Category Archives: General

Here is a great video made by my good friend Jim Irwin, for the San Francisco Chronicle website sfgate.com. It covers the opposing demonstrations in connection with the Marine recruiting station that has been unwelcomed by the Berkeley City Council.

Here’s a picture my father took of me and my two younger brothers, circa 1959.

The super duper Tuesday results are in, and certain conclusions can be drawn.  African Americans are the most racist segment of society, followed by Hispanics.  Evangelical Protestants are the most religiously prejudiced.  And white women are the most sexist.  The … Continue reading →

Just finished watching the Republican debate in Boca Raton. Well, I missed a few brief segments when I went out to get more wine, and drain the dragon. I hate to admit it, but I loved it. I haven’t watched … Continue reading →

God, the whole Democratic Obama-Clinton drama is horrifying.  There is real stuff happening in the world in Iraq, Afghanistan, Iran, and everywhere else.  Putting Obama or the Clintons in power scares the shit out of me.  I’d be happy with … Continue reading →

I have begun scanning my father’s color slides so that they will be preserved in a digital format. Mom sent me the first of 35 boxes of slides. There were 134 slides in the projector carousel. Looking at these old … Continue reading →

I think Romney is toast. I watched JFK give his speech and answer questions from the Christers last night on CSPAN. What a contrast. Kennedy was civil and gracious, but very clear and very tough, and not yielding an inch … Continue reading →

Posted by Andy Freedom requires religion. Irreligious people are clearly indifferent to freedom, if not downright hostile. If I were you, I would make haste to join a church, synagogue or tabernacle of choice, at least before January 2009. A … Continue reading →

We went to Chota last week, over in East Tennessee, near Maryville, where we got married, and I took this picture. Yeah, I tweaked the colors a little bit, but not that much. Besides, that’s really how it looked to … Continue reading →

Norman Mailer has been a hero of mine for most of my adult life. I’ve read most of his voluminous output over the years, and loved it, by and large, although it’s been awhile since I’ve read anything of his. … Continue reading →