Thinking Out Loud

I took several days off from blogging, ostensibly to plant a vegetable garden. However, the garden was planted several days ago, the drip ir...

This will be my last post for a few days. This afternoon at 4 pm, I will be showing up at a busy street corner in my small town, Healdsburg ...

Dan Froomkin’s post at The Washington Post "White House Torture Advisers." Four minute video clip of last night’s report on ABC N...

Below is a hodge-podge of links to articles about the U.S.’s targeting Iran. My fear that the U.S. will attack Iran keeps me awake at night...

Last June when I read Barton Gellman (photo) and Jo Becker’s four part series on Vice-President Cheney, I said to myself and others, “This i...

This morning I set up my backyard for my twin grandchildren, including the two tents you see in the background. They were here all day. By t...

This morning, I headed for the plaza in my hometown, Healdsburg , population 11,000, in northern California’s fabled wine country. I was met...