Happy New Year! I hope you had a joyful holiday season and that your 2023 is off to a good start, rain included! And what a start we have had. This morning rain poured down on my roof, and I thought it would never... Continue
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Chapter 46: 1948 • Sonora Note: my brother did not keep a diary for much of 1948. Many entries were typical posts about Boy Scouts, band, and building bookcases, some days were missed, and some weeks and months were completely blank. 1948 • Larry’s diary... Continue
Natural selection, Darwin’s insight into the workings of evolution, spans multiple generations, thousands of them. Plants and animals have been evolving for billions of years, and 99.99% of all the species that have arisen are extinct. Human-like beings have been around for perhaps a million... Continue
Putin has offered a 36-hour ceasefire in honor of the Russian Orthodox Christmas and Biden and the Ukrainians have rejected it. Russia says it is going to do it anyway. Ukrainians meanwhile heard on KPFA news can only say he doesn’t mean it, whenever he... Continue
In 2013, City of Sonoma voters narrowly rejected Measure B, a ballot initiative that would have limited the size of new hotels built in town to no larger than 25 rooms until the annual occupancy rate of existing hotels reached 80%. The Measure sought to... Continue
Business as usual. How often do we hear these words? But wouldn't seem that if you do something over and over again and it does not work, you should try something different? I was speaking with some experienced architects the other day. They asked me... Continue
It’s possible that I say this every year, but it’s never untrue – 2022 flew by! More clichés from your county Supervisor: it was busy, challenging, fulfilling, frustrating, humbling, rewarding; I could go on and on. While our period of extreme drought continues, I am... Continue
If I tell you you’re a self-aware, inter-dimensional wave form of densely packed spacetime will it change your life? I’m not saying you’re not you; I’m saying you’re more than you think you are. Or less. Or maybe, both. Just sayin’. We’re all subject to... Continue
Quick: In 45k words or less, describe what the world was like for you and loved ones just five short years ago, at year-end 2017. You remember who our President was back then. Right – that guy; he'd been in office almost a whole YEAR.... Continue
Chapter 45: 1947 • Larry’s diary (age 13) -- Dec 1 Bought Daisy air pistol. It is 117 caliber and shoots small sized BB’s. Dec 2 Was sick today and missed school. I may have the flu mom has just gotten well from. Rained. Dec... Continue