Dear Big Daddy, So I went into a cave for the July 4 weekend, but I just found out that Sarah Palin resigned as governor of Alaska! What was she thinking?

Lost in Livermore

  Dear Lost, She must have been thinking “I wanna make it real easy for Big Daddy to

Hey Big Daddy, This week, we lost a pop culture icon. Do you have any favorite Michael Jackson memories? Nancy in Neverland  

Hey Nancy, You may find this hard to believe, but pop culture is not my forte. Give me a rerun of the Lawrence Welk show and a glass of JWR, and

Hey Big Daddy, What’s the deal with these Republican presidential wanna-bes. What’s next?

— Captivated in Cupertino

Hey Cupertino, I don’t know that I can tell you what’s next, but I can tell you this: I will never think of the phrase ‘hiking the Appalachian Trail’ quite the same ever again.

Hey Big Daddy, So, the Democrats passed a budget with billions in new taxes that they know don’t have any chance of passing. Can you please explain to me what in the heck they are thinking? Don’t they know that the time for political drills is over? Please, enlighten me.

Fiscal Conservative

Hey Big Daddy, Did you survive this year’s house of origin deadline? What do you think of this year’s deadline madness?

Observing in Ojai

Hey Observing, I watched, a little. And I threw my shoe at the TV screen. Then I had a drink. Then I turned it off. Then I had

Hey Big Daddy,

So, I was listening to the governor’s speech this week, and he seems really angry about this Waste Management Board. What is the Waste Management Board, and why is he so upset about it?

Ignorant in Inverness

Hey Ignorant,

In its own words, the Integrated

Hey Big Daddy, Can I follow you on Twitter?

Online in San Onofre

Hey Online, Thank you for your letter. Or your e-mail. Or however the hell you sent this in.

As for Twittering, if you are looking for new, creative ways to waste your time, or absolutely have to

Dear Big Daddy, So, the special election is over. Fine. Now what are we supposed to do?

–RIP from Ripon

Dear Rip, There was a sort of beaten dog feeling to this whole affair, was there not? It’s hard to imagine that we didn’t learn this lesson back in 2005, but

Hey Big Daddy, So, it’s down to three on American Idol. Who’s it going to be – Kris, Adam or Danny?

Sincerely, Pondering in Portola

Hey Pondering, Funny you should ask, because I was just wondering something about American Idol myself. Granted, I’ve never seen the show, but can someone please

Hey Big Daddy, This week, the governor said it was time for a debate on legalizing marijuana. Is this the way out of our budget crisis?

–Inquisitive in Ione

Hey Inquisitive, It’s amazing what happens when social mores come into conflict with fiscal circumstances. Guess who usually wins those ones. That said,