Author Archives: Rick Gilbert

Our Rapid Decline?

    Our Rapid Decline ? Random quotes Kate McKinnon: SNL opening “What Still Works?” [...]

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Patterns

  Do not feed children religion; give them nature.             [...]

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Portraits, Not Politics

  Portraits, Not Politics

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This Is Not Who We Are

  This Is Not Who We Are Actually, this is exactly who we are. We [...]

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Vaccine: A One Act Play + B-17 vs. Bf-109

We Clueless People Are Confused A Play in One Act   Robert: Gee, Margie (age 81), [...]

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Cheer Each Other On

Dateline: Redwood City: 81 Year Old Man Gets First Pole Vaulting Lesson! Cheer Each Other [...]

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Bring in the Clowns

Bring In The Clowns This first came out last May when things looked really bad. [...]

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Irony: Hooray For Scientists and Bureaucrats

Irony: Hooray For Scientists and Bureaucrats Irony: a state of affairs or an event that seems deliberately contrary to [...]

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F-4B Phantom at Night + I Am Edith-E

 F-4B Phantom at Night + I am Edith-E  An addition to Listen Deeply, Chapter 7: [...]

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Chapter 14: Communication

Communication: Two Styles My new audio book, Listen Deeply; Be Amazed; Tell The Story, should be out [...]

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Thank You!

Thank You! What a year. Politics! Covid! The economy! Unemployment! Demonstrations, Rioting, Looting! We can [...]

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Audio Book / Juneteenth / Ferrets

Dear Reader, My new audio book, “Listen Deeply; Be Amazed; Tell the Story,” is scheduled [...]

Chapter 11: Politics

Halloween Costumes Who are we? You get one guess. Mike Pence.  Chapter 11: Politics Featuring [...]

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Dunkin’ Donuts and Trump

…and now for some good news… Met at Dunkin’, Married at Dunkin’ Sugar Good and [...]

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Chapter 10: Religion

This is the second in a series of three chapters: Sex, Religion, and Politics from [...]

Pole Vaulter

Running a few laps the other day at Sequoia High School with my phone for [...]

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Chapter 9: Sex

From the 1950s to the 2020s, changes in our personal and culture standards of sexuality [...]

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All Fetuses Are Sacred (Seriously?)

  The Secret Behind the Abortion Brouhaha Trump nominates Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the highest [...]

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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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Medical Adventures: Chapter 6

Don’t want to miss this chapter. With the world falling apart worse every day, this [...]

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Chapter Five: Major Fuckups

This is the fifth chapter in my audio book tentatively titled: Cradle to Grave: Thriving [...]

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Chapter Four: Music

Stories from jazz, classical, flamenco, and rock and roll. Interviews with Chris Brubeck, Taylor Eigsti, [...]

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Chapter 3: Parenthood

Here is a preview of Chapter 3 from my new audio book, Listen Deeply; Be [...]

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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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