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John Boston | By No Demand Whatsoever, I’m Returning to FB

April 15, 2022 6:29 am

Like most, I have a serious Love/Hate relationship with Facebook. I haven’t figured out how to completely wash its smarmy germs off my skin, but, I also haven’t been on

The Timer Ranger

The Time Ranger | The Stuntman Who Can’t Stay in the Saddle

April 9, 2022 1:09 am

Well a good Santa Clarita spring morning to you, saddlepals and saddlepal-ettes. See you’re all well-outfitted with those cute little chrome and Styrofoam latte mugs. April. Designer coffee. Tall in

John Boston

John Boston | Jack Williams: One Bona Fide, Side-Saddle Riding S.O.(:-)

April 8, 2022 11:41 am

Despite flirting with the life agrarian, I’ve never been a morning person. Pre-10 a.m.? I need a spatula to get out of bed. If someone asked, and, they have, what

The Timer Ranger

The Time Ranger | The 1970 CHP’s Day of Tragedy

April 2, 2022 1:04 am

Have to confess. Had an absolute blast last weekend at Rancho Camulos at that little chat at their historic schoolhouse. Didn’t know grown-ups could have so much fun. ALL the

John Boston

John Boston | It’s April Fool’s. Don’t Let Me See You Today.

April 1, 2022 2:11 pm

I love the Ukraine. They’re the only country on Planet Earth that recognizes April Fool’s as a national holiday. You gotta love a nation like that, although, for me, every

The Timer Ranger

The Time Ranger | Time Ranger Speaks At Camulos this Sunday…

March 26, 2022 6:20 am

Well a warm and Western howdy, dear buckaroos, buckaroo-ettes. Got a special heads-up. I’ll be speaking at Rancho Camulos on Highway 126 on your way toward Lake Piru this Sunday,

John Boston

John Boston | Once, I Gave a Chinese Boy a Ride to America

March 25, 2022 12:23 pm

Years ago, I was en route to a Beverly Hills dinner and ended up giving this kid a lift. A student from, of all places, Wuhan, future home of the

The Timer Ranger

The Time Ranger | The Dream That Saved All the Indians

March 19, 2022 3:09 am

Certainly trust all y’all Western Irishmen and Irish wannabes had a warm and pioneer-esque St. Patrick’s Day. In honor of the great saint who sadly got attached to excess drinking,

John Boston

John Boston | WHAT!?! A Dime a Gallon? That’s Highway Robbery!

March 18, 2022 2:58 pm

This was more than a few weeks before my time, but — cue sound effects of chairs frantically sliding backwards and the younger Signal Reader Demographic sprinting out of the

The Timer Ranger

The Time Ranger | When Newhall Almost Completely Blew Up

March 12, 2022 3:11 am

Hey dear saddlepals. Happy Second — wait a second. Wasn’t I just wishing you a “Happy Second weekend” in January 2003 like 20 minutes ago? Having fun or not, time

John Boston

John Boston | Whisk Me to a World of Nick & Nora

March 11, 2022 12:05 pm

I got away the other night. Gasoline is $5-plus a gallon. I think it’ll hit close to $9 in California. But, for a while, I got away. Escaped from the

The Timer Ranger

The Time Ranger | When SCV Lads Cleaned up Los Angeles

March 5, 2022 1:49 am

Happy first weekend in March, dear saddlepals. Someone needs to leave a Post-it on the barn door to put the brakes on 2022. Time sure seems to be rollicking at

John Boston

John Boston | Nuclear War? Be Sure to Wear Your COVID Mask!

March 4, 2022 6:30 am

I was too young to be thinking of such things, maybe 12. I clearly remember where exactly I was on the sidewalk when I pondered the amazing accomplishments of mankind.

The Timer Ranger

The Time Ranger | Remembering a Good Guy: William G. Bonelli II.

February 26, 2022 10:37 am

We’ve an epic ride ahead, through floods, snow, and the flinging mud of rodeos. There’s local war spies among us, an entire passel of crooks, and the early and unscheduled

John Boston

John Boston | The Cremation of My Dear Pal, Phil McLanier…

February 25, 2022 6:04 am

In previous lifetimes, I must have saved Harriet Tubman, the Buddha and an entire passel of nice grandmamas for I am blessed with good karma and the best pal in

The Timer Ranger

The Time Ranger | When a Year’s Subscription Cost a Pie

February 19, 2022 12:03 am

A warm and Western howdy to you, dear saddlepals. Hope you survived last weekend’s Super Bowl Sunday intact.  We’ve a most interesting trail ride ahead, into the back canyons of

John Boston

John Boston | A Message from the Democratic Party for 2022

February 18, 2022 6:01 pm

Sit. That’s all you have to do right now. Sit. Take a deep breath. Be calm. Oh-so calm. Feel the soothing and reassuring rhythm of our voice? Your voice. OUR

The Timer Ranger

The Time Ranger | Baby-Faced Punks & the Rare SCV Moose

February 12, 2022 6:05 am

A warm and Western February morning to you, dear saddlepals. It’s a glorious day for a time ride through local history, and, this morning, we’ll be inspecting all sorts of

John Boston

John Boston | Joe Rogan? Move to SClarita. Why? No Neil Young!!

February 11, 2022 5:22 am

Dearest Joe Rogan — Buddy. Sorry Democrats have been swallowing horse-pill-sized bile pills over your often edgy and widely popular podcasts. Not to fret, Joe. You have a home in

The Timer Ranger

The Time Ranger | More Blizzards, Bogart & TMS’ 103rd Birthday

February 5, 2022 1:23 am

Ever see an elephant water ski?  Drinking or not, you’re going to.  Top of the first weekend in February to you, dear saddlepals. We have a most interesting trail ride

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