“Before we tear down the walls our governments have erected, we should ask why these walls went up in the first place.” C.K. Chesterton made this very germane observation in the 1930...Read More
The new hat on the left shows the elevation of Mt Whitney to be 14,508. The old hat on the right shows an elevation of 14,497.61 The third hat is one I bought in 2013 and lost on Mt Charleston, NV in ...Read More
This was Jack Gold, my father-in-law’s, first garage in Pasadena. It was on Santa Anita Ave. south of Walnut and north of Colorado on the west side of the road. it is no longer standing. Jac...Read More
At Sur la Table you can buy a coffee maker for $6000.00. It’s on sale. The regular price is $7600.00. What a great country. I’m not making this up look at the lower right corner of the...Read More
The tables at my neighborhood Starbucks are back. They were gone because of a “permit renewal issue” and I wrote a blog post about it, that was pretty scathing, last week. But this mor...Read More
I went into the Corner Bakery up the street to buy some pastries for my book group and they gave me the “Senior Discount.” I didn’t even have to ask. Do I really look that old. Do I ...Read More
“A spontaneous civilian assisted property redistribution episode.” Previously called a riot. A riot of color UK version: A riot of colour 13 days to Whitney...Read More
There is a transgender person at my synagogue and we are accommodating him in places like the bathrooms and the pronouns. This is the proper thing to do in our world today. If a person chooses to be...Read More