Chapter 39: 1947 • Larry’s diary (age 13) Jul 1 Going to work in dads store from now on regularly Jul 2 I was delivering papers on my morning route and a girl fell on courthouse spike fence and got a very deep cut on... Continue
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The Biden Administration exceeded my deflated expectations by passing three significant pieces of legislation in the last month. As a democratic socialist, all of the bills are inadequate and not even close to what is needed for the actual historical task of developing a functional... Continue
Here’s my opinion: If you don’t get to the roots of the weed it just grows back. We can remove guns and make new laws, that goes a long way. But, until communities have affordable, competent mental health counselors and educators who help people learn... Continue
We live in a consumer society that underpins the world economy; money, it’s said, makes the world go ‘round. I could spend a entire column decrying this fact, how consumerism is gutting our planet, destroying habitat, driving species extinction and fueling climate change, but we... Continue
“We must keep the horrors of Hiroshima in view at all times, recognizing there is only one solution to the nuclear threat: not to have nuclear weapons at all.” -- UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres in Hiroshima on August 6, 2022 What would it be... Continue
Like any physical object used regularly, human bodies wear out; joints lose cartilage, cataracts develop, muscles get weaker, organs lose efficiency, healing happens slower, bones get more brittle, and memory…oh yes, memory gets worse. Now I remember. The Watcher, the self-conscious “I” that some neuroscientists... Continue
Since the Events of January 6, 2021, the cri de cœur for Democrats and various other leftists/liberals/socialists/communists has been to "hold those responsible Accountable!" But free-speech America is awash in conflict, and many see no good reason to get excited about a few tourists in... Continue
Chapter 38: 1947 • Larry’s diary (age 13) Jun 4 Graduated from 8th grade elementary school. I got a wristwatch and binder as gifts. Went to graduation party and danced with Barbara Miles Jun 5 At 2 PM left for 3 week vacation to stay... Continue
A vigil was held for David Pelaez Chavez who was killed by a Sonoma County deputy sheriff. His brother said “We want them to tell us the truth.” How do we get the truth? Measure P, the Evelyn Cheatham Effective IOLERO (Independent Office of Law... Continue
In statistics, ‘reversion to the mean’ is a term used to describe that observation of the extreme is followed by observation of the less extreme, or one might say, a more normal average. In other words, no matter how wild results may appear, over time... Continue