26 at about 10:30am. But the only thing the transcript reveals about a possible motive for the killing is Souza’s comment about the 9-year-old girl. The ofďŹ cers testiďŹ ed that Souza appeared to have planned the attack, that they believe he ďŹ led a knife, a “bone crusherâ€? in prison jargon, out of a piece of a metal bed platform and that, before heading to breakfast the morning Schaefer was stabbed, Souza packed up his belongings as if he knew he would be going to a lockup unit instead of

returning to his cell. About 110 racially self-segregated inmates were on the Badger yard—with a basketball hoop, three tables, three barber chairs, a toilet and a handball court—about an hour after morning chow, said an ofďŹ cer who was standing on the gun rail above the approximately 100-foot-long outdoor area. He said he saw Souza walk up behind Schaefer and strike him repeatedly from the rear. The ofďŹ cer said he identiďŹ ed Souza because he was one of the few inmates wearing a sweater that summer day and because of the prominent whitepower tattoo etched across his forehead. Lt. Frank Cerecedes said he went to the yard that morning after hearing an alarm and found Schaefer covered in blood and clutching his neck. “He looked at me, 14 >

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is whether or not we can ultimately prove the case beyond a reasonable doubt to a jury.” In summing up the evidence for the grand jury, Brady offered his view of the case. “I would argue... that Mr. Schaefer was killed because of his commitment offense, because he was a child killer.” When Souza left his cell that July morning, Brady said he must have had the bone crusher with him. Schaefer was walking back and forth on the yard, Brady said, when Souza stabbed him from behind. “That is taking advantage of a surprise attack for purposes of lying in wait,” he said. “When he left his cell on that day,” Brady said, “he knew what he was going to do.

He had a plan. He... was going to wait for the perfect time to do it. He did it with the bone crusher weapon, and he did it for the purpose of essentially executing a person who killed a young girl.” The last time a prisoner was killed at San Quentin was in 1997, when an inmate stabbed to death condemned murderer Jimmy Palma. Palma’s killing also took place on an exercise yard. His Southern California victims included a 5-year-old girl and an infant boy. < Contact Ronnie Cohen at ronniecohen@comcast.net.

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---------------------This first choice is a porky, herbal entree with flavors that enhance its simple origins. “This is extremely good, hot or cold: it sets nicely and it slices easily, without crumbling,” Cunningham writes. “Of course, a good ham loaf depends on good ham.”

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Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Butter a medium-size loaf pan. Mix all ingredients together in a bowl, tossing until well combined. Lightly pack into the loaf pan. Bake for 40 to 50 minutes, or until the fat is bubbling around the edges. Remove and pour off any excess fat. Allow to set for 10 to 15 minutes in the pan before turning out. Serve hot or cold. ---------------------A good meatless breakfast dish is a version of the all-American “strata.” Cunningham’s has a more poetic name. She writes, “Featherbed Eggs are layers of bread and custard with the addition of cheese or fruit or a favorite something (as long as it isn’t too moist or liquid). The joy of this dish is that it must be prepared the day before, or at least six hours before baking, so it is all ready well in advance of need.”

Featherbed Eggs 4 servings 6 slices bread, buttered Salt and pepper to taste 1-1/2 cups grated sharp Cheddar, Gouda, Provolone, Monterey Jack or any other melting cheese 1-1/2 cups milk 6 eggs, slightly beaten

Arrange the slices of bread in a single layer in a shallow, buttered baking dish. Sprinkle lightly with salt and pepper. Sprinkle the grated cheese evenly over the bread. Combine the milk and eggs, and stir until blended. Pour the milk mixture over the bread and cheese and refrigerate at least 6 hours, or overnight. As the dish will be chilled when you are ready to bake it, start it in a cold 350 degree oven. Bake for about 1 hour, or until the bread custard is puffy and lightly golden. ----------------------

A homemade sweet is a perfect ending for breakfast.

Apple and Walnut Coffee Cake One 10-inch tube cake 1/2 pound butter, room temperature 1 cup sugar 3 eggs 2-1/2 cups all-purpose flour 2 teaspoons baking powder 1 teaspoon baking soda 1 teaspoon salt 1 cup sour cream 1-1/2 cups coarsely chopped apple (peeled or unpeeled) 1-1/2 cups coarsely chopped walnuts

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour a 10-inch tube pan or Bundt pan. Put the butter in a large mixing bowl and beat for several seconds. Add the sugar and beat until smooth. Add the eggs and beat for 2 minutes, or until light and creamy. Put the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt in a bowl and stir with a fork to blend well. Add the flour mixture to the butter mixture and beat until smooth. Add the sour cream and mix well, then stir in the apples and walnuts. Spoon the batter into the pan. Bake for about 50 minutes, or until a straw comes out clean when inserted into the center. Remove from the oven and let rest for 5 minutes in the pan. Invert onto a rack and cool a little bit before slicing. Serve warm. ---------------------Here are the titles of two more Cunningham works: Learning to Cook with Marion Cunningham (described as “the perfect guide for the uncertain cook”) and The Baker’s Dozen Cookbook. The latter is a collection from a Bay Area group founded in 1989 by Cunningham and baker Amy Pressman. Edited by Flo Braker and Rick Rodgers, it shares the collective experiences and recipes of the members. < Contact Pat at patfusco@sonic.net.

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Sol provider

Papa don’t preach

Takeout expansion at Sol Food highlights a month of hot food action

I just spent Valentine’s Day taking dating advice from my octogenarian dad

by Pat Fu sco

by N ik k i Silve r ste in

Now there’s nothing standing between you and Sol Food’s bistec encebollado.

IT’S GETTING BETTER ALL THE TIME Hard to remember when there has been so much action on the Marin dining scene! Openings, changes and a reduction in closures make this a pretty exciting time to be eating out hereabouts. Success breeds success and two popular establishments have expanded. Rustic Bakery, the little Larkspur source for fine organic goods, opened its Novato venue this week, bringing a new cafe to 1407 Grant Ave. (415/878-4952), with room for exhibition baking—to be viewed right through the windows of the storefront. Owners Carol Levalley and Josh Harris make sure everything is created in-house and the ingredients arrive from points as close as the organic gardens at College of Marin’s Indian Valley campus as well as local farmers markets. The bright Novato dining space (larger than Larkspur’s) has comfortable seating for breakfast and lunch—sandwiches, salads, soups...Sol Hernandez, the mama behind enormously popular Sol Food in San Rafael, has solved one of the problems facing owners of crowded spaces: she acquired the space next door to handle all to-go orders and added equipment for turning out poultry and pork cooked rotisserie style. This means that customers eating in the tropical atmosphere of the neon green building will not have to wait in line so long, and takeout customers will be able to grab and go. The rosticceria menu includes dinners (chicken or ribs, beans and rice, plantains, salad and garlic bread) and meat-only orders. Orders can be placed online for pickup, www.solfoodrestaurant. com. Hours at Sol Food and next-door La Bodega are 7am-midnight Monday-Thursday; 7am-2am Friday-Saturday, and 8ammidnight Sunday. 415/451-4765. BREAK MOM’S RULE—EAT AND PLAY A March debut is expected in Sausalito for Bar Bocce, housed in what was Paradise Bay, 1250 Bridgeway. With chef Robert Price (Buckeye Roadhouse, Bungalow 44) in charge of the pizzeria, an added diversion will be bocce courts right outside.

NEW TO THE AVENUE San Anselmo’s southern commercial neighborhood has been in a state of flux, so it’s nice to see fresh paint at the corner building where Marin Yogurt Company just opened its doors. The home of premium frozen yogurt with choices of all-natural toppings is owned by Marin ultrarunner Dean Karnazes. Its raspberry-pink and lime-green walls lend a mood just right for healthful snacking. (245 San Anselmo Ave., 415/485-4441)...Down the street a bit, construction work is going on at the former Playdate Cafe with rumors that an Italian-style bakery (with a cafe?) will move in there. The property is registered to Dana and Jennifer Sulprizio, who ran the Olema Inn for nine years. THE MORE THE MERRIER Add another restaurant to the county’s Italian roster: Don Antonio Trattoria on Tiburon’s Ark Row. Most recently housing Cottage Eatery, this small cozy setting is home to a venture by veteran restaurateurs Antonio Volpicelli and Eduardo Pizzuto. Its menu covers familiar favorites, but among the starters are some seasonal surprises. Dinner hours are 5-9:30 Tuesday-Sunday. 114 Main St., 415/435-0400. A BIG EFFORT FOR A SMALL CHILD Owner Shahram Bijan hopes for an outpouring of support on March 1 at Toast Novato when A Day for Dylan will help a local family faced with health and financial challenges. Five-year-old Dylan Levy was born with a liver defect and his father, Noah Levy, donated part of his liver to his son earlier this month. Bijan is allocating 20 percent of the day’s sales to a fund for mounting medical expenses; there will be an ongoing raffle and silent auction as well. Toast is at 5800 Nave Dr. (Hamilton Marketplace); 415/382-1144. Details about the family online at www. dylanwlevy.com. A NIGHT IN ITALY, RIGHT HERE AT HOME Wines from Sicily and Tuscany will star at Piazza D’Angelo’s Italian Winemaker Dinner in Mill Valley Feb. 24 (7-9pm) when winemaker Alessandro Cellai will visit to talk about the featured varietals. A five-course tasting menu will be paired with bottles from two wineries, Feudi del Pisciotto and Rocca di Frassinello. Cost, exclusive of tax and tip, is $45 per person. Reserve at rsvp@sfcitydish. com or 415/388-2000. < Contact Pat at patfusco@sonic.net.

