I’ve been invited to the White House only once. Jimmy Carter was the only President to ever invite me. For … Read more
Essays
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
Had to run an errand to Rite-Aid. I occasionally see homeless hanging out there in the morning. It was hot … Read more
After decades of ideological mismanagement of the blocs’ electricity market policy, change may be on the horizon. The EU’s policy has nearly obliterated the continent’s renewable energy industry, leading to the easily predictable–and predicted–dependence on Russian gas and oil. It took the invasion of Ukraine and skyrocketing energy prices for the EU to ask “how did we get it so wrong.”
