Author Archives: nick

Sittin’ on the front porch, sipping a cheap, but decent, Spanish red, I started thinking about fear and courage. I, like many people, have a built-in fearfulness. People like us tend to be afraid of many things. My wife is … Continue reading →

Sittin’ on the front porch of an evening, sipping a Jameson’s and water, a woman runs by, dressed in her running clothes, and I think, you know what, if you see somebody doing their running, doesn’t matter race, age, gender, … Continue reading →

I’m 71, so I’m on social security, and it’s great. Every month, a hefty deposit is dumped into my bank account. I love it. It’s not really enough to live on, so I’m still working,, but it sure makes living … Continue reading →

I think it’s probably good that Vladimir Putin has taken charge of American foreign policy in Syria and the rest of the Middle East. Not perfect, but better than the pathetic alternative.

I like the Pope. He seems like a very nice guy who cares about all the people in the world who are suffering, which is all the people in the world, more or less. He is obviously not very bright, … Continue reading →

Up here, living in one of the circles of the heavenly realms, we are still exposed to the suffering of the billions not living in the heavenly realms. Earthly conditions are better than ever, but they are also more universally … Continue reading →

I would never display Robert E. Lee’s Confederate battle flag. I’m a Union guy. I’m glad the Union won. But I love the South. These days there is less racism down here than there is up North. It is less … Continue reading →

My friends think I have gone over to the dark side, because of my disagreements with what goes under the label “progressive” these days. I don’t think so. I think they have, through inertia and intellectual laziness, drifted over to … Continue reading →

ISIS is a Satanic death cult. It, and other groups like it, are Satan’s army. Good and evil. These are Lord of the Rings times. Islam is the religion of Sauron. Meanwhile, God’s army, under the non-leadership of Barack Obama … Continue reading →

1970. One evening when we were living on Waller, I was tripping on acid and decided to go for a walk. It was already dark. I was down on Haight at Scott, the borderline between the Haight and the Fillmore … Continue reading →