The Uncarved Block

A couple weeks ago I was at a festival here in Oakland. I went to a food truck for lunch. As I was waiting for my order, a mother ...

I know that you have reasons why you deny the reality of climate change. You know that I disagree with your rationales. Fine. Howe...

In 1947, Churchill said, ‘“democracy is the worst form of government, except for all those others that have been tried.”’ When qu...

Recently I attended a Buddhist meditation event. As part of the day there was a “ dharma talk” – a talk about Buddhist philosophy. The ...

I am a huge fan of David Bowie's classic album Hunky Dory . I was listening to it yesterday, and noticed for the upteenth time ...

My father and I at the Space Needle, Seattle, WA, many years ago Fathers and sons… need I say more? Father son relationships ...

In front of Bibliotheque National, Paris Marlowe Arthur Sigal 1930-2018 Rest in Peace At the opening of the Sigal Muse...

Some three years ago I built my first composter. Prior to that I had been buying and using commercial composters. None of those mana...

About two and a half years ago I bought an Echo Bearcat SC3305 3" chipper/shredder. It has been a great machine and is a vital p...

This is another very specialized post that will only be of interest to a very small number of people. However, I hope that it might help ...