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Posts published by “Steve Heilig”

Some Very Satisfying Pizza: A Tribute

Eons ago, in something like the mid-to-late 1990s, there was a period where there was no official place to get a hot dinner out in our little coastal Marin town. The local cafe hadn’t opened…

Dumpster Diving with Burt Bacharach

About ten years old, my best friend Scott and I have big plans. We awake long before dawn in our little Southern California beach town of Corona Del Mar, the “Crown of the Sea” indeed,…

Drug Wars & Peace

A gorgeous clear San Francisco day. Strolling downhill from a meeting up at the medical center on how to keep the “abortion pills” available to any woman who wants and needs them in these troubled…

On Putin’s War: Talking With A ‘Tankie’

(All dialogue based on real interaction). Me: Hi friend. Nice to see you. So, as predicted and feared, Putin invaded the Ukraine, even though you and your fellow travelers said that was all USA hype.…

Bringing Abortion Pills To The USA

In late 2021, it was reported that just over half of all abortions in the United States were done via oral medications. Now these pills are a central element in the political battles over abortion.…

Outgrowing the Guns

My dad was raised a Midwestern hunter and military man and had quite a few guns, which he had me trained to use at our local firing range. In the NRA-sponsored Junior Marksman course, I…

Truckers for Fantasy Freedom

“Do you oppose infanticide?” I had to admit that I do. And I took one of the nice lady’s brochures, detailing all the current proposed legislative bills she and her colleagues opposed, on the grounds…

Beatniks Are Out to Make it Rich

I pretty much burnt out on beatniks and their writings long ago. They’re mostly a young man’s fancy, as in, what can seem adventurous, romantic and yes, even cool on the page in one’s youth…

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