2023 Articles

Dear Jeff Bezos

March 24, 2023 Dear Jeff Bezos, I heard a rumor that you wanted to get rid of your considerable fortune by the time you die –since we can\’t take it with us.  How about solving the homeless crisis here in California and then, nationally, with all that disposable income? Your ex is already forging a

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The American Nightmare

March 13, 2023 The American Dream is dead — welcome the American Nightmare — heralded by the death of Social Security and threatening to plunge millions of Americans into poverty. Social security has been, for almost 90 years, a symbol of a society willing to take care of its aged and those who believed in

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Water, Water Everywhere

February 22, 2023 I\’m not sure that any water saving measures: dams, freshwater bays, desalination and just plain conservation will work until we change our culture regarding water.  If every Californian would realize that water is our most precious resource (truly more precious than oil or gold or almonds) then we might have a chance

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A Potpourri (Secondary Definition)

February 14, 2023/Valentine\’s Day Turkey This quake in Turkey and Syria was catastrophic, and, has spurred a great deal of internal and international  participation in rescue attempts — albeit slowly.  Amidst the tragic loss of life we\’ve had a number of heart-warming stories: one featuring a family that survived together after being trapped for 100

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Gavin! Stop the Gouging!!

January 12, 2023 I\’m stumbling out of the gates on this first 2023 issue because I\’m recognizing the fact that we\’re fucked as Californians;  as a nation; and, as a species, and there\’s nothing we can do about it except rant and rave and take-it-up-the-ass!  I just learned that Vlad the Impaler had his victims

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