Category Archives: Writing & Social Commentary
An Atheist Goes to Church
What happens when a fire-breathing atheist walks into an Episcopalian church? I wondered how they [...]
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Jan
The New “Golden Years”
At my recent 60th (!) high school reunion, I ended the festivities with a raunchy [...]
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Jan
Politics At The High School Reunion
Clearly, I Just Don’t Get It At our class reunion, I ran into an old [...]
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Nov
Lies, Lies, and Conspiracy Theories
Lies, Lies and Conspiracy Theories The first big lie is Santa Claus. Then come the [...]
Oct
Huckabee Sanders; A Communication Train Wreck
The current White House Press Secretary, Sarah Huckabee Sanders, may be stronger than Sean Spicer [...]
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Oct
Las Vegas and the NRA
I’m sure you agree with me that we should own as much firepower and ammo [...]
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Oct
Kenneth C. Frazier Gets Coveted John Lopez Award
Let ‘er Rip Productions is proud to announce that Ken Frazier, CEO of Merck Pharmaceuticals [...]
Aug
Hair on Fire: Health Care Chaos
The whole problem resolved in 152 words under my plan! All health care (HC) [...]
Jul
What it Will Take to Remove Trump From Office
Goodbye Mr. Trump You may have seen me recently as a policy expert on [...]
May
Science vs. Religion
Science vs. Religion; Science Wins! It all started with Galileo. Somehow if the earth rotates [...]
May
Jimmy Kimmel’s Baby and Health Care
It is great that Jimmy Kimmel’s baby, born with a “pre-existing condition,” got top of-the-line [...]
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May
Why Trump Is a Better Storyteller Than Hemingway
I just read an amazing article by Steve Bryant (Dicksandbetties.com) comparing Trump vs. Hemingway as [...]
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Apr
Helen Campbell: A Legacy to be Proud Of
Helen Campbell was a quiet, almost timid woman in her mid-60s who had been a [...]
Apr
Odds and Ends
There is no evidence that Obama wire tapped Trump during the election, say the spook [...]
Mar
Healthcare’s Elephant in the Room
“If this bill (Repeal and Replace) fails, there is only one plan B. [...]
Mar
The Drag Racing Seminar
In 1973, I was teaching at SF State in a new program for upper division [...]
Mar
The Biggest Laugh of My Speaking Career
Norma McCorvey (1947-2017), the Jane Roe, of Roe v. Wade fame, was speaking in Palo [...]
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Feb
A Trump Tragedy
A TRUMP TRAGEDY Karina was selling Girl Scout cookies in downtown Redwood City last week [...]
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Feb
Abortion
What can possibly be the benefit to society to force women to have unwanted children? [...]
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Jan
My Magical Hour With Gloria Steinem
Melinda Henning and I had just said goodbye to Gloria Steinem as she walked out [...]
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Jan
Trump: The Hair Says It All
Nevermind his insatiable narcissism, his ignorance of major global issues, and his unending insults to [...]
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Jan