Author Archives: Rick Gilbert

Repeal and Replace: The Financial Elite Are So Happy!

“Repeal and replace! Hooray for Donald Trump and our Republican-led government. Finally, we got it [...]

Tales of a Fake Minister; Why Clergy Must Be State Licensed

A few years ago, I performed a marriage ceremony for my old friend Don Schaller’s [...]

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Golden Years

The Golden Years   The Golden Years have come at last The Golden Years have [...]

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This Is Going On Your Permanent Record !

Reminder: My show is this Saturday night, January 14 in Redwood City. Tickets online or [...]

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Humor Corner

  Have you heard about the Zen vacuum cleaner? It comes with no attachments.

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PowerSpeaking Year-end Party and Cooking Class

Join the PowerSpeaking team as they prepare a wonderful meal for the end of the [...]

Mister, This Is Going On Your Permanent Record!

My third show at the Dragon Theater in Redwood City is coming up Saturday, Jan. [...]

Photo Excursion on the Bay

  The old Bay Bridge is coming down, slowly. I’ve been wanting to photograph this [...]

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Religion Will End With A Whimper, Not With A Bang

Interested in Berkeley architecture, I recently took a tour of the Pacific School of Religion, [...]

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Hidden Beauty in a Juniper Tree

(or, old man on a tall ladder with a chain saw = bad idea)   [...]

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Photo Corner

 And the rain came…

Life in the VD Clinic

RG: “So, Bob, how many sexual contacts have you had in the past year? Two [...]

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2016: Best Videos

Featuring; Gloria Steinem, Jazz and Rock musicians, Golden Gate Bridge, Iron Workers in Redwood City, [...]

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Can Your God Answer the Phone? (Born an atheist?)

Rummaging through boxes of old photos, letters, and newspaper clippings in the basement, I came [...]

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Humor Corner

From the Freedom From Religion Foundation newsletter, October, 2016.

Photo of the Week

Christian McBride,  Monterey Jazz Festival

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Healthcare Madness or, Blow Up the Insurance Companies

The Wall Street Journal is going nuts attacking the Affordable Care Act (ObamaCare). They report [...]

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Cataracts and the “Dark Side”

“So, Mr. Gilbert, do you have any other questions?” asked the fifth person I had [...]

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Update on Dena, Freud, and Me

I‘ve done two well-received shows in Redwood City. Here is video of the entire show [...]

Entrepreneur or Sociopath?

The summer between my freshman and sophomore year in college, I had a job as [...]

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Current Events

Bringing Jobs Back Both presidential candidates go on and on about bringing back high paying [...]

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Photos of the week

Father / Daughter Quality Time My wife’s brother, Luke, visited us 13 years ago when [...]

Videos

Terry Garthwaite and the Joy of Cooking(Four minutes) The Joy of Cooking was a successful [...]

Photos of the week

Sea Ranch sky   iPhone with Macro lens