“There ain’t no sin and there ain’t no virtue. There’s just stuff people do. It’s part of the same thing. And some of the things folks do is nice, and…
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I started my environmental health career in Sutter County, a small rural county in Northern California. One of my duties was inspecting well seal installations. Which is to say the…
I recently learned of the Chinese word for the Western Woke: baizuo. Bai meaning “white” and zuo meaning “left.” From a Copilot search, here is an explanation (from Wikipedia): Yup,…
The person who adopted Annah, a cat with cerebellar hypoplasia, is a far better person than I am.
Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives and California gubernatorial candidate Eric Swalwell stands accused of sexual assault by several women. The attacks allegedly occurred several years ago. One…
“People who would hamper free speech always make the mistake of assuming that they are designing a world in which only their enemies will be forced to shut up.” …
He logged on and clicked immediately to the Allview website. He closed his eyes, gathered a deep breath…and then warily looked at the screen. Shit. It was still there: the…
“They sit for coffee and laugh at us often.” —Unknown As both the wise and foolish say, “Elections have consequences.” Too often bad ones. The fundamental problem in democracies…
[From the unpublished Hieroglyphics from an Unremarkable Age] “The gods are cruel. We humans must be better.” There once lived a remarkable little girl named Amy Wang. Over a period of…
“Most men jump at the chance to give up everything for nothing.” —Ray Bradbury, Something Wicked This Way Comes “The faintest of all human passions is the love of…