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 humor, satire, local history, philosophy and personal insight, from me, JOHN BOSTON. You know, I’d like to take credit for beginning today’s think piece with my name (JOHN BOSTON), but, truly? I have to credit our City o’ SClarita City Council. They would be:

Mayor BILL “CARMAN” MIRANDA; sub-Mayorette LAURENE “BEST IS” WESTE; councilbabers PATSY AYALA-(LA-LA-LUH-LA-LA-LAH!); person of council, JASON “BUT NO ARGONAUTS” GIBBS; and, last but not least, MARSHA “NO BANANAS*” McLEAN.

(*EDITOR’S NOTE: Without our permission, JOHN BOSTON assigned the nickname of “No Bananas” to Ms. McLean because there’s no known words that rhyme with “Marsha.” Sorry. We were helpless.)

Not being a trend-setter like our City Council, I apologize. I’m a little slow getting up to speed. You see, I just happened to notice that there’s a fairly new plaque on our latest albeit slightly gooey recreation area: Pioneer Oil Refinery Park. It’s in Newhall. The big welcoming sign features, atop and boldly, the names of our five municipal servants. Then, as an afterthought below, is the park’s name.

Those who know me can attest. I’m a big fan of self-promotion. Have I mentioned yet that my long-awaited sequel to the genre-busting, national bestseller “Naked Came The Sasquatch,” entitled, “Naked Came The Novelist,” is up for sale at johnboston-books.com? It’s available for purchase in hardcover, paperback and Kindle? Book sales are just ducky........

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