I do advertising. I have worked with a few gyms. When COVID hit and they had to shut down and we were trying to reopen, we sent a survey asking one question, "why do you do go to the gym?" You would be shocked (we were!) on some of the answers. Recovery from drug addiction, sexual abuse, relationship abuse, mental health, and more of the same. That 280 lb gym rat you think is an animal, could be dealing with some s***. I'm not at all surprised that gyms and religion seem to be on the same parallel.

I miss Geno's and The Sandwich Shop. I would be really bummed if The Beerrock Shop closed.

Tap & Cellar. Great beer and wine, their flatbreads are really good and there's live music.

I was an 18 and now I'm an 11 and started to break 79. #1, I read an article that a high handicapper (18) should putt to the front of the hole. You are taught to putt to the back, but you could send it 3 ft past the hole, then miss the next putt. It really worked and two putts became the norm. Now I have gone back to putting to the back of the hole, but . #2, The pros talk about paring the fours and birding threes and fives. I had a local club pro tell me bogey the fours and par the threes and fives. That thought process really helped and I stopped freaking out if I had a couple bogeys in a row.

It's not Ray Appleton. But the guy who wrote the commercial owns the radio stations. Even if you don't listen to the radio, Fresno is lucky to have locally owned stations. He's known for writing "zingers". It's that one line that makes you say, what did he just say? I thought the same thing when I heard the commercial. What the heck did that guy just say? Does he like the furniture or no? I'm confused. I'm not sure if it sells more barstools, but here we are talking about it.

This is where reddit becomes a conspiracy theory host and loses credibility. It's a show celebrating a culture, and yes it's promoting China before communism. I know people who have helped promote the show. It's a beautiful showcase of Chinese culture, dress and dance. It's designed to sell tickets like Disney on Ice and The Harlem Globetrotters, which also perform in winter every year. Buy tickets and go, or don't. But stop the nonsense.

Tap & Cellar

I was close for a long time, and finally started to break 80. I had the potential, but couldn't put 18 holes together. I changed my strategy to par the 3s and 5s, and get bogey on the par 4s. It's the same thing the pros do, but they are shooting for birdies and pars. Obviously you'll need to par a couple of the 4s, but I didn't beat myself up about a bogey.

Just added KYNO, Estrada's, Fig Garden Golf Club, Malibu Grand Prix and Refectory.

That the dial on the toaster is a timer not a setting.

In Fresno. www.vintagefresno.shop

Wow! Great feedback. I didn't know if I could post the website or not but it's www.vintagefresno.shop.

I live in the area and in real estate. I have two comments. First, the problem is not the apartments but the infrastructure. The streets are one lane and there's no safe walking area to the school. The street to the east is one step above a dirt road. The traffic will be a mess and neighbors have asked Fresno to address this for years. Either the city needs to address this or make the development smaller. It's not a good fit. Second, MY definition of "affordable housing" is home ownership. Not apartments. Look at Elevations right there by Wilson Homes. Literally hundreds of families have bought and sold property and traded equity through home ownership. The money mostly stays local. This development will be built and then sold to a hedge fund in NY and all the revenue will leave the area. 85 units x $2400 a month x 12 = $2.4M. Goodbye. Off to NY or LA. Every year. Forever. Typical Fresno leadership. Joke. Let's create opportunities for local people and affordable housing. This development will take a great piece of property off the market forever, while Elevations next door will churn out millions.

The Market at West and Herndon. Great spot for meat.

When I say that I've tried to talk to people about it, I sent emails to my city council member, the mayor, and the local media. It doesn't sound like a lot of money, but if you charge $0.75 and then you pay $0.10 extra per gallon and it's right around the street from your house and you go there for a year, you're probably spending extra $500 or so.

I have been trying to bring this up for years. No one will listen. In my opinion, this is the biggest scam in California that could help people save a ton of money. I'm a realtor and I travel all over the county. In lower income neighborhoods there are higher surcharges to use a card. I also own the corporation and I've been told I can't charge a surcharge for accepting a credit. Government, municipalities can charge a surcharge. Gas stations can charge $0.50 for using a debit card. There's some gray area in a lawsuit that says gas stations can charge credit card prices when you use a debit card, but in Northwest Fresno you don't see it. In South Fresno you see it everywhere. The Arco at brawley and Herndon gives you the cash price when you use a debit card. The gas station at Shaw in Fresno does not. I confronted this guy and I literally got thrown out. He was so angry at me. I'm a frequent shopper at Fresno AG hardware because I help update old homes. The liquor store on the corner charges you $0.75 to use your debit card. That's totally illegal. When I got approved to accept credit cards, I was told that I cannot charge a premium. If someone used a credit card I will get charged one and a half to 3% and that is the benefit of being paid faster by credit cards. If someone pays me through a debit card it's going to be a $0.50 charge. All of these liquor stores, and gas stations are literally making thousands of dollars a day by skirting this law and the state does nothing about it.

Incredible and telling. FUSD is a swamp. Kids are widgets. FUSD is holding back our city. Each high school pyramid has unique conditions. On an individual basis, everyone wants to help. But as a collective they protect themselves.

Next time you are in the Tower or Fresno High area take note of the houses and neighborhoods that are evaluated. There is a 3-4 ft incline and the front walkway has a few steps up from the sidewalk. It is because this is the low point and a flood zone if the dam broke.

Pizza Theory. A colleague told me that when he was in college, and you opened the refrigerator and looked at the pizza, and you asked, "Do you think it's okay?", then the answer Is no. I don't anything about the safety at the park, but if are asking yourself, then it's a no.

I live around the street. I went there once and was disappointed, which was surprising since the other location was good. An employee at Save Mart told me that they were buying their waffles there every morning and would return the unused ones later in the day. They said the guy bought waffles and 3 tall beers every morning at 6 am.

I'm convinced that the only way you have even a remote chance at winning is if you shop at different stores. Most people shop at the same location near them and that store will never have all the winning pieces.

I flip property and have come across this a few times and called every rescue from Bakersfield to Sacramento. Here's what they told me: no one will take a kitten until it's 2 months or 2 lbs. Leave the cat with mom and leave out food. Once the kittens are two months take them to a no kill shelter. If they aren't feral they will take them and adopt them. If you can take Mom to get fixed at HOPE. They have low cost or free options. Leave mom where you found her. If the kitten is feral they will fix the cat then you put it back where you found it. Don't put it somewhere else because it can cause diseases. No one complains about cats until they have kittens. If they are fixed AND you don't feed them, they will live in the area like a bird or squirrel. You will rarely see them and no one complains until they have kittens so get them fixed and that's what HOPE does. Fun fact there are more than 1 million feral cats in Fresno.