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Posts published in May 2021

Orville Schell’s Cultural Revolution

“You say you want a revolution,” The Beatles sang in 1968, near the height of the cultural revolution in the U.S., when sex, drugs, rock ‘n’ roll and rebellion mingled and gave birth to a…

Quiz: Choose A, B, 3 Or D

There are no wrong answers but most are less correct than others. All responses evaluated by licensed officials, scores published, attitudes analyzed, consequences likely.  1) Would you rather A) Be suffering from a serious wound…

The Dream

Weinstein is having a drink, sweet strong coffee laced with vanilla and a jigger of over proof rum, with Ernest Hemingway on the hardwood veranda of Papa’s home in the green hills above Havana, Finca…

Mendocino County Today: Monday, May 3, 2021

Dry Winds | Gerry Haslam | Plant Sale | B Flatlining | Obey Jesus | Opting Out | Old Hippies | Lake Pillsbury | Grand Reopening | Weed v Wine | Asparagus Truck | Klamath Salmon | Bosco-rama | Yesterday's Catch | Coital Death | Animal LaMotta | Buried Blacksmith | Poverty Wages | UFO Story | Splendid Wreckage | Soylent Beige | Gender Sideshow | Please Hold | White Guy | Devil's Dictionary | Christmas Carton | American Empire

Seabiscuit, the VP & Me

The recent death of Walter Mondale brings back strong memories for me, back to when I and many other Mendocino County residents had a first-hand face to face meeting with the late Vice President Walter…

The Day of the Ashes

Yesterday, September 9, 2020 smoke and ashes from the nearby wildfires blocked out the sun and settled on the graves and gravestones in the local cemeteries. The ash covered everything: cars, yards, decks, and the…

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