As I write this column, it is an unusually warm spring day, and red flag alerts have been issued for Solano County and other east bay communities. There is a sense of optimism in the air as we emerge from our pandemic fog after more... Continue
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The first 100 days of the Biden Administration have been a substantive success. It is refreshing to have people who believe in government. The Biden national address to a joint session of Congress hit a lot of good notes on the domestic policy front. The... Continue
I’m weary of the slow death that accompanies carefulness. I want to have more fun before I die. I know it’s selfish when so many around the world are starving, suffering, or being bludgeoned by bullies. But being alive brings longing, and the bucket list... Continue
The little tree, Arnold, is no more. Some idiot murdered him. For years this little straggly Charlie Brown Christmas tree has been a source of joy and amusement for many, as we drove past him on Arnold Drive. Each holiday, Arnold was decorated by people... Continue
Public opinion notwithstanding, the U.S. Constitution does not enshrine a right to privacy. Yes, it does provide protection against unlawful search and seizure, which implies that unless warranted, homes and cars and laptops cannot be searched, but a sharply worded “right” to privacy can’t be... Continue
There’s a sense of optimism in the air as we emerge from our pandemic fog after more than a year of a challenging, transformed existence of sacrifice and loss. But even as we let ourselves experience the joy and gratitude of lowering case numbers and... Continue
Chapter 15: 1932 • Colusa, California ~ Comfortable around Mrs. Chatfield, Carl talked to her about the heat and the bugs, discussed the differences between hay and rice farming, and went on about Leghorns and Rhode Island Reds. They could talk about almost anything. It was... Continue
After a year in and out of quarantine, we have emerged, like a latter-day Rip Van Winkle, into the light of day, scratching our heads and wondering what was that dream we were having, of a new way of life emerging from the prolonged miasma... Continue
When Sigmund Freud authored Civilization and Its Discontents in 1929, the world was in the throes of social, economic and political upheaval. The 1920s brought with it a post-WW1 era of explicit sexuality, financial excess then collapse, and world politics riven by domination, resistance and... Continue
Sonoma County held a virtual Town Hall on Climate April 6, picking up where we left off, said our District 1 Supervisor, Susan Gorin, when our lives were so rudely interrupted by the pandemic. She was “excited”, she said, to move climate change to the... Continue