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conversation between an 80-something-year-old man and his 40-something-year-old daughter: Me: Dad, a reporter just interviewed me about being single on Valentine’s Day. Dad: Why you? Me: Don’t you remember? I write a column called Single in the Suburbs. Clearly, I’m a recognized authority on being single. Dad: I remember. I was just hoping you had become an authority on being married with children. Valentine’s Day ranks up there with Christmas on my list of commercialized, excessive holidays. My single friend Doug renamed it Singles Awareness Day, SAD for short. Frankly, my mother and father do an excellent job keeping me aware of that fact every day of the year, so I don’t need SAD. Needless to say, I stayed home alone on the lovers’ day, eating the two-pound box of chocolates given to me by a dog that I occasionally baby-sit. Anyway, the important thing is that I felt loved. My dog park gal pals, Kim and Molly, fared better on Valentine’s Day. They had dates and received gifts from human men. Jonathan and Jerry, my gossip buddies, weren’t surprised. They think Kim and Molly are the prettiest women in the park. Even in grubby dog park attire, hair in a ponytail and makeup-less, those two shine. If you read the last column, you may recall Kim joined Match.com to provide her photos and profile to a man who promptly dissed her. Thinking she wasted her money, she was relieved when good-looking and geographically desirable Rory contacted her through the dating site. They met and had instant chemistry. All was going well for several weeks, until the day Kim discovered something wasn’t quite right. Down there. “He gave me something,” Kim said. “I’m going to kill him.” “Calm down,” I counseled. “Go see your doctor.” “I am. Today at 11,” she responded. “I already told Rory.” “Accused him, you mean,” I said. “He deserves it. I’m going to kill him.” “You mentioned that twice now. Have you thought about how you’re going to kill him?” “No, I’m not that far along yet,” Kim said. Figuring Rory was safe for the time being, I made Kim promise to call me as soon as she left her doctor’s office. Turns out, Kim had an ingrown hair, which Rory had absolutely nothing to do with. (In fact, it has to do with her compulsive waxing and electrolysis, but I doubt you want any more details than that.) She let her beau know they were clean. Poor guy hadn’t

been eating or sleeping, but rather than being upset about her untoward suspicions, he was happy that their relationship could continue. Personally, I find it impressive that Kim was able to create a full-blown drama over a strand of hair and still have a date for Valentine’s Day. Rory’s a keeper. Molly also met her new boyfriend over the Internet. Kind of. Tom was her high school sweetheart. He thought of her frequently over the last 30 years, but was sure that such a wonderful woman was happily married. Curiosity got the better of him last Thanksgiving and he typed her name into Google. They’ve been dating ever since. Though he lives in Monterey, Tom drives to Sausalito at least once a week to see Molly. He picks her up, takes her out, drops her off and makes the 125-mile trip home after every date, because Molly’s very Catholic mother lives with her. Tom’s a keeper too. Respectful of and somewhat amused by Molly’s traditional mother, he’s a thoughtful and patient man. Kim and Molly are both in their 40s and neither has been married. Ditto for Rory and Tom. I realize this is the pot calling the kettle black, but I’m suspicious of people who make it this far in life without at least one brief marriage. Sure, we talk a good game about demanding careers and fear of divorce keeping us single, but don’t you wonder? Daddy issues? Meth addict? Sociopath? “You’re a cynic, Nikki,” says Molly. “There’s no dark secret,” Kim laughs. “We’re just immature.” So, while alone on Valentine’s Day, stuffing thousands of calories in my mouth, I decide Kim has something there. We single, 40ish folks need to reframe our search for Mr. or Ms. Right. We’re not looking for someone to grow old with—we’re seeking someone to grow up with. With that in mind, I posted a new profile on J-Date and I’m happy to report that my inbox is full. Another conversation between an 80-something-year-old man and his 40something-year-old daughter: Me: Dad, I’m on a Jewish dating website and some nice men have responded. Even two doctors. Dad: Good. Try not to find anything wrong with them. Me: What does that mean? Dad: That means, I’m not getting any younger and neither are you. Me: Goodbye, Dad. Dad: Wait. The doctors, are they specialists? < Email Nikki at nikki_silverstein@yahoo.com.

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Cip off the ol’ Block Jesse Block’s three-DVD set a real whammy for late Marin legend John Cipollina by G r e g Cahill

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tep into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum in Cleveland, Ohio, and you’ll be greeted by a towering rock artifact that serves as a shrine to Marin guitarist John Cipollina, best known for his work with the hippie-era band Quicksilver Messenger Service. The exhibit, located right inside the front door, includes a strange-looking stack of speaker cabinets, amplifiers and vintage special effects topped by six brass Wurlitzer horns, all looming above a solitary red Gibson SG guitar with black bat wings painted onto the body. The memorabilia pays tribute to one of the founding fathers of the San Francisco sound, a frequent flier at the Fillmore and Avalon ballrooms. Cipollina was a classically trained guitarist whose raw, unorthodox acid-rock style was built around fingerpicking and the liberal use of his guitar’s whammy bar.

Formed in 1965, Quicksilver Messenger Service is considered the archetype of the San Francisco psychedelic sound.

Rolling Stone magazine ranked him as No. 32 on its list of 100 Greatest Rock Guitarists of All Time. “If a stallion could sing,” the late rock impresario Bill Graham once said, “it would sound like John’s guitar.” Last year, Cipollina, who died in 1989 at age 45 from emphysema, was named as one of 12 nominees for inclusion in the Hall of Fame. Though he was passed over this year for induction, Cipol-

lina’s sister Antonia has paid tribute to her older brother by co-producing a threeDVD box set that should help to establish his place in rock history. Recoil: John Cipollina in Music and in Memory, directed by Jesse Block, is packed with insightful interviews, warmhearted reminiscences, vintage concert footage and rare home movies and photographs that capture the guitarist with his family (including his famous brother, Mario, bassist with Huey Lewis and the News) and at work and play. The centerpiece of the set is Electric Guitarslinger, the 54-minute rockumentary by Block and Jim Draper that premiered in 1991 at the Mill Valley Film Festival. It’s packed with Marin music history, recounting Cipollina’s exploits with his high school band, the Swingin’ Deacons, and his local adventures in Mill The 32nd greatest rock guitarist of all time, according to ‘Rolling Stone,’ died of emphysema in 1989. Valley, Olema and Lagunitas. The first disc covers his childhood growing up in a redwood house in the forested hills of bum and concert date at the Winterland Mill Valley, developing a fascination with gui- Ballroom. He founded Copperhead, the tar and graduating from Tamalfirst of many bands in pais High School. The tall, lanky which he would play Cipollina, who wore his hair a role, and played in below his shoulders, is rememthe Welsh prog-rock bered as shy, good-natured and band Man. In 1985, eccentric—he owned a pet wolf he simultaneously beand, at a time when fans dressed longed to six bands, in tie-dye and jeans, frequently many of them with wore a suit and tie at his gigs. other figures from the John’s sister Antonia, above with her late Over the years, he played bro, co-produced ‘Recoil.’ then-faded acid rock in numerous bands. He left scene: the Dinosaurs, Quicksilver in 1971, though Terry and the Pirates, he participated in a brief 1975 reunion al- Fish and Chips, Problem Child, Thunder and Lightning, and Zero. The second disc includes interviews with such friends and admirers as Grateful Dead guitarist Jerry Garcia, frequent collaborator Nick Gravenites and more than a dozen other former bandmates and colleagues. Garcia, who notes that Cipollina’s playing was “part of my cell structure, part of my DNA,” called his colleague’s style “tasteful, original, elegant, important, difficult and cantankerous.” Cipollina performed or recorded on numerous occasions with the Grateful Dead and its extended family of musicians. The third disc captures his reverie in the mood and music of those halcyon times through concert footage of Quicksilver’s 1975 reunion concert as well as clips of Copperhead, Thunder and Lightning, Terry and the Pirates, the Dinosaurs and Cipollina with rock ’n’ roll legend Link Wray, one of his guitar heroes. Those performances showcase Cipollina’s often brilliant playing, which, unlike that of many others from the era, hasn’t lost its luster. He was both fixed to a bygone era and timeless. < Chime in with Greg at gcahill51@gmail.com.

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›› MUSIC

›› OSCAR CHALLENGE

And the WiNNERS are...

The official Pacific Sun Oscar Contest —are you up to the challenge?

