Jun 24
As the parent of two kids (well, they used to be kids) who have student debt to pay off, I heartily endorse the effort behind this video. The proposed doubling of student loan interest rates highlights in a most glaring way the amazingly spreading gap between the 1 per cent and the rest of us. …
Jun 22
A hike with Grandma in Point Reyes brings us to a river, then to the endangered Drake’s Bay Oyster Farm, and then along the Estero Trail to a bridge under which we discover an unsuspected life-and-death drama. This is a video that gives the term “Crab Feed” a new and sinister meaning. Not recommended for …
Jun 20
The S.F. cops blocked the driveway to the parking lot where the rally started, claiming it was full, when it clearly wasn’t. I and many others had to park half a mile away or more and hike up the side of a cliff to get to the assembly point, and at first it seemed that …
Jun 19
The Alameda County Department of Public Health staged its third annual Emergency Preparedness Fair in the concourse of the Oakland Coliseum this morning. Many dozens of concerned folks from various parts of the county gathered to take workshops, check out the vendors, and network. I got the most out of a workshop on the use …
Jun 09
Ed Snowden’s YouTube video identifying himself as the whistleblower behind the NSA data-vacuuming operation will probably be all over the web within a day, but I thought it was worth posting here anyway, just in case someone has missed it. This is worth listening to, particularly at a time when Pfc Bradley Manning is on …
Jun 08
Waiting outside the haircutter’s shop Waiting outside the haircutters’ shop For the women to come open up A little tabby cat homed in on me Seduced my hand with perfect trust Yielded to my thumb in her ears Permitted herself to be picked up Purred when I scratched her belly Oh, how lovely the curl …
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