Category Archives: Writing & Social Commentary
The End of Magical Thinking
The End of Magical Thinking The Beginning of Magical Thinking On a Humorous Note Raising [...]
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Dec
Biden Gets Speech Coaching / Zoppe Circus in Town
Hey Rick, It’s Joe Biden Calling 9:30AM: Ring, ring… Rick: Hello. Voice on the phone: [...]
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Nov
Appreciation
After three days, the tent came down, and every goddamned termite was dead, dead, dead. [...]
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Oct
The Rich Men North of Richmond
The Rich Men North of Richmond, They Take It All! Capitalism, 1956 16 Tons [...]
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Sep
A Wedding and Changing Language
A Beautiful Backyard Wedding On February 18, our daughter, Katy, married Nate Munger in a [...]
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Mar
Two Joyous Days
Two Joyous Days Joyous Day #One From the time she could hardly walk across the [...]
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Feb
84 in March. Seriously?
84 in March! In March, I turn 84. Jesus. How did this happen? It [...]
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Jan
Prediction: The End of Donald Trump
Let ‘er Rip Blog from June 26, 2022: Prediction: The End of Donald [...]
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Nov
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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Oct
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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Oct
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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Aug
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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Jul
Scary Times
Planned Parenthood For one of my One-Man Shows in 2018, I donated profits to Planned [...]
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Jun
Tim Garthwaite Memorial
Tim Garthwaite Memorial Growing up in Berkeley, Tim was the closest thing I had to [...]
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Jun
Why? Shareholder value!!!
Why? Washington politician on cable news: “Why? Why does this keep happening? Is there anything [...]
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Jun
Guns: Same ol’ Same ol’
Same ol’ Same ol’ Republicans: Our thoughts and prayers go out to the families. Dems: [...]
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May
Take the Notes
Take the Notes: Saybrook University Interviews Rick Last year I had the huge honor of [...]
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Apr
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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Feb