Category Archives: Writing & Social Commentary
The Decline of Religion
From Galileo forward, religion has been in a duel to the death with science. Breaking [...]
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Dec
Reactions to “Kill Obamacare”
Readers comments: JAN ROBERTSON Nov 13.15 Right on Rick! You summed it up very well. [...]
Dec
My Favorite Speech of All Time
In my 50-year career as a speaker and trainer, my all-time favorite speech was called [...]
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Nov
Gloria Steinem Interview
Last week Mary met Susan Blake, a Bay Area TV personality. Susan later checked out [...]
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Nov
Kill Obamacare !!!
Yet another article in the WSJ today about how the Republicans want to blow up [...]
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Nov
Revenge of the Diners
You are sitting with three other people at a nice restaurant engaged in deep conversation [...]
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Nov
Ask your doctor…
Ask your doctor… if your heart is healthy enough for Let ‘er Rip. It could be [...]
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Nov
Repaving Harrison Avenue
All the cars were off the street under threat of “being towed at owner’s expense.” [...]
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Nov
My Fight With a Green Beret
Bob was handcuffed to the gurney when the two San Francisco cops wheeled him into [...]
Nov
Gun Control: California’s Attorney General Agrees with Let ‘er Rip!
In my last blog post, I suggested a way to end this interminable debate over [...]
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Oct
Grateful To Be In the 1% (Medically Speaking)
The two major killers in our country are heart disease and cancer. We all know [...]
Oct
Blue Angels: It Gets Personal
On Saturday, October 10, the Blue Angels streaked across the skies above San Francisco Bay. [...]
Oct
Word Chaos
Word Chaos Our verbal communication swims in a sea of metaphors and memes. (Like that [...]
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Oct
Take Your iPhone Video – You Might Get in the Show !
A Cappella group Hook Slide played Saturday night at the Pacific Performances in Pacifica. At [...]
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Oct
Photography Corner: Portraits
In exchange for speech coaching, I recently had a photo session with photographer Mark Tuschman. [...]
Oct
Immediate Cure for Gun Violence
Many chickenshit politicians are terrified of the NRA. “Oh my god, if I get a [...]
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Oct
“Hey Gilbert – Are You A Virgin?”
…yelled the swagger stick wielding wannabe Marine drill sergeant, on the fourth day of “Hell [...]
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Oct
California Passes Death with Dignity Law!
On October 5, 2015, Governor Jerry Brown signed into law our right to choose how [...]
Oct
Update on Exercise Program
I started working with trainer Ronney Richard as a 75-year-old, out-of-shape retired consultant. That was [...]
Oct
Miracle at Monterey: There Is No Turning Back
She bobs and weaves. She bounces with joy. Her name is Katie Thiroux. At the [...]
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Sep
Bob Dreher: A Mentor Who Changed My Life
If we are lucky in life, we may meet a mentor so powerful that they [...]
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Sep
Religion Corner
The Pope’s Visit * Judging by the non-stop media coverage, I must be the only [...]
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Sep
Humor Corner
How men ruin a romantic evening The World According to Brooklyn Tony* (warning: contains profanity [...]
Sep
Miracle on Harrison Avenue
Meet our neighbor, Andy Rios, a recent graduate of Sequoia High School in Redwood City. [...]
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Sep