The Uncarved Block

Thank heavens for COVID-19! For it has brought to the fore awareness of the way our government and institutions feel free to oppr...

The refusal to socially isolate is so small minded. Bad things happen in this world, and then you have to deal with it. Guess what? Yo...

Stay Safe! Practice Parking Social Distancing!

“I’ll make you a bet,” he said. “I’ll bet you that if we come back here in 20 years we’ll find the world indistinguishable from ...

The Recipes of my 15 grandmothers: Unique Recipes and Stories From the Times of the Crypto-Jews During the Spanish Inquisition , is ...

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 ...