Category Archives: Writing & Social Commentary
Repeal and Replace: The Financial Elite Are So Happy!
“Repeal and replace! Hooray for Donald Trump and our Republican-led government. Finally, we got it [...]
Jan
Tales of a Fake Minister; Why Clergy Must Be State Licensed
A few years ago, I performed a marriage ceremony for my old friend Don Schaller’s [...]
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Jan
Golden Years
The Golden Years The Golden Years have come at last The Golden Years have [...]
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Jan
Religion Will End With A Whimper, Not With A Bang
Interested in Berkeley architecture, I recently took a tour of the Pacific School of Religion, [...]
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Dec
Hidden Beauty in a Juniper Tree
(or, old man on a tall ladder with a chain saw = bad idea) [...]
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Nov
Life in the VD Clinic
RG: “So, Bob, how many sexual contacts have you had in the past year? Two [...]
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Nov
Can Your God Answer the Phone? (Born an atheist?)
Rummaging through boxes of old photos, letters, and newspaper clippings in the basement, I came [...]
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Oct
Cataracts and the “Dark Side”
“So, Mr. Gilbert, do you have any other questions?” asked the fifth person I had [...]
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Oct
Entrepreneur or Sociopath?
The summer between my freshman and sophomore year in college, I had a job as [...]
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Sep
Current Events
Bringing Jobs Back Both presidential candidates go on and on about bringing back high paying [...]
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Sep
A Magic Moment in Gualala, CA
The Glenn Miller Orchestra is playing “And the Angels Sing.” I am in the second [...]
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Sep
Make America Socialist Again (It’s What Jesus Would Do)
The huge outpouring from my blog readers urging me to run for president has convinced [...]
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Sep
Movie Recommendation
Do not miss Indignation! By far the best movie I’ve seen this year. If you [...]
Aug
Everyone Is Really Pissed Off!!!
What does it take to make a person so enraged that they want kill as [...]
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Aug
Freedom From Religion Foundation Visit (Or, Does Santa Claus = God?)
During my recent visit to Wisconsin to join the McGlynn family reunion, I visited the [...]
Aug
Miscellaneous Items
Cell Phones It is time to nationalize the cell phone industry. Tired of spotty reception? [...]
Aug
Lessons From the Autopsy Room
For a year when I was studying science trying to get into medical school, I [...]
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Jul
End of Life Options Act Passed!
“I am doing anything I can to extend my life. No one should have the [...]
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Jul
Ask Your Doctor, Tell Your Doctor
(Better Yet, Ask Your Congressperson to Ban Drug Advertising on TV.) Erectile dysfunction; constipation; chronic [...]
Jul
Dena, Freud, and Me: a one-man show by Rick Gilbert
“This is going on your PERMANENT RECORD!” As a youth, Rick spent more time in [...]
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Jun
Why I’m Voting For Anna Eshoo!
In the fall of 2001, Mary, Katy and I visited Washington, DC to watch Mary’s [...]
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May
The Secret to Growing Avocado Trees: Patience
Remember in college, you’d put three toothpicks into an avocado seed, put it in a [...]
May