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ollywood isn’t known for its “part threes.” Sure, Toy Story 3 and Godfather III didn’t completely cast a pall over their heralded forebears. But for every Return of the King, there’s a K-9: P.I., Porky’s 3: Revenge and Dr. Dolittle: Tail to the Chief. Still, Maniac Cop 3: Badge of Silence notwithstanding, we’re confident the third installment of the Pacific Sun Oscar Challenge will be our most successful yet. Here’s the challenge: Select a winner in all 24 categories, and if you can correctly pick more than our on-staff movie experts—we’ll announce our predications in the Feb. 25 issue—you’ll win tickets for two to a film at the Christopher B. Smith Rafael Film Center. But that’s not all! Whoever gets the highest total out of all entries will receive a 2011 Gold Star membership to the California Film Institute, which includes discounts on regular screenings (two $5.50 tickets per membership all year!) and more. (Only one entry per person. Deadline for entries is Feb. 23, 5pm.) —Jason Walsh

Leading Actor

Cinematography

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Christian Bale in “The Fighter” John Hawkes in “Winter’s Bone” Jeremy Renner in “The Town” Mark Ruffalo in “The Kids Are All Right” Geoffrey Rush in “The King’s Speech”

Black Swan Inception The King’s Speech The Social Network True Grit

Alice in Wonderland I Am Love The King’s Speech The Tempest True Grit

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Annette Bening in “The Kids Are All Right” Nicole Kidman in “Rabbit Hole” Jennifer Lawrence in “Winter’s Bone” Natalie Portman in “Black Swan” Michelle Williams in “Blue Valentine”

Black Swan The Fighter The King’s Speech The Social Network True Grit

Supporting Actress

Documentary Feature

R Amy Adams in “The Fighter” R Helena Bonham Carter in “The King’s Speech” R Melissa Leo in “The Fighter” R Hailee Steinfeld in “True Grit” R Jacki Weaver in “Animal Kingdom”

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Animated Feature Film R How to Train Your Dragon R The Illusionist R Toy Story 3

Art Direction R Alice in Wonderland R Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1 R Inception R The King’s Speech R True Grit

Exit through the Gift Shop Gasland Inside Job Restrepo Waste Land

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Killing in the Name Poster Girl Strangers No More Sun Come Up The Warriors of Qiugang

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Biutiful Dogtooth In a Better World Incendies Outside the Law (Hors-la-loi)

Makeup R Barney’s Version R The Way Back R The Wolfman

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How to Train Your Dragon Inception The King’s Speech 127 Hours The Social Network

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”Coming Home” from “Country Strong” “I See the Light” from “Tangled” “If I Rise” from “127 Hours” “We Belong Together” from “Toy Story 3”

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Black Swan The Fighter Inception The Kids Are All Right The King’s Speech 127 Hours The Social Network Toy Story 3 True Grit Winter’s Bone

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Day & Night The Gruffalo Let’s Pollute The Lost Thing Madagascar, carnet de voyage (Madagascar, a Journey Diary)

The Confession The Crush God of Love Na Wewe Wish 143

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Inception Toy Story 3 Tron: Legacy True Grit Unstoppable

Sound Mixing R R R R R

Inception The King’s Speech Salt The Social Network True Grit

Visual Effects R Alice in Wonderland R Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1 R Hereafter R Inception R Iron Man 2

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127 Hours The Social Network Toy Story 3 True Grit Winter’s Bone

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The Kids Are All Right Another Year The Fighter Inception The King’s Speech

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Black Swan The Fighter The King’s Speech 127 Hours The Social Network

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WALK THE RED CARPET For contestants who wish to compare their picks with ours on the Big Night, we recommend the California Film Institute’s Oscar Night America, where guests can tally their ballot via live telecast in the Rafael’s main theater, win raffle prizes, bid in a silent auction and eat like a star. Feb. 27, doors open at 3:30pm. $55 general; $40 CFI members; memories—priceless. Call 415/526-5841 or check out http://www.cafilm.org/rfc/ films/1490.html.

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›› MOViES

Friday February 18 -Thursday February 24

Movie summaries by Matthew Stafford

‘Even the Rain,’ Iciar Bollain’s acclaimed drama of imperialism past and present, opens at the Rafael Friday.

Barney’s Version (2:12) A tapestried look back at the life of a lovable doofus-mensch (Paul Giamatti); Dustin Hoffman costars as his papa. O Bicycle Thieves (1:30) Vittorio De Sica’s gripping, timeless neorealist classic about a poor Roman whose livelihood and self-identity are taken away when his bicycle is stolen. O Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son (1:47) FBI agent Martin Lawrence embraces his inner Tootsie when he goes undercover at an all-girls art school. O Biutiful (2:27) Mexico’s official entry in the Best Foreign Film Oscar competition (“I’m not competing, I’m right”—anon.) stars Javier Bardem as a small-time hood struggling to raise his children in a hostile world. O Black Swan (1:43) Darren Aronofsky’s gripping drama about a driven prima ballerina (Natalie Portman) facing an uncertain future. O The Eagle (1:54) A headstrong Roman centurion hops Hadrian’s Wall in search of a fabled golden eagle and encounters a tribe of pissed-off Scotsmen. O Even the Rain (1:43) Two Spanish filmmakers head to Bolivia to shoot a wartsand-all postmodern biopic of Christopher Columbus and find themselves embracing the explorer’s same old imperialist attitudes. O The Fighter (1:54) Biopic of “Irish” Mickey Ward stars Mark Wahlberg as the street-smart world champion boxer and Christian Bale as his brother, trainer Dick Eklund. O Gnomeo & Juliet (1:24) The Bard’s timeless tale of star-crossed love reconceived as a kidsí cartoon about rival garden statuary. O I Am Number Four (1:44) An alien on the run escapes his pursuers by posing as your typical spooky brainiac American hunk. O The Illusionist (1:20) Hand-drawn French cartoon (with a script by Jacques O

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Tati) follows an aging magician and his young charge as they tour the Scottish Highlands. O Inside Job (1:48) Gripping documentary about the unbridled capitalism and political hanky panky that led to the worst economic crisis since the 1930s. O Just Go With It (1:50) Adam Sandler enlists buddy Jennifer Aniston to pose as his wife to keep the ladies from getting too clingy…guess what happens. O Justin Bieber: Never Say Never (1:45) Biopic of the 16-year-old Canadian heartthrob features lots of concert footage of our boy in action. O The King’s Speech (1:51) True tale of George VI of England, a reluctant, ill-prepared sovereign who turns to a cutting-edge speech therapist to cure his nervous stutter. O Oscar-Nominated Animated Shorts Catch five cartoons from around the world up for this year’s Academy Awards. O Oscar-Nominated Documentary Shorts Five minimalist documentaries on a wide range of subjects with one thing in common: a shot at Academy bling. O Oscar-Nominated Live-Action Shorts The Academy’s picks for the year’s top five live-action short subjects screen at the Rafael this week. O True Grit (2:08) The Coen boys bring Charles Portis’s classic novel to the big screen with Jeff Bridges as drunken one-eyed trigger-happy U.S. Marshal Rooster Cogburn. O Unknown (1:49) Dr. Liam Neeson finds himself stripped of his identity and pursued by ruthless assassins on an otherwise pleasant jaunt to Berlin. O Waste Land (1:38) Oscar-nominated documentary about artist Vik Muniz and the beauties he unearths from a massive Brazilian landfill. <

›› MOViE TiMES Barney’s Version (R) +++ Century Regency 6: Fri-Sun 12:30, 3:45, 7, 10:15 MonThu 12:30, 3:45, 7 N Bicycle Thieves (Not Rated) Lark Theater: Sun 10:30am (includes coffee, pastries and discussion) N Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son (PG-13) Century Rowland Plaza: 12, 2:35, 5:10, 7:45, 10:20 Biutiful (R) ++1/2 Century Regency 6: 12:50, 4:10, 7:30 Black Swan (R) +++ Century Regency 6: Fri-Sun 11:05, 1:45, 4:25, 7:15, 9:55 MonThu 11:05, 1:45, 4:25, 7:15 Lark Theater: Fri-Sun, WedThu 8:10 Mon 7 Tue 4:30 The Eagle (PG-13) Century Rowland Plaza: 1:10, 4:10, 7:10, 10:10 N Even the Rain (Not Rated) Rafael Film Center: Fri 4:15, 6:30, 8:45 Sat-Mon 2, 4:15, 6:30, 8:45 Tue-Thu 6:30, 8:45 The Fighter (R) ++1/2 Century Larkspur Landing: Fri 7:15, 10 Sat-Sun 11:10, 1:50, 4:30, 7:15, 10 Mon-Thu 6:45, 9:30 Gnomeo & Juliet (G) +++ Century Larkspur Landing: Fri 5:20, 7:30, 9:45 Sat-Sun

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New Movies This Week

12:05, 2:40, 5:20, 7:30, 9:45 Mon-Thu 7, 9:10 Century Rowland Plaza: 12:10, 4:50, 9:35; 3D showtimes at 2:30, 7:25 Fairfax 5 Theatres: Fri-Sat 12:50, 2:55, 5, 7:05, 9:15 Sun-Thu 12:50, 2:55, 5, 7:05 N I Am Number Four (PG-13) Century Cinema: 11:20, 2, 4:40, 7:20, 10 Century Rowland Plaza: 11:50, 2:25, 5, 7:35, 10:15 Fairfax 5 Theatres: Fri-Sat 1:50, 4:25, 7, 9:35 Sun-Thu 1:50, 4:25, 7 The Illusionist (2011) (PG) +++ Rafael Film Center: Fri 4:30, 7, 9 Sat-Mon 2:15, 4:30, 7, 9 Tue-Thu 7, 9 Inside Job (PG-13) +++1/2 Lark Theater: Fri, Thu 3:30 Sat-Sun, Wed 5:40 Mon 4:30 Tue 7 Just Go With It (PG-13) +1/2 Century Larkspur Landing: Fri 5, 7:45, 10:25 Sat-Sun 11:25, 2:10, 5, 7:45, 10:25 Mon-Thu 6:30, 9:15 Century Rowland Plaza: 1, 4, 7, 9:55 Fairfax 5 Theatres: Fri-Sat 1:40, 4:35, 7:10, 9:45 Sun-Thu 1:40, 4:35, 7:10 Tiburon Playhouse 3: Fri 4:15, 7, 9:35 Sat 1:40, 4:15, 7, 9:35 Sun 1:40, 4:15, 7 Mon-Thu 4:15, 7

A boy and his father search Rome for their livelihood in ‘Bicycle Thieves,’ playing at the Lark Sunday complete with coffee, scones, muffins and a post-film discussion.

