Today I publicly urged Bakersfield area congressmen Vince Fong and David Valadao to invoke Article 25 of the US Constitution … Read more
Essays
Got out for my Sunday walk at 5.30 am. Dark of course. Venus and Jupiter are prominent in the east. … Read more
I’ve been invited to the White House only once. Jimmy Carter was the only President to ever invite me. For … Read more
I began writing as a way to explore the world, learn something new, and make a difference. It has been that–and more. I’ve been more or less freelancing since the mid 1970s when I published an exposé in an independent (counter-culture) newspaper on a McDonald’s billboard. The article was a success and the offending billboard was eventually removed. Ah, the power of the pen. I was hooked.
Yes it is. Back in 2022 I wrote two articles on solar and wind-powered EVs. The former I said held … Read more
Yes siree, we’re serious folk here in Bakersfield, Kern County’s largest city. We strive to be Number 1 in whatever … Read more
Tony Swan was a rock. He was someone you could always lean on. You could depend on him. If he … Read more
Our friends organized a group to see a concert dubbed “blue grass and swedish.” The Swedes were bringing their Nyckelharpa. … Read more
Yes, I made it out of the Southern Sierra Wilderness on my own power but there were times when it … Read more
Getting Back on the Horse After months staring at my expensive bicycle I finally got on it. Ok, I wasn’t … Read more
