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The Time Ranger

The Time Ranger | The Most Important Date in SCV History … 

January 10, 2026 3:57 am

This is a Santa Clarita weekend where I shall not stop smiling. I’ll tell you why at the end of this morning’s trail ride.  That teaser aside, happy Early January, dear saddlepals. We’ve a most interesting trek waiting

John Boston

John Boston | On Lynch Mobs, Elvis, ‘Eh’ Food & Saugus Cafe

January 9, 2026 6:05 am

I’ve always been a night owl and find peace in small hours when milk men and vampires stir. The Saugus Café was sanctuary, back when it was famous for being

The Time Ranger

The Time Ranger | The Devil’s Punch & How Death Valley Was Named 

January 3, 2026 1:48 am

Time surely seems to be accelerating. It feels like 20 minutes ago we were greeting the new year of 2025. Well. Add another digit onto the 21st century.  We’ve a most interesting trek ahead, o

John Boston

John Boston | WD30, Knife Throwing & My ’26 Resolutions

January 2, 2026 11:23 am

I wonder how I’ll do this year. It’s 2026, just a couple days into it. My New Year’s Resolutions are still sporting the “WET PAINT” sign. Looking back, I haven’t

John Boston

John Boston | The Unbearable Eyeball-Melting LED Headlights

December 26, 2025 1:13 am

The year 2026 is right around the corner and I know I  am paid to rend flesh and entrails over the myriad of civilization-ending issues facing us. But, right now?

The Time Ranger

The Time Ranger | Wishing You Saddlepals a Most Merry SCV Christmas 

December 20, 2025 1:39 am

Before we head off through a time vortex draped by tinsel and mistletoe, I doff my oversized O’Farrell and offer a humble thank you.  There are Santa Claritans I have known for

John Boston

John Boston | On Nose Bolts and a Merry Christmas …

December 19, 2025 6:09 am

It’s almost Christmas and I’m happy. I used to go complete robot cattle stampede when it came to celebrating. I’d purchase a new, live tree every December, decorate the pants

The Time Ranger

The Time Ranger | A KKK Oilman & the Pre-Christmas Gentleman Bank Robber 

December 13, 2025 6:04 am

Before we start out, just a reminder for you truly efficient and capable people riding with us today: There are just 377 shopping days until Christmas 2026.  Phew. Glad we got that obligatory

John Boston

John Boston | The Generic Palmdale Xmas Fam Newsletter

December 12, 2025 5:19 am

DEAR GREATER ANTELOPE VALLEY & PARTS UNKNOWN FAMILY — Trust all y’all’s well, even you hailing from beyond our borders who married into the clan. Pray some of you be

The Time Ranger

The Time Ranger | A Special 1,000-Year History of SCV Christmases 

December 6, 2025 1:44 am

I’ve been doing these trail rides into Santa Clarita Valley history for almost 50 years now. We just celebrated Christmas for 2025 and hope you were surrounded by loved ones. May you become, most joyously, the

The Time Ranger

The Time Ranger | Jailbird Preachers & a Christmas Dad Verdict  

December 6, 2025 1:36 am

Jiminy Christmas, would someone mind telling me where 2025 went? Less than a month and we’ve burnt another year.  Thank goodness for the miracle of time traveling, where we can mosey back

John Boston

John Boston | Bonanza: The Official Song of Santa Clarita

December 5, 2025 6:19 am

One of my dear, childhood friends is Curtis Stone and the heavens haven’t molded a kinder guy. You know? Me, too. I’m a kinder guy. We’re both kind guys. Even-tempered.

The Time Ranger

The Time Ranger | When the SCV Lost the World’s Largest Oak Tree 

November 29, 2025 1:28 am

OK you Santa Claritanites, yuppies and grizzled cowpokes and all beloved betwixt. I know there’s a you somewhere underneath those turkey tummies rising and falling on the couches and beds.  Day’s breaking.  We’ve some time traveling to

John Boston

John Boston | Here’s a Novel Idea for a Post Thanksgiving

November 28, 2025 4:50 am

George Bernard Shaw once offered a toothy observation about Christianity. He said it was a great religion. Maybe someone should try practicing it someday. For me? Ditto with Thanksgiving. It

The Time Ranger

The Time Ranger | SCV Boob Tubes & the End of the Swat Team … 

November 22, 2025 1:32 am

Top of a November Santa Clarita weekend to you, friends. As we stroll our ponies out for our historical constitutional this morning, we’ve some mighty darn interesting vistas ahead. We’ll start by going all the way back to the

John Boston

John Boston | The All-Nude Courthouse Council Statue

November 21, 2025 5:54 am

I, JOHN BOSTON, am happier than a puppy with two you-know-whats, to present today’s column. I think it’s important that the citizens of SClarita have a column, lightly laced with

The Time Ranger

The Time Ranger | The Last Grizzly Shot in the SCV: In 1945 … 

November 15, 2025 1:30 am

A warm and Western howdy to you, saddlepals. I’m estimating you know the drill by now. Hop out of those designer foam Valencia mattresses, throw on some jeans and something that will pass as a

John Boston

John Boston | The Bee and the Last Days of Babylon …

November 14, 2025 7:29 am

There’s a website that I worship in this twisted, love/hate relationship. It’s the Babylon Bee. I’d add a “dot.com” to it, but management frowns at such shameless and non-hometown promotions.

The Time Ranger

The Time Ranger | The Newhall Woman Who Named Death Valley 

November 8, 2025 1:35 am

Heavens to Betsy, this year is flying by so fast. It seems like it was January about eight minutes ago. Thank heavens for relativity and Sunday mornings, when we can

John Boston

John Boston | Santa Clarita Needs a Statue of Anteaus

November 7, 2025 5:47 am

Antaeus was the Greek king and giant who fought Heracles and lost. His name is the root of the prefix of “anti,” meaning, “opponent,” or, “I face” or “I oppose.”

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