Justin Bieber: Never Say Never (G) Century Rowland Plaza: 11:45, 2:15, 4:45, 7:15, 9:45 The King’s Speech (R) +++1/2 Century Larkspur Landing: Fri 5:15, 7:55, 10:35 Sat-Sun 11:45, 2:30, 5:15, 7:55, 10:35 Mon-Thu 6:50, 9:35 Century Regency 6: 11:25, 2:25, 5:10, 7:55 Century Rowland Plaza: 1:15, 4:05, 7:05, 9:50 CinéArts at Sequoia: Fri 4:55, 7:35, 10:10 Sat 2:15, 4:55, 7:35, 10:10 Sun-Mon 2:15, 4:55, 7:35 Tue-Thu 4:55, 7:35 Fairfax 5 Theatres: Fri-Sat 1:20, 4, 6:50, 9:30 Sun-Thu 1:20, 4, 6:50 Tiburon Playhouse 3: Fri 4, 6:50, 9:30 Sat 1:20, 4, 6:50, 9:30 Sun 1:20, 4, 6:50 Mon-Thu 4, 6:50 Oscar-Nominated Animated Shorts (Not Rated) Rafael Film Center: Fri-Mon 4:45, 6:45 Tue-Thu 6:45 Oscar-Nominated Documentary Shorts (Not Rated) Rafael Film Center: Sat-Mon 12:30 Oscar-Nominated Live-Action Shorts (Not Rated) Rafael Film Center: 8:30 True Grit (PG-13) +++ CinéArts at Sequoia: Fri 4:30, 7, 9:30 Sat 2, 4:30, 7, 9:30 Sun-Mon 2, 4:30, 7 TueThu 4:30, 7 N Unknown (PG-13) Century Regency 6: Fri-Sun 11:15, 12:40, 2:15, 3:30, 5, 6:20, 7:45, 9:10 Mon-Thu 11:15, 12:40, 2:15, 3:30, 5, 6:20, 7:45 Century Rowland Plaza: 1:05, 4:15, 7:20, 10 Fairfax 5 Theatres: Fri-Sat 1:30, 4:10, 6:40, 9:10 Sun-Thu 1:30, 4:10, 6:40 Tiburon Playhouse 3: Fri 4:25, 7:10, 9:40 Sat 1:30, 4:25, 7:10, 9:40 Sun 1:30, 4:25, 7:10 Mon-Thu 4:25, 7:10 Waste Land (Not Rated) Lark Theater: Fri, Thu 6 Sat, Sun, Wed 3:30 Mon 2:20

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Live music 02/18: Audrey Moira Shimkas Trio Brazilian and American jazz, pop/rock, blues. 7-10pm. No cover. Rickeys Restaurant & Bar, 250 Entrada Dr., Novato. 847-8331. www. rickeysrestaurant.com 02/18: El Radio Fantastique Rancho Debut. 8pm. No cover. Rancho Nicasio, Nicasio. 662-2219. www.ranchonicasio.com 02/18: Emma Lee Project Americana. 9pm Smiley's Saloon, 41 Wharf Road, Bolinas. 868-1311. www.smileyssaloon.com 02/18: Gayle Lynn and the Hired Hands Also The Trespassers. Part of the S.F. Bluegrass and Old Time Music Festival. 9pm. Peri's, 29 Broadway, Fairfax. 459-9910. www.perisbar.com 02/18: I-Octane and Guests Reggae. 10pm. $15-20. 19 Broadway, 17 Broadway, Fairfax. 516-1028.

02/18: Larry Clyman and Bruce Sexauer Guitar. 8 p.m. $10-15. Schoenberg Guitars, 106 Main St., Tiburon. 789-0846. www.om28.com 02/18: Lauralee Brown and Company Jazz. 7-10pm. Saylor’s Restaurant & Bar, 2009 Bridgeway, Sausalito. 332-1512. 02/18: Mwanza Furaha Jazz. With Si Perkoff, piano; Wayne Colyer, saxophone; Michael J. Ilnicki, drums; Julie Egger, violin; Kurt Huget, guitar; William Vitt, percussion. 6:30-9:30pm. Embassy Suites, 101 McInnis Pkwy., San Rafael. 419-5739. 02/18: Reckless in Vegas, Gravity Hill Featuring Miles Schon 8pm. $10-15. George’s Nightclub, 842 Fourth St., San Rafael. 226-0262. www.georgesnightclub.com 02/18: Sophisticated Standards With Phillip Percy Williams, vocals; Judy Hall, piano. 6:309:30pm. Free. Mcinnis Park Club Restaurant, 350 Smith Ranch Road, San Rafael. 244-2665. 02/19: Adam Traum and Sara Furrer Americana. 2-4pm. Free. Iron Springs Pub, 765 Cent-

BEST BET Never say ‘Never’ again “We have this amazing country—but we’ve forgotten what we have, and we’ve become too lazy to fight for it,” declares comic-monologist Christopher Titus (Norman Rockwell is Bleeding), outlining the premise of his outrageous new solo show NEVERLUTION. “Because of that,” he adds, cheerfully,“we are slowly sliding into extinction.” Anyone who’s seen Titus in action, or saw his groundbreaking, self-titled Fox sitcom from 2000 to 2002, won’t be surprised that from such dark material the raw-and-ready-to-rumble Liberty or death? Christopher Titus will have the former, through Sunday at the Marine’s Memorial comic is able to mine some truly hilari- Amphitheatre. ous gems. The touring production has landed in San Francisco for a five-performance run before heading out across the country. Coming as it does on the heels of the recent revolution in Egypt, the new show couldn’t be better timed,Titus says.“I literally cried when I saw what those people accomplished—because that’s the kind of thing we used to accomplish,” he remarks. “Yesterday, on CNN, they were showing this dude from Egypt, and he was screaming, ‘Give me liberty or give me death!’ And I was like, ‘Whoa, whoa, whoa! Those are our words! You can’t steal our words!’ But then I thought,‘Oh, We don’t use them anymore anyway. Go ahead.’” In the show, a fast-paced treatise on why America needs its own new revolution—and why we’re unlikely to ever make it happen—Titus poses a lot of questions, but stops short of suggesting any answers.“I don’t have any solutions,” he laughs.“I just have a point of view. I’ll tell you this, though. What’s wrong with America is the fault of Americans. It’s not illegal immigration’s fault that we’re in trouble, it’s our fault for going to Home Depot and picking up six of those guys to build an un-permitted bathroom on a house we can’t afford. That’s the problem.” Through Feb. 19 at the Marine’s Memorial Theatre, 609 Sutter. St., S.F. 8pm. Tickets: 415/771-6900 or www. marinesmemorialtheatre.com.—David Templeton 22 PACIFIC SUN FEBRUARY 18 - FEBRUARY 24, 2011

er, Fairfax. 485-1005. www.ironspringspub.com 02/19: Dgiin 9:30pm. The Sleeping Lady, 23 Broadway, Fairfax. 485-1182. www.sleepingladyfairfax.com 02/19: Don Bennet Duo Jazz. 7-10pm. No cover. Saylor’s Restaurant & Bar, 2009 Bridgeway, Sausalito. 02/19: Just Friends Americana. 9pm Smiley's Saloon, 41 Wharf Road, Bolinas. 868-1311. www.smileyssaloon.com 02/19: Mwanza Furaha With Jef Labes, piano/ vocals; Wayne Colyer, saxophone; Michael J. Ilnicki, drums; Kurt Huget, guitar; William Vitt, drums. 7-10pm. $5. Two Bird Café at the Valley Inn, 625 San Geronimo Valley Dr., San Geronimo. 419-5739. www.twobirdcafe.com 02/19: Petty Theft Tom Petty tribute band. 9pm. $15-20. George’s Nightclub, 842 Fourth St., San Rafael. 226-0262. 02/19: Rova Saxophone Quartet Jazz. 8pm. $24-27. Dance Palace, 5th and B Streets, Pt. Reyes Station. 663-1075 . www.dancepalace.org

02/19: Slim Jenkins and Lost Dog Found 9:30pm. Peri's, 29 Broadway, Fairfax. 459-9910. www.perisbar.com 02/19: The English Beat British Ska. 8pm. $25-28. 142 Throckmorton Theatre, Mill Valley. 383-9600 . www.142throckmortontheatre.org 02/19: The Monophonics Funk, dance. 8:30pm. $10-12. Rancho Nicasio, Nicasio. 662-2219. 02/19: The Tickets Band Rock, blues. 8:30pm. $5. The Presidio Yacht Club, Travis Marina Fort Baker/Marin Headlands, Sausalito. 332-2319. www.presidioyachtclub.org 02/20: Compared to What 6:30pm. The Sleeping Lady, 23 Broadway, Fairfax. 485-1182. www.sleepingladyfairfax.com 02/20: Dave Jenkins and Jamie Kyle Original Americana. 4pm. No cover. Rancho Nicasio, Nicasio. 02/20: Lonestar Retrobates Western swing band. 3-6pm. Free. 19 Broadway, 17 Broadway, Fairfax. 516-1028. 02/21: Blue Monday Jam Jesse Kincaid, Jerome Phillips and Gail Muldrow host. 8-11pm. Seahorse, 305 Harbor Dr at Gate 5, Sausalito. 331-2899. www.sausalitoseahorse.com 02/22: Hip Bones Jazz. 7-10pm. No cover. Panama Hotel & Restaurant, 4 Bayview St., San Rafael. 457-3993. www.panamahotel.com 02/22: Mari Mack and Livin’ Like Kings Soulful blues sung for good causes. 8-10pm. $10. The

