Month: September 2019

It is a part of growing up.  You learn contrition after you have the experience of feelings . . your feelings are hurt.  And, at that point, you can feel sorry for having hurt other people’s feelings.   This usually happens by High School, but some take longer.  Now, because of our large  population, there … Read moreContrition . . . One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest

Boris Johnson, as the Prime Minister of Britain, does not have a majority in the legislature so he cannot proceed with passing any legislation that might improve Britain.  The irony is that in order to become Prime Minister, he had to have the majority in the legislature.  However, in an eruption of spite he removed … Read moreGeniuses One and All

While I was toiling away at San Jose State, trying to get a degree and earn a meager amount for doing meaningful work during my lifetime, I heard about this Marshall McLuhan book.  I tried to ignore it because I was trying to stay focused on my main goal of not being tossed out of … Read moreThe Medium is the Massage

Off Page Mill Road in Palo Alto is a radio telescope pointing up toward the firmament.  It is a landmark that multitudes of people jog around.  It is especially popular at lunchtime as streams of lunch-takers revel in the pristine environment.   The crowd is usually fit, about thirty years old and sporting headbands or … Read moreRadio Telescope Above Stanford

Fox Mulder looked over at Dana Scully.  She knew he would regale her with another conspiracy theory about how the government was behind the latest kidnapping.  She looked back at the lifeless corpses of the bodyguards. A familiar voice said in the darkness,” Scully, I want to believe”.     The basis for the beliefs … Read moreI Want To Believe

I could see it in her eyes.  Sad.  Feelings of hopelessness.  And, her hair had gone gray . . it was her natural color after all these years, but she had dyed it black through the years, because it made her feel good.  And, at her best through all those years, she was a force … Read moreColor or Black and White?

Black letter law is clear.  That’s why it’s called black letter law . . there is no room for interpretation.   No person, no president has ever challenged black letter law except for Donald Trump.  And, according to Eric Holder, the Attorney General for Barack Obama, the government should tread lightly when trying to hold … Read moreThe Rule of Law

There is a point in everyone’s life when they were at the peak of their powers.  A confluence of native talent, developed skills, confidence and the serendipity of that moment that brought them to that spot and, for as long as it lasted . .  it was gliding above the clouds . . .   … Read moreThat Magical Moment

For years, every time I walked up Rue Monge I thought I was walking down Rue Monge.  Every time I thought I was headed to Rue Mouffetard and the Seine, I would be going toward Place d’Italie.   I think it is because I assumed that the land would be rising as you went away … Read moreRue Monge

He was young.  Perhaps, thirty five.  His jeans were loose-fitting with yellow-faded socks extending into his polished, brown boots.  He fidgeted from side to side.  I couldn’t figure out why he had come to our door, so I went outside to talk with him.   He said that I had a ding in the side … Read moreA Dent in My Psyche