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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...

Four Year Forecast Not So Pretty

The political ads featuring extensions of the truth (lies) have been quelled. The fact-checkers, whoever they are, have returned to their alternate occupations....

Uneasy Rider

My road rash had an even, almost artistic pattern across my upper body.  Knees and hands went without saying. Apparently converse tennis shoes...

Future Uncertain for Labor Unions

In the early days of the USA as a Republic, unions tried for monopoly control over the local supply of labor by advocating...

Sandy Creates Some Very Confused Adults

 I got the call from my soccer teammate soon after the power came back on Wednesday morning. He's got two young kids and...

Thinking Before You Act Generally a Good Idea

One day, many years ago, I was as frightened as I’ve ever been. Cailan, my son, his mom, my wife at the time,...

A few More From The ER Diary

There was a muscular young man who presented to the ER following an auto accident. He was not injured. One look at him,...