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Posts published by “Steve Heilig”

My All-Too-Brief Career as a Male Escort

Uh-oh; any time Gordon called me it tended to mean trouble brewing. He was a man-about town with "no identifiable means of support" who lived high on multiple hogs. People speculated he was a drug dealer,…

Vaccinate!

Vaccination is one of history's most significant health advances. But California has had outbreaks of measles and pertussis in the past year. California also has a rising number of children not vaccinated for such diseases.…

My Oscars™ Scandal

We were ready to have a very nice party, a friend's big brother's 21st birthday affair in a fancy house on the cliff over the ocean, a keg of beer already tapped and some amps…

The Brotherhood Of The Grape

“California vineyards bring in record crop."  — New York Times, Feb. 16, 2014 (Scene:  Dinner gathering of wine industry business honchos) "OK, good job this year everybody and thanks for turning up here tonite, but…

Normal Water Times

Thirst is interesting. One can go weeks without food — especially if starting out corpulent — but only days without water. Rationing ratcheted many down to the minimum required for hydration.

Cannabis Ironies & Hypocrisies

“Legalize pot!” What was once hippie heresy has become a bandwagon. This past weekend's “Emerald Cup” in Sonoma County has just been covered by the San Francisco Chronicle and other media as if the holy…

Ken Kesey’s Early Years

In the mid-1960s, Ken Kesey stormed the public stage like few writers ever have. His first two novels, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest and Sometimes a Great Notion, were immediate American classics and best-sellers,…

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