Author Archives: nick

Except for the eight years I spent on the Farm, I have been reading books constantly since I was a teenager. Some of it was science fiction and detective stories, i.e., Heinlein, frank herbert, Asimov, Hammett, Raymond Chandler, Ross MacDonald, … Continue reading →

Teachers are great. I love teachers. I have learned a lot from many teachers. There’s no doubt that Stephen Gaskin was a teacher. I learned many things from him. But when a teacher declares or implies or allows it to … Continue reading →

There seems to be some surprise at the mounting evidence that maybe the FBI and the DOJ conspired to prevent Donald Trump from being elected, and, failing that, get him impeached. I’m not surprised. I expected him to be assassinated. … Continue reading →

Killin’, Killin’, Killin’. That pretty much sums up all of my favorite TV shows. Peaky Blinders, Godless, Vikings, Knightfall, The Last Kingdom, and El Chapo. Great acting, great writing, great production values, and, last but not least, great history. Human … Continue reading →

I am forced to question either the moral character or the mental independence of anyone who does NOT worship the God-Emperor Trump. No offense intended to pretty much everyone I know. — The only good information is disinformation (@NickSew) December … Continue reading →

Stephen Gaskin was a breath of fresh air in the San Francisco 60s Haight Ashbury. In an acid-fueled youth revolution against the entire square universe, he, with full acid credentials, preached common sense, traditional, square values. Monogamy, hard work, no … Continue reading →

As a young man, and even not such a young man, I believed and did the opposite of what a sensible person would believe and do. I believed that it was wrong to want money and success, so I avoided … Continue reading →

Those at the highest pinnacles of wealth and power, and those in the lowest troughs, seem to share a tendency towards indulgence of their most animalistic tendencies. From Harvey Weinstein and William Jefferson Clinton, to Kentucky meth labs and black … Continue reading →

Listening to NPR (Commie radio) on the way to pick up a bottle of wine. They’re talking about the resurgence of tuberculosis in the U.S. They talk about the large number of people who are TB carriers but don’t exhibit … Continue reading →

As the old morality recedes, the new PC morality replaces it, with a vengeance. Gone are any serious concerns about pride, greed, lust, envy, gluttony, wrath and sloth. In the current Presidential election, both contenders each exhibited at least four … Continue reading →