Oxnard--Some weeks are less than perfect. It started off with a visit to the hospital because of my kidneys, which became a four-day trip. I started with my therapy, which went fine until they decided the surgery I had was incorrect. That meant a trip back to the hospital until I finally got the all-clear late Saturday afternoon. I got home and started to plan my Sunday; I decided to take o...
Chris Frost · May 24, 2024
Oxnard-- Well, it’s Saturday night, and I’m having trouble sleeping once again. That means it’s time to start the next edition of the Sentry. IT’S the day before Mother’s Day, and like everyone else, my thoughts are drifting to my dear departed Mother, Dolores T. Frost, who passed away in 2004. I’ve written about my Mother, affectionately known as “Ga,” before, and the last time I talked ab...
Chris Frost · May 17, 2024
Oxnard—I start every new edition of the Tri County Sentry the same way—yea, I know, Mr. Routine—but this week, I wasn’t sure what I would write about. THERE are some weeks when words are right there, like last week when I had to rush out and buy a new computer and change on the fly. But for some reason, things have not gone sideways for me this week. So, my week was rolling along. I cleaned...
Chris Frost · May 10, 2024
Dear Editor The city of Oxnard invests excess cash in various instruments. Included in these investments are the excess reserve cash held by a select few of the Landscape Maintenance Districts (LMDs). Via city-supplied responses to multiple Public Record Act (PRA) inquiries, a history of investment and interest earned data has been collated into a spreadsheet. This history includes January 202...
May 10, 2024
Oxnard--It’s always amazing to me how you can roll through life, and before you know it, disaster strikes, and everything goes sideways. IN other words, it’s a typical Monday, which starts with delivering the paper, stopping at my mail annex to check my box, and then it’s time to write. That’s when things went sideways. I’d started typing, and to capitalize a word, you know, hit the shift k...
Chris Frost · May 3, 2024
Oxnard--It’s become evident to me recently that I’m the most boring and routine guy in Ventura County, and I’m a big enough boy to admit this. have a simple routine that starts every morning at 4:30 a.m.: I test my blood sugar to see where I am and determine how much insulin I need, and then I portion out my blood pressure medication and complete the medication portion of my day. From ther...
Chris Frost · Apr 26, 2024
Oxnard--I’ve been home for about a month now, and I’m starting to notice a few things now that I have the time to look around and make a few observations. FOR starters, I am getting a record number of phone calls from spam numbers trying to sell me things. Most times, I let them go and block them, but there are a few that I’ve answered and asked for the company’s name that gave them my phone...
Chris Frost · Apr 19, 2024
Oxnard--I hit another good and lousy anniversary this week, as I passed my 35th anniversary of being diagnosed as a Type 1 Diabetic on April 8. WHEN I was diagnosed, the doctor told me I’d live for about 25 years, so I guess I’m beating the odds. Like any typical Type 1 Diabetic, I spend my days balancing food, exercise, and taking insulin, with the hope that my blood sugar does not go too...
Chris Frost · Apr 12, 2024
Oxnard—I’ve been here a while now, and I have to assimilate myself to Southern California again. To explain, I was drawing up my weekend and couldn’t help but notice the forecast, which called for rain, followed by announcements about sandbags. NOW, until recently, that would mean batten down the hatches and get ready to ride the storm out. I redrew my day and attended the Chumash Elder Juli...
Chris Frost · Apr 5, 2024
Oxnard--I have been back for a little over a week, and now that I’m feeling as human as I get, it’s time to reflect a little bit. FOR starters, I have to say that I appreciate the movers who packed my truck for doing me such a great favor by taking apart the cheap kitchen table I bought a few years back. While in transport, it truly helped me when they bent the frame, making it next to impo...
Chris Frost · Mar 29, 2024
Showing 91–100 of 227 articles
