So as soon as I posted about what a great day I was having, I got some really awful news.

Man killed in officer-involved shooting in south Stockton

I don't know the poor victim, but I do know one of his family members. She probably wouldn't consider me more than an acquaintance, but she is a member of my church and, until recently, active in my old youth group. I am saddened and troubled by her and her family's needless loss.

Latest sign of the apocalypse.

Snoop Dogg set for Stockton

"Rapper Snoop Dogg will perform Saturday at a roller skating rink that former City Councilman Ralph Lee White built at his south Stockton estate, White said."

Guess it beats the hell out of Neil Diamond. Now the real question is: can Stockton behave itself?