Oxnard—I have to be honest; there are some places that I just don’t belong, but clothes shopping with the J-Train is the classic wrong place at the wrong time scenario. TO explain, we were on the road delivering the latest edition of the Tri County Sentry the other day when the J-Train told me she needed some new jeans but didn’t want to shop at Walmart, but the discount clothing store in th...
Chris Frost · Jul 12, 2024
Oxnard—Things keep breaking in my life, which means the shopping continues, and my wallet keeps getting lighter. IT started a little over a month ago when the keyboard on my old laptop decided it reached the end of its life. The new laptop is great, but I’d rather not spend the money. When I got home from the grocery store yesterday, my first stop after the bathroom was my phone charger—exc...
Chris Frost · Jul 5, 2024
Oxnard—Nothing is worse than fixing past mistakes and paying for such a privilege, and I did that in spades this week. YOU probably don’t remember, but 5.5 years ago, we went all in on electric vehicles in the house, and at the time, I noted the cost savings at the gas pump. The car had a decent range, and I could travel from Oxnard to Thousand Oaks and back on a single charge. Two cars add...
Chris Frost · Jun 28, 2024
Oxnard—Despite the fact that my children are grown and living their lives, I continue parenting daily. It’s a little different, as my four-legged children are equally demanding. I was asleep Saturday night and suddenly awakened by Daisy and Buddy crying and barking. Lots of fireworks were going off within earshot, and they were frightened. They were scrambling around without rhyme or reason...
Chris Frost · Jun 21, 2024
Oxnard—I hope all the Dads in the County have a great Father’s Day and enjoy their greatest gift ever: having sons and daughters. T makes me think of my Dad, Ward Ryder Frost Junior, an astute businessman who, like me, made plenty of mistakes but, in time, figured it out and made peace with everyone. Ward and Dolores were a typical married couple. They’d fight, and trust me, they were epic f...
Chris Frost · Jun 14, 2024
Oxnard--It goes without saying that we’re having a tough month, which is ironic since December is usually my most challenging month. TO recap, I’ve had medical issues that caused me to be hospitalized two times, followed by Buddy “The Happy Wanderer,” taking a stroll that ended up with a trip to the shelter. That was followed by the J-Train’s trip to the doctor, which didn’t go well and mea...
Chris Frost · Jun 7, 2024
Oxnard—There are some weekends when the J-Train and I roll along without much fanfare. In other words, we’re boring. WE had plenty to accomplish today, but that meant getting up without any fanfare and hitting the road. We had papers to deliver and stories to cover. We spent the majority of our escapade today discussing our last trips to the doctor, which was not my favorite activity. We ne...
Chris Frost · May 31, 2024
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
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