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The last cut is the deepest By Rick Phelps “It’s not personal. It’s strictly business.” -Michael Corleone, “The Godfather,” 1972 The title of this article was running through my head as I hung up the phone after being told by the Town of Mammoth Lakes that the Town would not renew the annual contract with [...]

Clouds’ new favorite shop

This is why Randy Fendon is so great. I bought a television at Fendon’s Furniture a few years ago. Unfortunately, it broke last month. One day, it just wouldn’t turn on. So I called Fendon to ask whom he’d recommend to fix it. Now Fendon isn’t even in the electronics business anymore. He’s stopped selling [...]

By Clouds McCloud Taurus:  The mountain that most Tauruses will need to climb this year is self-belief. Unfortunately, there are no Sherpas available to help with this trek. Fortunately, success is easily possible and as abundant as Speedos on a European beach. All you’ve got to do is believe in yourself, work hard and give [...]

So I was up in Bridgeport on Tuesday evening for the District 4 candidates’ forum. In a nutshell, Peters has the gravitas, Fesko has the fire and Huggans just seemed a bit overshadowed. While I admired Huggans’ long family history in the area, that should not entirely comprise one’s opening statement. She was also challenged [...]

By Clouds McCloud Taurus: Bull signers are loyal in love and have an innate ability to put the “duct” in seductive. That’s why you’d rarely hear a Taurus spouting out a cheesy line such as this one from fictional figure skater, Chazz Michael Michaels (though they happily adhere to it): “My personal philosophy: clothing optional.” [...]

Former All-Pro Defensive Tackle Warren Sapp filed bankruptcy. Bankruptcy. He made approximately $80 million during his pro career and has only been gone from the game for a few years, and now he is bankrupt. And it wasn’t because of a huge financial tragedy. Among his so-called assets: 1. 240 pairs of Jordan sneakers and [...]

By Clouds McCloud Taurus: The next year of your life begins with a birthday gift of lots of luck and promise. If you’re not feeling inspired, perhaps it’s time for a new motto. Maybe something like, “If at first you don’t succeed, blame your parents and hit the bar!” Scratch that, how about, “You’ve got [...]

In the movie Scarface, Tony Montana’s infamous line was “Say hello to my little friend.” And then he started firing. But that was old school. These days, when people feel like threatening you, they say, “I’m going to speak to my attorney.” I received the following phone message last weekend from District 4 Candidate Tim [...]

By Clouds McCloud Aries: Hey you! Yeah, the one who just flipped open another page of The Sheet. You can obviously read so read this: The only real kryptonite to an Aries is you. So it’s about time you jumped into a phone booth (even a metaphoric one), get into your super suit (being sure [...]