Category Archives: Writing & Social Commentary

A Wedding and Changing Language

A Beautiful Backyard Wedding On February 18, our daughter, Katy, married Nate Munger in a [...]

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Two Joyous Days

Two Joyous Days Joyous Day #One From the time she could hardly walk across the [...]

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84 in March. Seriously?

  84 in March! In March, I turn 84. Jesus. How did this happen? It [...]

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Prediction: The End of Donald Trump

       Let ‘er Rip Blog from June 26, 2022:   Prediction: The End of Donald [...]

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Absurdities and Atrocities

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Abortion and Bees

  Mary Tyler Moore is Pregnant! …or…Why I’m  ‘Pro-Life’ If you’re a “Boomer,” you will [...]

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The Heart of a Scrub Nurse / No One is Above the Law

               The Heart of a Scrub Nurse I was still in excruciating pain after my [...]

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Photography + The Essence of Fox News

Photos: Some New, Some Old The Essence of Fox News My new favorite commentator is Nick [...]

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Post-Roe: Birth Control Now a Crime?

Post-Roe: Birth Control Now a Crime? The Washington Post reported that after the demise of [...]

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Scary Times

Planned Parenthood For one of my One-Man Shows in 2018, I donated profits to Planned [...]

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Tim Garthwaite Memorial

Tim Garthwaite Memorial Growing up in Berkeley, Tim was the closest thing I had to [...]

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Why? Shareholder value!!!

Why? Washington politician on cable news: “Why? Why does this keep happening? Is there anything [...]

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Guns: Same ol’ Same ol’

Same ol’ Same ol’ Republicans: Our thoughts and prayers go out to the families. Dems: [...]

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Take the Notes

Take the Notes: Saybrook University Interviews Rick Last year I had the huge honor of [...]

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Saying Goodbye to Mary Baker Eddy

A man about forty rose to speak. He held his left arm straight up in [...]

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Jerry’s Story

Jerry’s Story My new audiobook, Sharing Our Stories, brings home one point loud and clear. [...]

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The Joy of Reconnecting

The Joy of Reconnecting with Mentors Brenda Lee listened to Sharing Our Stories.  The chapter [...]

Sharing Our Stories Audiobook Hits the Bigtime

The Big Time! Sharing Our Stories: Tales of Resilience and Renewal has just been released [...]

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I Dare You and Death Goes On

I Dare You – Michaela Coel Michaela Coel won an Emmy for Outstanding Writing for [...]

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The Memorial Service: A Change of Heart

The Memorial Service: A Change of Heart   In my later years, with my growing [...]

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Stories / Anti-Vaxers / Mystical Nonsense

Stories Are Everywhere Inside the Plane     Outside the Plane   Dear Anti-vaxers: Shots [...]

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The Joy of Parenthood

The Joy of Parenthood When I was in my mid-twenties, people used to tell me [...]

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Juneteenth and Voter Suppression

Juneteenth and Voter Suppression Last week President Biden signed into law a new national holiday: [...]

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Biden The New FDR?

  Biden The New FDR?   Ever arrive to an east coast airport from Europe? [...]

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