Belrose, 1415 5th Ave., San Rafael. 269-4487. 02/22: Noel Jewkes Quartet Jazz. 7-10pm. No cover. Sausalito Seahorse, 305 Harbor Dr., gate 5, Sausalito. 945-9016. 02/23: The Cheeseballs Funk, pop. 8pm. $10-15. George’s Nightclub, 842 Fourth St., San Rafael. 226-0262. 02/23: Midnight on the Water Irish folk. 9pm Smiley's Saloon, 41 Wharf Road, Bolinas. 868-1311. www.smileyssaloon.com 02/23: Miracle Mule Acoustic Americana. 8pm. Free. Iron Springs Pub, 765 Center, Fairfax. 485-1005. www.ironspringspub.com 02/23: Todd Boston 9pm. The Sleeping Lady, 23 Broadway, Fairfax. 485-1182. www.sleepingladyfairfax.com 02/24: Beso Negro Gypsy jazz. 8pm Smiley's Saloon, 41 Wharf Road, Bolinas. 868-1311. www.smileyssaloon.com 02/24: C-JAM With Connie Ducey, Jay Stapleton, Andy Dudnick, MIke MacKenzie. 7-10pm. No cover. Panama Hotel & Restaurant, 4 Bayview St., San Rafael. 457-3993. 02/24: Danny Click Blues. 9pm. The Sleeping Lady, 23 Broadway, Fairfax. 485-1182. www. sleepingladyfairfax.com 02/24: Hip Bones Jazz, funk, dub. 7:30-10:30pm. Free. Servino Ristorante, 9 Main Street, Tiburon. 435-2676. www.servinoristorante.com 02/24: Lady D With Alex Markels, 7 string guitar and Jack Prendergast, bass. 9-11:30pm. No cover. Ghiringhelli Pizzeria Grill & Bar, 1535 South Novato Blvd., Novato. 497-2462. www. ghiringhellisnovato.com

Concerts 02/18: Les Graces Baroque Ensemble “Treasures of the German Baroque:” chamber music for soprano, baroque oboe, viola da gamba, and harpsichord. Virtuoso works by Bach and Handel. 8-9:30pm. $5-15. St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 1123 Court St., San Rafael. www. lesgraces.com

02/19: Ali Akbar College of Music 2011 Winter Series Concert Joanna Mack, sitar; Nikhil Pandya, tabla; Ben Kunin, sarode; Jim Santi Owen, tabla; David Trasoff, sarode. 7pm. $12-15. Ali Akbar College of Music, 215 West

End Ave., San Rafael. 454-6372. www.aacm.org 02/25: '101 Years of Broadway' Neil Berg's straight from Broadway musical revue. 8pm.$2045. Marin Veteran's Memorial Theatre, San Rafael. 499-6800. www.marincenter.org

Theater/Auditions 02/18-20: Ross Valley Players RAW Festival Featuring "Hell in the Hand Basket" by Robert F. Bradford; "Work in Progress" by John Levine; "Wallace Strikes Out for Heaven" by Stanton Klose and "Lo Mein and Tequila" by Angelina Liongueras-Altimes. 8pm Fri.-Sat.; 2pm Sun. 456-9555. www.rossvalleyplayers.com

02/24-25: 7th Annual Writers with Attitude Featuring eight short staged readings of the newest works from the Playwrights’ Lab. 7:30pm. $15-20. 142 Throckmorton Theatre, Mill Valley. 383-9600 . www.142throckmortontheatre.org Through 02/20: ‘Seagull’ By Anton Chekhov. New version by Libby Appel, from a literal translation by Allison Horsley. Directed by Jasson Minadakis. See website for showtimes. $15-53. Marin Theatre Company, 397 Miller Ave., Mill Valley. 388-5208. www.marintheatre.org Through 03/13: ‘Angel Street’ The Novato Theater Company presents this psychological thriller. 8pm Thurs.-Sat.; 3pm Sun. See websites for more detail. $20-22. Novato Theater Company Playhouse, 484 Ignacio Blvd., Novato. 8834498. www.novatotheatercompany.org

Comedy 02/18: Mort Sahl In his trademark V-neck

with figurative art in various mediums. 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday. 11am-6pm. Free. Marin Arts Council, 906 4th St., San Rafael. 666-2442 . www.marinarts.org

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The spies who came in from the cold

exhibition. 11am-4pm. Free. Marin Society of Artists Gallery, 30 Sir Francis Drake Blvd., Ross. 454 9561. www.marinsocietyofartists.org

RED delivers. The comic popcornthriller with the cast of all-star familiars (of a certain age) is a bright-enough spark for a dark winter’s night. Without a serious bone in its threadbare body—higher-ups in Washington are trying to take out former CIA black ops known as “Retired: Extremely Dangerous” or REDs—the yarn begins in sub- No one ‘comes out of retirement’ quite like urban Ohio where ex-agent Bruce Willis Helen Mirren. enjoys his solitary pretend life, having no apparent need for his deadly skill set. He has a long-distance flirtation with his pension check provider, Mary-Louise Parker. They share an enthusiasm for romance novels. When this blissful scenario erupts irreversibly, Bruce’s ever-reliable Die Hard persona kicks in and we’re off on a scenic spree to collect the rest of the band of ex-assassins: Morgan Freeman in a New Orleans retirement home; John Malkovich among the alligators in the Everglades; and Helen Mirren at her Vermonty B&B—while government agent Karl Urban determines how to rub out the band of wrinklies. Everybody sports the noisiest guns but Parker, who manages to murder us all with her droll one-liners.—Richard Gould

Through 02/27: ‘Four Greek Windows’ Photography of Greece by Norm Catalano, Richard D. James, Glenn Steiner and Rose Steiner. 10am-5pm. Free. Maurice Del Mue Galleries, San Geronimo Valley Community Center, 6350 Sir Francis Drake Blvd., San Geronimo. 488-8888, ext.252. www.sgvcc.org Through 02/27: Peter de Swart Sculpture. Lukas Felzmann, photography; Tom Soltsz, plein air paintings. 1-5pm. Free. Bolinas Museum, 48 Wharf Road, Bolinas. 868-0330. www. bolinasmuseum.org

Through 02/28: ‘Truly Massive Landscape Photographs’ Robert Anthony Prichard, large scale landscape photographs. 9am-5pm. Free. Tiburon Town Hall, 1550 Tiburon Blvd., Tiburon. 435-9880. www.photographica.us Through 03/07: ‘Life in Full Color’ Cara Brown, watercolors. 7am-3pm weekdays; 8am-3pm weekends. Anthony Miceli Gallery, 625 San Geronimo Valley Dr., San Geronimo. 488-0105. www.lifeinfullcolor.net Through 03/12: ‘Can Do’ Artworks made from cans or reference “can” in some way draws attention to issues of waste and recycling. Free. Falkirk Cultural Center, 1408 Mission Ave., San Rafael. 485-3328. www.falkirkculturalcenter.org

Through 03/17: Baulines Craft Guild Master Show “Paths in Studio Craft.” The celebrat-

accounts of life with teen children who believe that music did not exist before the iPod. 8pm. $10-15. George’s Nightclub, 842 Fourth St., San Rafael. 226-0262. www.georgesnightclub.com

ed guild, renowned for its apprentice program presents a group show. 9am-5pm. Free. Marin Community Foundation, 5 Hamilton Landing # 200, Novato. 666-2442 . www.marinarts.org Through 03/26: Fred Lyon Photographic visual journey through the streets of San Francisco & Sausalito in the 40s-50s as seen through the lens of an S.F. native. 9am-4pm. Free. Bay Model Visitor Center, 2100 Bridgeway, Sausalito. 332-3871. www.spn.usace.army.mil/bmvc/ index.html

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02/25-04/03: ‘Sleeping With the Anemones,’‘Reflections on Water’ Dorothy Nissen,

02/20: Buddhist Medicine with Devatara Holman Devatara Holman, MA, MS, LAc, will

sweater, with the day’s newspaper tucked under his arm, enjoy an evening of sharp wit with the legendary comedian. 8pm. $30-40. 142 Throckmorton Theatre, Downtown, Mill Valley. 3839600. www.142ThrockmortonTheatre.com

02/23: Sean Peabody, Kevin Young and Friends Relatable and undeniably hilarious

altered books and related objects. Plus, group exhibition reflecting on contemporary issues of global warming, acid rain, water consumption and tideline. Opening reception 3-5pm Feb. 27. 11am-5pm. Gallery Route One, 11101 Highway One, Point Reyes. 663-1347. www.galleryrouteone.org

Through 02/20: ‘Mark Chatterley: New Works’ Features large scale ceramic sculptures placed throughout the garden terraces surrounding the gallery. 10am-5pm. Free. a new leaf gallery|sculpture site, 23588 Highway 121, Sonoma. 707-933-1300. www.sculpturesite.com

Through 02/20: 26th Annual January Juried Show Oakland Museum curator, Rene de Guzman, juror. Works by 34 artists. Open 11am-5pm. Closed Tuesdays. Free. Gallery Route One, 11101 Highway One, Point Reyes. 663-1347. www.galleryrouteone.org Through 02/25: Edythe Bresnahan Paintings by the former art dept. chair at Dominican University. 10am-5pm. Art Works Downtown, 1337 Fourth St., San Rafael. 451-8119. www.artworksdowntown.org Through 02/26: ‘Go Figure’ Marin Arts Council exhibition celebrates the human body

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teach Buddhist medicine practices. 6:30-9:30pm. $5-20. Novato Oaks Inn, 215 Alameda Del Prado, Novato. 650-349-2651. www.rahmgroup.org 02/21: Marin Gray Panthers “Ending the Creed of Greed: When Corporations Dont Rule the World.” Professor Mike Whitty speaks about corporate dominance, limits of capitalism, how to change it and about PG&E SmartMeter problems. 1:30-3:30pm. Free. The Redwoods Activities Room, 40 Camino Alto, Mill Valley. 453-1550. www.greypanthersmarin.org

