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I read a news article recently about the testimony of an 80 year old man, about an event he remembers from half a century ago. PG&E wants to use the testimony in its defense, but the man’s recollection includes details … Continue reading →

I still don’t get it. I’m almost elderly and I still think there are some important subjects about which my culture is completely incorrect. Am I the only one noticing these? There seems to be general agreement that the world … Continue reading →

The year after the Hanukah tour it was relatively easy to prevail with Christmas-like concepts. I’m not sure my arguments were necessary but I voiced them anyway. First I suggested to Mom that we save the presents for one day … Continue reading →

I learned things a month ago. Learning is almost always good, and it was appropriate, since I was at a continuing ed conference. But it wasn’t expected. I may have been present for the birth of two word variations. They … Continue reading →

I remember a year in Chula Vista when Hanukah came so late it ran well past Christmas. On the garbage pickup day that followed December 25th, our neighborhood put out decorative trash. There were clumps of colorful giftwrap, snarls of … Continue reading →

I witnessed a near-accident on the way to work. A woman driver nearly backed into an oblivious pedestrian. The only thing that prevented collision was the driver’s extremely slow speed. That’s what made me notice her in the first place … Continue reading →

Eugene’s Mahlon Sweet Field is one of the nicest airports I’ve ever used. It’s like Oakland’s in the 70s: small and friendly and easy to understand. I spend time there nowadays, and I collect little experiences. In mid-October I was … Continue reading →

I really don’t care who wrote the plays and sonnets we attribute to Shakespeare. It’s not like we’re paying royalties to his family. It would be satisfying to grant credit where it’s due, but that’s not what’s important. The work … Continue reading →

A month ago I was alone for a bit with my two brothers, and it didn’t take long for us to start joking inappropriately. I don’t know whether it’s called black humor or just weird, but we have been known … Continue reading →

We’re terrible. We have no sense of decorum. These are some of the sentences my family has laid upon itself. Of course those are hyperbolic. We’re not that bad. We are not malicious and we do not vandalize. But we … Continue reading →