Our Data Buckets, Ourselves
All political thinking for years past has been vitiated in the same way. People can foresee the future only when it coincides with their own wishes, and the most grossly obvious facts can be ignored when they are unwelcome. —…
My littlest brother
So my youngest brother is a Black Hawk mechanic in the Army stationed in Korea. He’s oh so very smart. And never asked my opinion before joining up . He’s started “blogging” although sometimes I wonder about the wisdom give…
The Politics of Bumper Stickers
I happened to have participated as a National campaign staffer for the 1988 Presidential Race. Yes I was paid (although not so well), and yes it was a full-time job. We thought we were high-tech with our two fax machines…
The Loin
The Loin After a very pleasant walk around my beautiful Portland neighborhood, I found a letter that I wrote to my friend Cat just after I’d moved to San Francisco. Not sure why I never sent it — although it…
I Live in a Church
Politics, politics and more politics. I once was a canvasser for a few environmental groups (Clean Water Action Project, Greenpeace). To canvass used to mean knock on doors, commence a very polite discussion about a variety of issues (with your…
