Greetings one and all — if you are sitting comfortably then I shall begin. I had a nice little chat last week with Valley folks, Ross and Joyce Murray, as they enjoyed dinner at Lauren’s…
Posts published in August 2011
Is addiction a “disease?” Depends on who you ask, it seems, but if you ask those with the most experience and training — including doctors and scientists in the field — the answer is yes.
This is an appeal to the people of the city of Point Arena, in regards to the recent actions of the Point Arena City Council, and their alleged “Order of Abatement of Nuisance” against the…
Across the table sat Grandpa in the straw cowboy hat he has to wear these days on account of the skin cancer that developed on his pointy German ears from working out in the sun…
The Letter to the Editor could have been to Any Newspaper in Anytown, USA: “These illegal immigrants come here, take our jobs, get free health care, free education, and free housing!” I'm leaving out the…
That debt and sin are synonymous in Christian thought and liturgy might help explain the righteousness of Tea Party discourse, as well as the genuflections of Obama and his acolytes. It’s true that the Sojourners…
“The Possible’s slow fuse is lit By the Imagination.” — Emily Dickinson While following a seemingly insignificant line of thought I will suddenly find myself on a broad avenue of inquiry that becomes the…
One of the drawbacks of dividing my time between Spy Rock and the city was the rigmarole I had to go through every time I left or returned. It wasn’t a big deal in summer.…