Fazer, you made some really great points.Personally, I focus on the system. I've worked, studied, and engaged with the American system long enough to have confidence in my views…3d ago13d ago1
California's water wars are as old as the state itself.Today, two farmers - just 2 - in the central valley use more water than all the residents of Los Angeles and the entire San Francisco Bay…3d ago23d ago2
Burn, burn, burnI piled cheese on the bread, plopped lunch on the grill and looked out the window. Smoke! OMG, that’s smoke! When you live in the…5d ago15d ago1
Imagine how many people would have been happy to keep the money they earned, instead of being…PS. Thank you for the conversation and happy new year, to you and yours :)Jan 11Jan 11
Douglas Rushkoff, wrote a good piece here on Medium. Titled "Corleone-Style DiplomacyWorld events in the context of The Godfather" made some sense and I recommend it.Dec 29, 20241Dec 29, 20241
Has technology provided the uber-rich and powerful another opiate for the masses?Did The Matrix begin as a little escape that turned into the all-time monster enslaver? And now, we have a tech-bro who loves ketamine…Dec 21, 20241Dec 21, 20241
You describe a very common experience in all political parties.But every once in a while, someone who knows civics really well joins and things change. I've seen that happen enough times to think that…Dec 20, 2024Dec 20, 2024
Yeah David!I’m so done with all the posturing, moralizing, and ridiculing I could spit. We need people to stop co-splaying ‘1960 protestor’ and start…Dec 16, 20241Dec 16, 20241
Mr. Otiko, I hope you don't mind me pasting a newsletter I got from Elizabeth Warren, who is one of…Getting behind this kind of legislation is more effective than protesting - write letters, send emails, call your congressmen and senators…Dec 15, 2024Dec 15, 2024