My History of Bikes
2018-04-23 – I’ve really ramped up my bike riding in the last couple of years, but I’ve always loved riding, since I was a little kid. I’ve had a number […]
Tag Archives: Culture
Ramblings on Saturday’s March
2018-03-26 – In early May of 1970 I went on my first protest march. I was 18 years old. The march was to protest the American bombing of Cambodia during […]
Let’s Not Lock All the Exits for Trumps’ Supporters
2018-03-20 – I’ve been having a running debate with fellow progressives about where we direct our outrage about the Trump administration. I’ve advocated going easy on the Trump voters while […]
Hamilton, or Why Politicians Can’t Be Trusted with Guns
2018-03-15 – Tweets are not the only way to over-communicate with great political (and self-destructive) effect. Once it took 140,000 characters to move a nation—or spill the beans on a […]
A Few Good Guys with Guns Are Helpless Against a Military Power
2018-03-01 – Let’s play Jeopardy. Here’s the Final Jeopardy answer: Zero Do do do do do do do. Do do do do DO do do do do do. Do do […]
Emehrgency! Everybody to Get from Street!
2018-02-22 – “Emehrgency! Everybody to get from street!” That’s what the accidental Russian invaders said in the 1966 movie “The Russians Are Coming, the Russians Are Coming.” In that movie […]
Ice Cream Is a Zero Sum Game
2018-02-19 – Four adult human beings live in my house full time. And human beings can’t live too long without ice cream. So when we bring ice cream into the […]
Why Is Trump Concerned Only About Shooting Deaths in Chicago?
2018-02-15 – “Chicago is a shooting disaster.” It’s a favorite line recited over and over by President Donald Trump. I’m glad he is concerned, but we’ve yet to see any […]
Why Don’t Humans Have Floppy Ears? Are We Not Tame?
2018-02-12 – My dog Lefty is a herding dog. He’s not aggressive unless you are a sheep (or a Canada goose, for some reason). Lefty is an Australian Shepherd. And, […]
May You Live to Be 120—But No Older
2018-01-29 – The billionaires now want to live forever. And some of them are apparently spending their fortunes to make it happen. I get where they are coming from, particularly […]
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