My History

When I was born my parents lived in Sonora but somehow I missed being born here by one day. I went to Sonora El (at the Dome), graduated from Sonora High, took classes at Columbia, moved away two or three times, came back and still can’t figure out what the hell has happened to good old Tuolumne County.  I mean, you can still go into a local bank and have the Teller whisper to you who was overdrawn last week.  You can still see a whole lot of Senior’s lining up the halls of the cathedral on the hill, with their great insurance plans.  And by the way, anyone who has lived in Tuolumne County less than 50 years is not a long time resident!  You can always, always tell what day Tuesday is because of the extra traffic!  Ross, TJ Maxx, well any store that honors our  glorious Seniors with a discount is packed.  Never many of them pulled over for the worst driving skills around though.  And thank God for that Prop. 13, so many years ago which has kept these counties like ours having a ridiculously low tax base.  God forbid someone might have to spend some of that pension, or cash in a CD or two to widen Old Bald Mtn. Road.  After all, they only use it on Tuesday.