When people ask me what’s on my mind I sometimes say, “death…” but I don’t like to talk about it because it’s a downer. It's the absolute oddest "thing" – death, I mean. It's hard to talk about, to "get on top of..." to embrace,... Continue
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The beaver dam is back on Sonoma Creek in Maxwell Farms Regional Park. It was washed away during last season’s storms. Last time I looked, the intertwined limbs and branches were holding back the low water flows as summer turned to fall. I also found... Continue
Big Pharma is required to test new potions and concoctions to assure their safety and effectiveness before releasing them on an unsuspecting public. If they don’t, they could be heavily fined, get sued, and/or their executives put at a small risk of being tossed in... Continue
I find the behavior of Matt Gaetz, Marjory Taylor Greene, Lauren Bobert and Kevin McCarthy reprehensible; I hate it. These four MAGATS and many other so-called republicans are pursuing policies and positions that damage our democracy; the only reason I can see for how they... Continue
Elvis notoriously shot his TV when all four channels were trash that day. I feel you, bro. You, gentle reader, don’t have to go that gonzo to reduce the influence of mainstream media on your baseline mood and emotional stability. Don’t get poisoned by the... Continue
After many decades of a local economy based on low-wage agriculture, hospitality and wine industry jobs, rumors are circulating that a cutting-edge hi-tech start-up is seeking to lease several thousand square feet of office space just off the Plaza in Sonoma. If true, hundreds of... Continue
Growing up in Minnesota I didn’t look like other kids. My Sicilian mother put a bowl on my head, cutting around it to create my signature curly-fro cut. Each summer I would spend every minute outdoors, achieving an amazing tan. That combined with slanted eyes... Continue
Chapter 62: 1950 • Sonora, California Feb 1950 • Larry’s diary (age 16) Feb 8 Went to scout meeting and signed up with air scouts. Baby Cathy is sick with cut finger. ********** Mom’s ham and cheese sandwiches were our favorite lunch. She ground the... Continue
It’s surreal, from Obama to Trump, Covid shutting doors around the world for two years, heat waves above 110 degrees in our little buttercup town – then throw in some days of gratitude, fun with friends, rains and earthquakes. So, here’s what’s on my mind... Continue
Each of us is different and in other ways we are all the same. Sameness and difference are two sides of a coin; you can’t have one without the other. In our case, sameness and difference are the products of one billion years or more... Continue