Author Archives: Rick Gilbert
Audio Book / Juneteenth / Ferrets
Dear Reader, My new audio book, “Listen Deeply; Be Amazed; Tell the Story,” is scheduled [...]
Nov
Chapter 11: Politics
Halloween Costumes Who are we? You get one guess. Mike Pence. Chapter 11: Politics Featuring [...]
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Nov
Dunkin’ Donuts and Trump
…and now for some good news… Met at Dunkin’, Married at Dunkin’ Sugar Good and [...]
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Oct
Chapter 10: Religion
This is the second in a series of three chapters: Sex, Religion, and Politics from [...]
Oct
Pole Vaulter
Running a few laps the other day at Sequoia High School with my phone for [...]
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Oct
Chapter 9: Sex
From the 1950s to the 2020s, changes in our personal and culture standards of sexuality [...]
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Oct
All Fetuses Are Sacred (Seriously?)
The Secret Behind the Abortion Brouhaha Trump nominates Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the highest [...]
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Sep
Audio Book: Proof of Concept
Dear Reader, If you’ve read my last few blogs, you know I’m in the process [...]
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Sep
Medical Adventures: Chapter 6
Don’t want to miss this chapter. With the world falling apart worse every day, this [...]
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Sep
Chapter Five: Major Fuckups
This is the fifth chapter in my audio book tentatively titled: Cradle to Grave: Thriving [...]
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Sep
Chapter Four: Music
Stories from jazz, classical, flamenco, and rock and roll. Interviews with Chris Brubeck, Taylor Eigsti, [...]
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Aug
Chapter 3: Parenthood
Here is a preview of Chapter 3 from my new audio book, Listen Deeply; Be [...]
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Aug
Audio Book: Permanent Record: Chapter 2
This audio book covers the arc of our lives from childhood to elderhood. Through the [...]
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Aug
Kamala’s Bombshell
Kamala Harris’ Five Magic Words “That little girl was me.” With those carefully chosen words Harris’ [...]
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Aug
A Free Country!
Representative Clay Higgins (R), Louisiana, said, “Wearing a mask is part of the dehumanization of [...]
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Aug
Audio Book: Mister, This is Going on Your Permanent Record
Book Preview This audio book will feature dozens of interviews I’ve done over the past [...]
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Jul
Open Letter to Trump’s Base
Dear Reader, You may have missed recent blog posts because of technical upgrades being made [...]
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Jul
Update: Cultural Changes
The past few months of uproar and chaos have brought me some new insights. Briefly, [...]
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Jul
Audio Book: Mister, This Is Going On Your Permanent Record!
In the near future, I’ll be spending less time writing my blog, and more time [...]
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Jul
The Joys of Summer
Head Banging This week, someone sent me this image. It upset me. It is so [...]
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Jun
Dave Brubeck: A Man of Integrity
Dave Brubeck: A Man of Integrity I’m reading “Take Five: The Public and Private [...]
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Jun
A Mentor Story
A Mentor Story Carter May (#24) is 14 years old, just entering high school [...]
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Jun
Saying Good-bye to 24 Years of My Life
One For The History Books From the pen of Peggy Noonan, long-time Republican apologist, comes [...]
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Jun
It’s Not About George Floyd
It’s Not About George Floyd “The veneer of civilization is very thin” [...]
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Jun