02/23: The A List Series with Warren Hellman An evening of conversation with the musician/philathropist. 7pm. $12-15. 142 Throckmorton Theatre, Mill Valley. 383-9600 . www.142throckmortontheatre.org

02/24: Exploring Opera: A Director’s Journey Evening with Lotfi Mansouri who will discuss his new autobiography. 1:30-3:30pm. $15-20. Osher Marin Jewish Community Center, 200 N. San Pedro Road, San Rafael. 444-8000. www.marinjcc.org

02/24: Marine Mammal Speaker Series ‘Bio-Acoustics and Ocean Noise’ Michael Stocker will explore bio-acoustic modalities, using bio-sonar for echolocate. He will also share

his work in marine research and policy focused on the impacts of human-generated noise. 6:309:30pm. Free. Bay Model Visitor Center, 2100 Bridgeway, Sausalito. 332-3871. www.spn.usace. army.mil/bmvc/index.html

Readings 02/18: Mark Hertsgaard “Hot: Living Through the Next Fifty Years on Earth.” 7pm. Free. Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera. 927-0960. www.bookpassage.com. 02/19: ‘Cyberfeasts and Foodstocks’ Signing/bookreading. 7pm. Free. Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera. 927-0960. www.bookpassage.com. 02/20: Elise Ballard “Epiphany; True Stories of Sudden Insight.” Award-winning movie director turned author shares stories of Desmond Tutu, Maya Angelou. 4-5:30pm. Free. Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista, Corte Madera. 927-0960. www.bookpassage.com. 02/22: Jonathan Evison The author presents his novel “West of Here.” 7pm. Free. Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera. 927-0960. www.bookpassage.com. 02/23: Laura Furman Furman talks about “The Mother Who Stayed: Stories.” 7pm. Free. Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera. 927-0960. www.bookpassage.com. 02/24: Jasmin Darznik Darznik discusses “The Good Daughter.” 7pm. Free. Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera. 927-0960. www.bookpassage.com. 02/25: Susan Conley The author talks about “The Foremost Good Fortune.” 7pm. Free. Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera. 927-0960. www.bookpassage.com.

Film Events 02/25-27: Geography of Hope Film Festival From surfing to spirituality, West Marin’s first-ever film festival spotlights the theme of “Reflections on Water” in features, documentaries, shorts, animated films. See website for details. Dance Palace, 503 B St., Pt. Reyes Station. 669-7559. www.ptreyesbooks.com.

Community Events (Misc.) 02/18: MWPAC Reception Marin Women’s Political Action Committee reception to meet our new officers, new members, old friends and share ideas for the coming year. 6-8pm. $5. Community Media Center of Marin, 819 A St., San Rafael. 4851040. www.mwpac.org. 02/19: February Book Sale Featuring nature, crime and travel plus fiction in hard cover, soft cover and more. 9am-4:30pm. Mill Valley Public Library, 375 Throckmorton, Mill Valley. 389-4292. www.millvalleylibrary.org. 02/23: Sausalito Village Anniversary Event Sausalito Village, providing older residents with ways to remain in their homes as they age, will hold an event for members and prospective members wishing to gain info and contribue to 2011 planning. 11:30am-2pm. Sausalito Woman’s Club, 120 Central Ave., Sausalito. 332-5457. Wednesdays: Lunchtime Duplicate Bridge If you need a partner call Leona. Bring lunch. 10:30am2:30pm. $5 per session Pickleweed Park, 50 Canal St., San Rafael. 453-1430.

Kid Stuff 02/18: Mama & Papa Sing Learn to communicate love through lullabies with Julia Norton. 12:30pm. Creekside Room, Mill Valley Library, 375 Throckmorton Ave., Mill Valley. 389-4292. www.millvalleylibrary.org. 02/18: Movie Night For Kids "The Spy Next Door." Pizza and popcorn provided. 5:30pm. $10 suggested donation. For grades 3-5. BelvedereTiburon Library, 1501 Tiburon Blvd., TIburon. 789-2665. www.bel-tib-lib.org 02/23: Teddy Bear Storytime "Bear in the Air" will be read by author Susan Meyers. Bring your teddy! Corte Madera Children's Library, 707 Meadowsweet Dr., Corte Madera. 924-6382. www.marinlibrary.org <

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PUBLIC NOTICES 995 Fictitious Name Statement FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 125852 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business as KODAMA CONSULTING; KODAMA STUDIOS, 204 BUNGALOW AVE., SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901: KODAMA STUDIOS LLC., 204 BUNGALOW AVE., SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901. This business is being conducted by limited liability company. Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on January 18, 2011. (Publication Dates: January 28; February 4, 11, 18, 2011) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 125760 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business as HIPP KITCHEN, 821 B ST., SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901: TOM HERNDON, 600 MILLER AVE., MILL VALLEY, CA 94941. This business is being conducted by an individual. Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on January 6, 2011. (Publication Dates: January 28; February 4, 11, 18, 2011) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 125867 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business as PERUVA AUTO REPAIR, 121 VERDI ST., SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901: LUIS ARCOS, 121 VERDI ST., SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901. This business is being conducted by an individual. Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on January 20, 2011. (Publication Dates: January 28; February 4, 11, 18, 2011) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 2011125942 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business as MANGA HERO, 817 MISSION AVE., SUITE 1A, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901: JONATHAN LIN, 915 FREMONT ST., MENLO PARK, CA 94025. This business is being conducted by an individual. Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein.

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ARIES (March 20 - April 19) Get out the scissors and colored construction paper. No matter what your job, you are encouraged to think creatively about your current projects. As you are quite innovative through Monday, you can find unique solutions to whatever problems you encounter. If you have Monday off, make sure you take advantage of having the mushy Moon in your relationship house. And, if you don’t have Monday off, take a really long lunch break... with your sweetie. TAURUS (April 20 - May 19) Feeling a bit like nobody loves you? Friday’s Full Moon amplifies your emotions at the same time that gloomy Saturn has a dampening effect on your ruler, sociable Venus. Fortunately, by Saturday, you’re ready to have a good time. On Wednesday, your primary relationship takes center stage. That leftover Valentine’s Day chocolate fudge cake that you stashed away? Time to share. GEMINI (May 20 - June 20) Your ruler (curious Mercury) meets up with opposing influences this week. Me-me-me Mars suggests doing whatever you want, no matter what others think. Compassionate Neptune encourages selfless actions that ignore your own desires in favor of the needs of others. So, if you find yourself shopping for an expensive shirt that you then turn around and give away, you know why. CANCER (June 21 - July 21) Friday and Saturday are your days to get everything organized and tidied up. It’s a holiday weekend, so you still have Sunday and Monday to relax with your pals. Meanwhile, the Sun moves into the mystically compatible sign of Pisces. For the next month, you may encounter people who encourage you to open up to metaphysical viewpoints. Even the most practical Cancer secretly believes in the supernatural. LEO (July 22 - August 22) On Friday, your ruler (the creative Sun) leaves the intellectual sign of Aquarius to enter the imaginative sign of Pisces. If you’ve been writing an instruction manual on computer networking, put it aside. You’ll be happier writing a fantasy novel or developing a new trick for your magic show. By Wednesday, sexy Mars has entered your house of intimate experiences. Probably a good time to move your magic into the bedroom… VIRGO (August 23 - September 21) The emotive Moon enters your sign just before the expressive Sun enters your relationship house on Friday. Your love life should now have top priority at least through Saturday. On Monday, your ruler (analytical Mercury) moves into the ethereal sign of Pisces, where logic and reason are not invited. So, for a few weeks, let your imagination call the shots. What’s the worst that could happen? LIBRA (September 22 - October 22) You wish life would lighten up and allow you to return to being a sociable charmer. Unfortunately, this week you are meant to be responsible and perform tasks that are not very much fun. To feel good, your attitude has to change: Instead of finding pleasure in being popular, you need to find satisfaction in a job well done. The former may come with flattery, but the latter comes with an employee of the month plaque. SCORPIO (October 23 - November 21) Have you ever been told to “just be yourself ”? That should be your focus for the next four weeks. Be true to your individuality and don’t be afraid to express yourself. As for work, expand on what you are doing. If your job has you chained to one place doing repetitive tasks, it is likely to be difficult to stick with it. Fortunately, you are on a lucky streak. Forget the job statistics and shoot for the stars. SAGITTARIUS (November 22 - December 20) The Sun is now emphasizing your home life. Those of you who spend more time out of the house than at your abode may find it strangely comfortable to stay in. You may even consider cooking to be an interesting activity—providing you have at least one ethnic cookbook to peruse. By Wednesday, temperamental Mars could stir up trouble with a family member. So much for being comfortable at home… CAPRICORN (December 21 - January 18) Although you are never short on common sense, you can be convinced to spend money on something if you’re sure it’s a practical purchase. The problem with determining what is a realistic need vs. a rash desire has been tricky lately, which explains why the first version of the iPad is sitting on your desk just as the second one is about to be released. The good news is that by Wednesday, your impulse to buy tapers off. AQUARIUS (January 19 - February 17) Thursday night’s Full Moon in your relationship house can make for a sweet ending to your birthday month. Besides, a sophisticated Aquarian friend just informed me that Thursday night is the new Friday night. So, don your favorite party hat and go celebrate with the trendy set. Sunday and Monday are good days for booking your next trip, so check out the spring airfare deals then. As for Tuesday and Wednesday.... well, every rose has its thorn... PISCES (February 18 - March 19) The flamboyant Sun enters your sign on Friday while rambunctious Mars is having a wild time with your ruler, imaginative Neptune. Party time indeed. It may be the bottom of your lunar cycle, but you’re not letting that interfere with the first weekend of your birthday celebration. By Wednesday, flirty Mercury and sexy Mars have joined the Sun in your sign. If your sweetie is the jealous type, this could be a problem…< Email Lynda Ray at cosmicclues@gmail.com or check out her website at www.lyndarayastrology.com 26 PACIFIC SUN FEBRUARY 18, 2011 – FEBRUARY 24, 2011

