| Get down and dirty again
For those of you who were too wrapped up in Reagan's prostate surgery at the time or have never spoken to an American girl since, they made a movie about dancing 20 years ago, and they called it "Dirty Dancing."
The guy from "Red Dawn" and Ferris Bueller's sister were in it, and they learned to do a dance at summer camp in the '60s that would light dance floors on fire and set parents on edge.
Patrick Swayze went on to "Roadhouse" and Jennifer Grey went on to, well, not much, but now that "Dirty Dancing" has reached nearly everyone's pop-culture vocabulary, they're re-releasing it. So go. You have a 75 percent chance of your date thanking you for it. .
Unplugged: Plain rain
A slow, drizzling rain reminds me that sometimes we have to do without sunshine and make do with the kind of day that is handed us. Today, some children, if not in school, will be deep in "virtual" worlds provided by computer games. Others will while away time by choosing entertainment from a cache of toys and games. Some, hopefully, will lose themselves in a good book and let the adventurous mind carry them into another time past or a time to come. Others may just grab the opportunity to kick back and rest. And that's a good thing, too. We don't have to look very far to find some activity to get involved in that we would not do if the day was sunny. Today is one of those times, and so I use it for future planning (in addition to writing a column) and for reflection on the recent and ancient past.
Yard parking
Cera Renault/Sun Post - OK for now:Cars sit in the front yard of a Lathrop home Tuesday, April 10. A law put before the City Council on Tuesday would have banned parking cars and trucks off streets and driveways, but council members sent it back for revisions. .
Ramsey solos to Sea Otter Circuit win
Dan Ramsey took a big win for his Successful Living team in at the Sea Otter Classic NRC men's circuit race. After spending the majority of the race off the front in a two-man move, Ramsey was caught by a small group, but soon attacked again, hoping to set up one of his three teammates who had been brought across. Instead, Ramsey held his solo gap for the final six laps. .
The PG's outdoors writers wade in with some tips that might help ...
The cabin fever that's plagued home-bound fishermen since the fall has ended. On this year's opening weekend of trout season, anglers are fanning out across the state in search of tight lines and all the practical advice they can get. Here are few tips from the Post-Gazette's outdoors writers. Statewide
The recent cold snap is likely to bother anglers more than stream-dwelling fish. But if yesterday and today are wet, as predicted, it might help to understand the change in conditions from the fish's point of view. .
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