Larry Barnett lives in Sonoma where he was elected to three terms on the City Council and served twice as Mayor. A thirty-three-year resident, he currently serves as Chair of Sonoma's Planning Commission. He has been married for 48 years, has two daughters and three grandchildren.
Dishwasher Chess
The Pieces: Dirty cups, bowls, plates, platters, glasses, knives, forks, and spoons; an assortment of shapes of varying sizes that... Continue
Biochemical me
Is the self physical or metaphysical? That is the question. The nature of self is hotly debated. Buddhist non-materialists consider... Continue
Finding time and space
Think about how strange yet ordinary are space and time, here and now. Neither can be held, or for that matter seen or heard, and... Continue
On dying happy
There are as many ways of dying as there are of living. Often, they are the same. My father Norman, for example, was an anxious man. ... Continue
Between sameness and difference
Life’s diversity numbers in the many millions, and yet no two living things are exactly alike; all are heterogeneous. This is as... Continue
Serenity or Turmoil?
The world is tumultuous by nature, a whirligig of happenings only a tiny portion of which any of us knows about, not including the... Continue
Memories of Val Robichaud
I started writing for The Sun in 2005, while I was Mayor of Sonoma. I’d write a “Mayor’s” column once a month, and thereafter... Continue
Does the universe require a prime mover?
Call it a demiurge, cosmic force, or God; for hundreds of generations humankind has believed in a prime mover of the universe, a cosmic... Continue
The Emotional States of America
I’ve been thinking about the French Revolution, how it led to the bloody Reign of Terror that killed tens of thousands and eventually... Continue
If water could talk
Mother Nature came crying to me last night. “I’ve had it,” she said, her tears falling loudly on the skylight, “I’m done.” But... Continue
