There are certain people society has taught us to trust and respect, like doctors, judges and the police. In my life I have found out…
Posts published by “Phillip Murphy”
The first clear memories of my childhood began in the town of Los Gatos, located in south end of Silicon Valley and nestled against the…
For a variety of reasons I watch a fair amount of Fox News, which I’m frequently at odds with on issues and none more so…
“My God, what a beautiful day” I thought to myself as I was flying southbound in my 1954 Piper because for once the California Central…
It wasn’t until I was around the age of twenty that my impressions of the cops really began to take form, with some of my…
When I was growing up in the Silicon Valley during the 1960s, a mindset everyone there seemed to share was that California was not only…
Every late winter or early spring a great migration takes place from Clear Lake into some or all of it’s 17 main tributaries, involving mainly…
(Lakeport) — It may seem like going after low-hanging fruit to take a shot at PG&E these days, but there is an aspect of their…
Part 2: The Inquisition Now the dies were cast — I was out of the station and forever labeled a white supremacist/misogynist. There was of…
Part 1: The Descent “Oh boy, you’ve really done it this time”, I thought to myself as I walked down the darkened hallway to the…
"Oh crap," I thought to myself as my old pickup truck rattled to a stop in front of the barn, "This ain't good.” It was…