Category Archives: Writing & Social Commentary

Our Rapid Decline?

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

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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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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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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 [...]

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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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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Kamala’s Bombshell

Kamala Harris’ Five Magic Words “That little girl was me.” With those carefully chosen words Harris’ [...]

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A Free Country!

Representative Clay Higgins (R), Louisiana, said, “Wearing a mask is part of the dehumanization of [...]

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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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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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Update: Cultural Changes

The past few months of uproar and chaos have brought me some new insights. Briefly, [...]

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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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The Dreher, Suczek Scholarship Award

  Bob Dylan, The Selfish Gene, and Shannon Ferguson;             [...]

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Red River Valley / Heroes or Victims?

I’ve always loved “Red River Valley.” Last December, I pulled out my banjo and decided [...]

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