This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on January 27, 2011. (Publication Dates: February 4, 11, 18, 25, 2011) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 2011125954 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business as MARIN PROFESSIONAL WOMEN’S NETWORK, 824 5TH AVE. STE. A, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901: ROSE G KUNTZ, 33 WATERSIDE CIR., SAN RAFAEL, CA 94903; KRISTI FRLEKIN, 7 OAK CREST CT. UNIT F, NOVATO, CA 94947. This business is being conducted by an unincorporated association (g) other than a partnership. Registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein on October 1, 1986. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on January 28, 2011. (Publication Dates: February 4, 11, 18, 25, 2011) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 125955 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business as E&J PROPERTIES, 73 MARTENS BLVD., SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901: EUGENE MAFFGI, 73 MARTENS BLVD., SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901; JAME MAFFGI, 3012 BELL MARIN KEYS BLVD., IGNACIO, CA 94905. This business is being conducted by a general partnership. Registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein on February 5, 2001. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on January 28, 2011. (Publication Dates: February 4, 11, 18, 25, 2011) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 125973 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business as TREAD LIGHT TRAVELS, 530 SAN GERONIMO VALLEY DR., SAN GERONIMO, CA 94963: TREAD LIGHT INCORPORATION, 530 SAN GERONIMO VALLEY DR., SAN GERONIMO, CA 94963. This business is being conducted by a corporation. Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on January 31, 2011. (Publication Dates: February 4, 11, 18, 25, 2011) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 125833 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business as BACKYARD BOOGIE, 1609 4TH ST., SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901: JAMES HAYES WALSH III, 238 MERRYDALE RD. #10, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94903. This business is being conducted by an individual. Registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein on April 1, 2011. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on January 14, 2011. (Publication Dates: February 4, 11, 18, 25, 2011) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 125982 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business as TOMESCONESNTONES, 234 MONTE VISTA AVE., LARKSPUR, CA 94939: THOMAS STUHLBARG, 234 MONTE VISTA AVE., LARKSPUR, CA 94939. This business is being conducted by an individual. Registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein on February 1, 2011. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on February 1, 2011. (Publication Dates: February 11, 18, 25; March 4, 2011) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 125952 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business as WALKNDOGS, 25 SPRING GROVE AVE. #3, SAN ANSELMO, CA 94960: JULIE E. KEIGLEY, 25 SPRING GROVE AVE. #3, SAN ANSELMO, CA 94960. This business is being conducted by an individual. Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on January 27, 2011. (Publication Dates: February 11, 18, 25; March 4, 2011) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 2011126004 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business as VIRGINIA CLEANERS, 61 CAMINO ALTO, MILL VALLEY, CA 94941: NAMJU CORPORATION, 61 CAMINO ALTO, MILL VALLEY, CA 94941. This business is being conducted by a corporation. Registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein on March 1, 2011. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on February 3, 2011. (Publication Dates: February 11, 18, 25; March 4, 2011) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 125947 The following individual(s) is (are) doing busi-

ness as FAT KAT SURF SHOP, 1906 SIR FRANCIS DRAKE, FAIRFAX, CA 94930: JOHN ZECH, 529 31ST ST., RICHMOND, CA 94804; CHAD PETERSON, 201 UPPER TOYON DR., KENTFIELD, CA 94904. This business is being conducted by a general partnership. Registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein on February 1, 2011. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on January 27, 2011. (Publication Dates: February 11, 18, 25; March 4, 2011) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 125791 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business as ACCESS PHYSICAL THERAPY, 1018 E. ST., SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901: GLENNA RICE, 52 GRACELAND DR., SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901. This business is being conducted by an individual. Registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein on February 1, 2011. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on January 11, 2011. (Publication Dates: February 11, 18, 25; March 4, 2011) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 125801 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business as MARIN IRISH ARTS; BROSNAN SCHOOL OF IRISH DANCE; BROSNANHYNES IRISH PERFORMING ARTS, 1879 SECOND ST., SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901: ELIZABETH A. BROSNAN-HYNES, 1879 SECOND ST., SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901. This business is being conducted by an individual. Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on January 12, 2011. (Publication Dates: February 11, 18, 25; March 4, 2011) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 125994 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business as LUXURY FOR LESS TRAVEL, 34 ESTATES CT., SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901: STEPHEN SHAY, 34 ESTATES CT., SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901. This business is being conducted by an individual. Registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein on February 2, 2011. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on February 2, 2011. (Publication Dates: February 11, 18, 25; March 4, 2011) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 125937 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business as LOCAL FLORA, 100 REDHILL, SAN ANSELMO, CA 94960: SHUTINTORN DAORUANG, 67 RAYMOND HEIGHTS, PETALUMA, CA 94952. This business is being conducted by an individual. Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein. This statement was filed with the County ClerkRecorder of Marin County on January 27, 2011. (Publication Dates: February 11, 18, 25; March 4, 2011) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 125886 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business as KLA ENTERPRISE, 208 VIA LA CUMBRE, GREENBRAE, CA 94904: KELLEIGH LYNN ALDRIDGE, 208 VIA LA CUMBRE, GREENBRAE, CA 94904. This business is being conducted by an individual. Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on January 21, 2011. (Publication Dates: February 18, 25; March 4, 11, 2011) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 126039 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business as SUZANNE MATHEWS, MODEL ACTOR/VOICE ACTOR, 19 ARGUELLO CIRCLE, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901: SUZANNE JACQUELINE MUSIKANTOW, 19 ARGUELLO CIRCLE, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901. This business is being conducted by an individual. Registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein on February 8, 2011. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on February 8, 2011. (Publication Dates: February 18, 25; March 4, 11, 2011) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 126047 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business as HT CATERING, 482 BAHIA WAY, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901: TOM M. LUU, 482 BAHIA WAY, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901. This business is being conducted by an individual. Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on February 9, 2011. (Publication Dates: February 18, 25; March 4, 11, 2011) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 2011125909

The following individual(s) is (are) doing business as TRIBE MAKER MEDIA SERVICES, 1470 LINCOLN AVE. #5, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901: GIOVANNA CRACCHIOLO, 1470 LINCOLN AVE. #5, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901. This business is being conducted by an individual. Registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein on January 25, 2011. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on January 25, 2011. (Publication Dates: February 18, 25; March 4, 11, 2011) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 2011126030 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business as DOODLEATIONS, 51 FOREST LANE, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94903: SHARON SILVER, 51 FOREST LANE, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94903. This business is being conducted by an individual. Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on February 7, 2011. (Publication Dates: February 18, 25; March 4, 11, 2011) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 126049 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business as CRTT, 10 SKYLARK DR. #56, LARKSPUR, CA 94939: SHEILA L. MACKEY, 10 SKYLARK DR. #56, LARKSPUR, CA 94939. This business is being conducted by an individual. Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on February 9, 2011. (Publication Dates: February 18, 25; March 4, 11, 2011) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 125845 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business as TAMALPAIS HEALTH & FITNESS; TAM HEALTH & FITNESS, 6A CYPRESS AVE., MILL VALLEY, CA 94941: SARA CARTER, 6A CYPRESS AVE., MILL VALLEY, CA 94941. This business is being conducted by an individual. Registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein on January 11, 2011. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on January 18, 2011. (Publication Dates: February 18, 25; March 4, 11, 2011) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 126104 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business as KIN WAH RESTAURANT, 937 SIR FRANCIS DRAKE BLVD., KENTFIELD, CA 94904: JIAN LI, 5215 CONGRESS AVE., OAKLAND, CA 94601. This business is being conducted by an individual. Registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein on March 1, 2011. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on February 15, 2011. (Publication Dates: February 18, 25; March 4, 11, 2011) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 126101 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business as MR. TECHNICAL SERVICES, 47 JEWELL ST., SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901: MAUREEN URIBE, 47 JEWELL ST., SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901; ROBERTO URIBE, 47 JEWELL ST., SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901. This business is being conducted by a husband & wife. Registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein on February 1, 2011. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on February 15, 2011. (Publication Dates: February 18, 25; March 4, 11, 2011)

997 All Other Legals ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA FOR THE COUNTY OF MARIN. No. CIV 1100424. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner CHERYL LYNNE A. HILL POLOMO filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: CHERYL LYNNE A. HILL POLOMO to LYNNE ANNE POLOMO. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter shall appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING: March 7, 2011, 9:00 AM, Dept. L, Superior Court of California, County of Marin, 3501 Civic Center Drive, San Rafael, CA 94913-4988. A copy of this ORDER TO SHOW

