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FRED FIRST: Peregrinations of a *BoZo

I have a few bits of biological blarney to pass along before I focus later today on packing for Ghost Ranch. I woke up earlier than my intention this...

ANDY PITZER: No Offseason

“It’s the time of the season.” This pertains to and will make the most sense for...

BOB BROWN: “I Remember World War II”

On December 7, 1941, my sister, Edith, eight years my senior, and I were in...

FRED FIRST: Go West At Last, Old Man

Decades of frugality have come abruptly to an end. I have made the choice to...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: Bring Back The War Department

President Franklin D. Roosevelt gave a prescient and heartfelt speech in Chautauqua, New York, on...

DICK BAYNTON: The Race to the Bottom

This is an expression that is often used as a negative description of a contest to see who can be the worst at whatever...

DENNIS GARVIN: Abortion and “Hypocrirony”

I have a neologism, a ‘new word.’  HYPOCRIRONY combines hypocrisy and irony. Here is the basis: The theme song of the feminist movement is...

HAYDEN HOLLINGSWORTH: The Iris

I’ve always thought Spring is a mystical time; it’s my favorite season.  After a bleak winter, it is a time of renewal when the...

DICK BAYNTON: The Politics of Knowledge

Knowledge is one of the important core competencies of all people worldwide. Nearly all living residents on Earth have some knowledge. Knowledge arises from...

LUCKY GARVIN: Irena

The prize doesn't always go to the most deserving. Irena Sendler. Died 12 May 2008 (aged 98); Warsaw, Poland. During WWII, Irena, got permission to work...

MIKE KEELER: Easter Eggs Can Be Serious Fun

Each year, on Easter Sunday, the Heart of Oaks pub in the small English town of Peterlee is home to the World Jarping Championship....