An old friend recently asked me, after I told him I was retired, “What do you do all day?” He asked me in an email, so I didn’t have to defend myself right away, or…
Posts published in September 2018
To think that in this America a man like Willie Nelson has the right, yes, the right, to choose who he supports in an election! How dare he assert his right as an American to…
Candidate Forum;
Schnurrbart Sabotage;
Pepperbox Delgado;
Little Dog;
Homeless Rights;
House Plans;
Nuisance Property;
Trade War;
Pot Pioneers;
Ballot Signatures;
River Trespass;
Skunk Plans;
Whiteboy Rick;
Skewered Wolfe;
Yesterday's Catch;
SNAP Chatter;
Hurricane Cooper;
Full Disclosure;
Manna;
Farina Puns;
Placebo Buttons;
Antique Hearse;
Prostate Month;
UFOs;
Appealing Cults;
Tedious Rachel;
Social Security;
Accusation Timing
“Bring a large piece of uncooked meat with you when you come,” said the gruff voice on the phone. I thought it a rather odd and nonspecific request for a luncheon date but acceded, thinking…
Forget about the famed military-industrial complex of the Eisenhower years. It isn’t what it was. Yes, we have a military, but the industrial complex was shipped to China years ago. In current times, the political-media…
Can the credits wreck a film? I’m not talking about choking on a popcorn kernel when you see that the best boy happens to be the same guy who ran off with your wife. The…
This is a mighty week for politics in Fort Bragg. Bright and early Monday morning the conference room in City Hall was packed with officials. The City Attorney and Councilmen were leaning forward to wrestle…
The homeless camps in Ukiah are not far off the beaten path. The beaten path, for those who have never been homeless in Ukiah, goes from the Community Center on North State Street, over to…