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PUBLIC NOTICES CONTINUED FROM PAGE 26 CAUSE shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Marin: PACIFIC SUN. Date: January 24, 2011 /s/ LYNN DURYEE, JUDGE OF THE SUPERIOR COURT (Pacific Sun: January 28; February 4, 11, 18, 2011) NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE: YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 12/20/06. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. On 2/23/11 at 9:30am ALBERT E. CORDOVA, Attorney at Law, as duly appointed Substituted Trustee under and pursuant to Deed of Trust dated 12/20/2006, recorded on 5/23/07 as Instrument No. 2007-0032061 in the Official Records of Marin County, CA, executed by: GREGG A. MARTIN & KATHERINE O. MARTIN, jointly and severally as Trustors to CHICAGO TITLE COMPANY, a corporation, as Trustee for KEVIN O’KEEFE, as Beneficiary. Will sell at public auction sale to the highest bidder for cash in lawful money of the US, cashier’s check drawn on a state or national bank, a cashier’s check drawn by a state federal credit union, or a cashier’s check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, savings association, or savings bank specified in Section 5102 of the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state, all payable at the time of sale: In front of Room 113, Marin County Civic Center, 3501 Civic Center Dr., City of San Rafael, County of Marin, State of CA 94903. All right, title, and interest conveyed to and now held by him as Substituted Trustee under and pursuant to said Deed of Trust in the property situated in said County and State described as: COMPLETELY DESCRIBED IN SAID DEED OF TRUST. The street and other common designation, if any, of real property described above is: 119 Surrey Lane, San Rafael, CA 94903, Assessor’s Parcel # 175-412-35. The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address or other common designation, if any, shown herein. The property heretofore described is sold “as is”. The sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, condition or encumbrances, including fees, charges and expenses of the Substituted Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust, to satisfy remaining principal sum of the Note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust. The total amount of the unpaid balance of the obligation secured by the property to be sold and reasonably estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale is: $358,749.10. This sum represents the reasonably estimated sums due under the note secured by the Deed of Trust. The amount may be greater on the day of sale. If the Substituted Trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder’s sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return monies paid to the Substituted Trustee, and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse. The name of the beneficiary is KEVIN O’KEEFE. His address is care of the Marin County Public Guardian 20 N. San Pedro Rd., Suite 2014, San Rafael, CA 94903. The undersigned was appointed and substituted as Trustee under the above Deed of Trust by a substitution date 1/5/2010 and recorded on 2/11, as Instrument No. 2010-0007131 in the Official Records of Marin County, CA. The representative of the beneficiary under said Deed of Trust heretofore executed and delivered to the undersigned a written Declaration of Default and Demand for Sale, and a written Notice of Default and Election to Sell. The undersigned caused said Notice of Default and Election to sell to be recorded in the county where the real property is located on 2/1/10 as Instrument No. 2010-0005030 in the Official Records of Marin County, CA. In compliance with CA Civil Code 2923.5 ( c ) the trustee declares: that he has contacted the borrower(s) to assess their financial situation and to explore options to avoid foreclosure; or that it has made efforts to contact the borrower(s) to assess their financial situation and to explore options to avoid foreclosure by one of the following methods: by telephone, by US mail; either 1st class or certified; by overnight delivery; by personal delivery; by email, by face to face meeting. FOR SALES INFORMATION: ALBERT E. CORDOVA, as Trustee, 1101 Fifth Ave., Suite 200, San Rafael, CA 94901; 415-457-9656. STATEMENT OF FACT: I, Edward Laughlin Spencer, am Executor to the EDWARD LAUGHLIN SPENCER Estate as Witnessed by my Sole Ability to Personally Obtain a CERTIFICATE OF BIRTH and Do Hereby Give Legal, Lawful, Public and Actual Notice of The Same - Hereby and Herein. By: executor Edward Laughlin Spencer, of my own right. nation California. general post-office.

county Marin. Spencer Province. United States Minor Outlying Islands. STATEMENT OF WITHDRAWAL OF GENERAL PARTNER. The undersigned hereby certifies that he/she has withdrawn on the date shown as general partner from the conduct of business under said Fictitious Business Name. File NO. 201129. The information give below is at is appeared on the fictitious business statement that was filed at the County Clerk-Recorder’s Office. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME(S): SAN RAFAEL HYDROPONICS, 1417 4TH ST., SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901. FILED IN MARIN COUNTY ON: 1/26/10, UNDER FILE NO. 2010123057. REGISTRANT’S NAME(S): MARK SCHAEFER, 1160 MCCLELLAND DR., NOVATO, CA 94945 This statement was filed with the County Clerk Recorder of Santa Clara County on January 21, 2011 (Pacific Sun: February 4, 11, 18, 25, 2011) ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA FOR THE COUNTY OF MARIN. No. CIV 1100583. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner SARAH JANE HIGGINS filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: SARAH JANE HIGGINS to SARAH JANE WASHBURN. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter shall appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING: March 15, 2011, 9:00 AM, Dept. L, Room L, Superior Court of California, County of Marin, 3501 Civic Center Drive, San Rafael, CA 94913-4988. A copy of this ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Marin: PACIFIC SUN. Date: February 1, 2011 /s/ LYNN DURYEE, JUDGE OF THE SUPERIOR COURT (Pacific Sun: February 4, 11, 18, 25, 2011) ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA FOR THE COUNTY OF MARIN. No. CIV 1100647. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner BARBARA DUFFIELD LONGLEY filed a petition with this court for a

decree changing names as follows: BARBARA DUFFIELD LONGLEY to ZEVA BARBARA LONGLEY. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter shall appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING: March 21, 2011, 9:00AM, Dept. L, Room L, Superior Court of California, County of Marin, 3501 Civic Center Drive, San Rafael, CA 94913-4988. A copy of this ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Marin: PACIFIC SUN. Date: February 3, 2011 /s/ LYNN DURYEE, JUDGE OF THE SUPERIOR COURT (Pacific Sun: February 11, 18, 25; March 4, 2011) ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA FOR THE COUNTY OF MARIN. No. CIV 1100781. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner HUONG LAM filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: JASMINE HAN NGUYEN to JASMINE HAN MAU. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter shall appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING: March 24, 2011, 8:30 AM, Dept. K, Superior Court of California, County of Marin, 3501 Civic Center Drive, San Rafael, CA 94913-4988. A copy of this ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Marin: PACIFIC SUN. Date: February 10, 2011 /s/ FAYE D’OPAL, JUDGE OF THE SUPERIOR COURT (Pacific Sun: February 18, 25; March 4, 11, 2011)

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I’m a 56-year-old married woman, and, as far as I can tell, I’ve been happily heterosexual all my life— until recently. For the past year, I’ve been thinking about a woman until I can no longer think about anything else. I have such powerful and authentic sexual feelings that I feel compelled to reveal myself to her, but I think she’d probably knock me out. We’re both married to men, and she’s a pretty prominent member in our community I’ve long respected, so there are also elements of danger and hero worship here. There are other reasons to leave this alone, but I’m having a hard time doing it. I just want her so desperately. I should add that I haven’t been in an intimate relationship for a long time, as my husband was an alcoholic who’s now recovering. But, when my desire returned, it wasn’t for him; it was all for her! I have no idea what’s happening. ARGGGH! I think I love her!—Uh-Oh!

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Too bad you aren’t 19 and in college. You’d be free to take a little tour of the Isle of Lesbos, change your ringtone to “I Kissed A Girl,” and come out to your parents (then maybe take it back a week later to date the cute guy you met at the GrrrlPower Rally). Unfortunately, once you’re married, “experimenting” with somebody who isn’t your spouse is called “cheating,” regardless of whether you’re “Chasing Amy”—or in your case, Chasing Amy’s Mother. I’m sure this woman is all that and a bag of Indigo Girls CDs, but she’s also a convenient distraction from your difficult marriage already in progress. Adding to the fun is the drama: Your crush is small-town famous, married and has shown zero interest in you, women or becoming a divorced woman with a girlfriend. Of course, getting high on the prospect of forbidden love beats getting over to a marriage counselor: “It’s raining, it’s pouring, my marriage is boring!” Every time you moon over this woman, you’re giving your brain’s motivation and reward centers a hit of the feel-good neurotransmitter dopamine. In doing that, you’re the cartoon horse with the carrot in front of its face, repeatedly engaging your brain in reward-seeking without reward-satisfaction, and revving an attraction into an obsession. Anthropologist Helen Fisher explains in Why We Love: “When a reward is delayed, dopamine-producing cells in the brain increase their work, pumping out more of this natural stimulant to energize the brain, focus attention, and drive the pursuer to strive even harder to acquire a reward.” You get out of a habit the same way you get in: through repetition. Every time you don’t let yourself think about this woman, it’ll be a little easier to not think about her the next time. Of course, you can’t just say, “I’m not going to think about her.” When you start, you need to shove the thoughts out of the way by engaging your memory and your speech (when you’re talking and remembering, you can’t also be obsessing). Have a substitute program at the ready: Recite the Cyrillic alphabet, run through the 50 states and their capitals, and move on to Canada if need be...whatever it takes to pry your mind off how dreamy her varicose veins look when the sun hits them. This brain retraining will be really hard at first, and seem stupid and futile, but it should eventually take if you keep at it. And you do need to keep at it. Only when you stop being the lab rat pushing the little bar for the hit of middleaged married woman will you have clarity on why looking at your husband sends you into a heterosexually vegetative state. Now, maybe you are a lesbian late bloomer, bi-curious or just bored-curious. But, it’s possible that you’re simply angry and resentful and maybe worried that your husband will go back on the sauce. While men can have sex without an emotional connection, women generally need to feel emotionally close to their partner first. You won’t figure out what your deal is by chasing this woman around the hors d’oeuvres table but by taking a hard look at the man and the marriage you still have. You may need to forgive him in order to want him again. You may need more proof that he won’t rekindle his affair with Jack Daniel and Mr. Cuervo. Or, you may need him to be a chick. In which case...sayonara. As successful as many people are in going to A.A. meetings and “humbly asking God to remove their shortcomings,” it’s best if those shortcomings are things like impulsivity and anger issues—not testicles. <

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