My Father Passed
My father passed today. I’ll probably write something more profound about that later. But since I just found out about it a few minutes ago, that’s where I stand.
Category: Los Angeles
Please Give Back (seriously!)
I live on stolen land, specifically that of the Fernandeno Tataviam Band of Mission Indians. I’m even related to some of the thieves (Hi, Great Grandpa!). Currently land acknowledgement is …
So That Election…
U.S. elections. Painful. Especially painful when neighbors are screaming that when they win, they will jail or kill all their opponents. Like God intended. Makes me want to move out. …
Press Release: Fake News Anthology
Beyond Steampunk Book 2 From the Publisher: In the new anthology of short stories, FAKE NEWS, 13 authors each explore a different conspiracy theory, telling their tale as though the …
The Nature of Pain
The nature of pain is to constrict a person’s world. For people struggling with a progressive disease, it can be an amazingly subtle thing, where you look back after years …
Pine Mountain in Trouble
There’s trouble (thanks federal government ) on Pine Mountain. It’s where a lodge community I belong to is. And also, issues on Stonewall Mountain, in a territory home to friends …
We Need Blood Sacrifices (child-friendly edition)
There was a post on a friend’s social media feed, quite long & well written, but the basic question was this: “Are we willing to kill our kids’ teachers?” The …
I Messed Up (and the nazis won this round)
I’m reposting this again: Transcript From a Nazi Call Center Context: I was on a humor group about anti-fa and made a joke about an alt-right meme. Someone weighed in …
Payback, Mr. Columbus, is the Only Riches We Offer
Fourteen hundred and ninety-two Columbus sailed the ocean blue. Three ships filled with greed and pain; He sailed through sunshine, wind and rain. He sailed by night; And sailed by …
Broken Wings: March 5, 2010
It’s come to my attention that I haven’t posted this outside of a couple of social media platforms. This would be one of the reasons that I favor teaching citizens …