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Posts published in “Essays”

Why Close Any State Park?

When Governor Brown issued his list of State Park closures on May 13th, a numb silence spread through our park system. At first, Californians could…

The End Of Authority

The “Question Authority” bumper sticker is obsolete. Authority has been thoroughly questioned — and failed the interview. The evidence of its failure is global, as…

To Do What Needs To Be Done

The biggest news in the past month with the little man was that the he is doing great in school via the Parent-Teacher Conference.  The…

A Dream Called Hell

You know you’re in trouble when the clouds turn green and start spinning on a vortex. You really should’ve gotten out of there by now.…

Fifteen Years After 215

Occasionally the iron heel comes down on people who are widely respected and/or have the resources and will to fight back effectively.  “The feds have…

Mucho Car

It's gone forever, my beloved Triumph Spitfire, that classic, marvelous looking British sports car that never ran anywhere near as well as it looked. Pearl…

Rock Is Dead

The Doors might have been the first musical discovery of my own youth; after glomming onto my big sister's Beatles, Stones, and yes, Monkees records,…

Robbery

Someone broke into our car last week while we were in Cotton Auditorium for another marvelous Symphony of the Redwoods concert, Marcia in the orchestra,…

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