Bad things happen
Years ago my coworker and friend said a couple of things that have come back to haunt me in light of where Republicans and the Supreme... Continue
If it works for veggie burgers…
There is a certain type of veggie burger I love. For a while Whole Foods, Sonoma Market, and Safeway carried it. Now only Sonoma Market... Continue
The high price of money
Money, it seems it is all people are talking about. Gas is over $6 a gallon, food prices are up, and most homes in Sonoma Valley are... Continue
The slow, inevitable triumph of nature
We recently returned from a much needed and long delayed vacation. We flew to southwest Florida to spend a few days visiting my snowbird... Continue
You should know how to recycle by now
Why is it so hard to recycle? Why is it so hard to rinse cans and bottles and place them in the recycling cart for Recology? Recology... Continue
The mess on Moon Mountain
For the last few years I have been observing the slow motion construction of a bunch of McMansions at the corner of Moon Mountain... Continue
Life in balance
I watched the movie Koyaanisqatsi when I was in my thirties. The images stay with me to this day. According to Hopi Dictionary: Hopìikwa... Continue
It’s time to call BS
I read the book On Bullshit, by Harry Frankfurt, around the time it was published in 2005. Frankfurt determines that BS is speech intended... Continue
Winter without a home
This morning it is bitter cold. I go out and pick up the newspaper and it is almost a Minnesota, brittle bite of cold that I feel.... Continue
What guns do
From a very young age I knew guns kill. That is the purpose of a gun, to kill animals or other humans. A 17-year-old brings a gun... Continue
