Over the years, I’ve covered crime scenes and political demonstrations and sports events, talked to guitar players and government officials and gadflies. But until this week I have never studied the situation as people got drunk.

Our kids life the high life; I mean, seriously. They have lux Britax car seats that any grown person would envy. Plush, padded seats, high backs for quick naps or just relaxing, adjustable seatbelts for comfort and padded arm rests and snacks on the side should they become peckish. I think all they need are magic fingers — the 21st century version that is, not the cheapy quarter-fed hotel cliché.

No one ever gets rich teaching. I doesn’t matter how good you are or where you work, the rewards of teaching are not financial. That said, I can’t complain that much about my salary. The party line is that teachers are poorly paid, but the truth is more nuanced. It all depends on your perspective.

There are many issues that haunt the first people of this nation. Since the beginning of European settlement, this country has taken land, violated treaties and failed to ratify treaties that were negotiated by official agents of the U.S. government. Some people were never even officially recognized as tribes.

We started with two, went down to one and now we are out of political bloggers at NapaValleyRegister.com. Are you going to be the next to join our highly-unpaid staff?

A batch of amendments to a massive water-bond bill was submitted to the state Senate's clerical desk Monday, and one, as it turned out, had nothing to do with water.

Dear editor, I was fortunate to have been invited to the Chocolate and Wine Tasting fundraising event Doris Gentry put on. I drove to the event from the Los Angeles area and was impressed at all the participating businesses and vendors.  Doris did an excellent job in orchestrating the event. Good job, Doris! What a leader.

Dear editor, Napa Valley’s small-town gems are much harder to discover when their titles don’t end with sauvignon, franc or verdot.

Dear editor, Napa Valley merchants and small business owners created a “welcome wagon” for new homeowners who just recently purchased their home in the Napa Valley.

With my recent announcement that I am forming an exploratory committee to run for County Supervisor, my ability to write a blog column for NapaValleyRegister.com has come to an end.

What Halloween costume did you, or your child, pick out to wear this year?

What politically-themed issue makes you want to scream?

Fire out your thoughts here on your topic of the week that is not covered through a Register.com article or opinion item.

Seth Herbey takes us through the streets of Old Town Napa for this month's installment of NapaCam.