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Even though I write this story up in 2026 the events took place decades ago. I tell the story solely because in hindsight it is where I learned to travel and began learning what it…

I spent several decades being a programmer and IT professional long before AIs came along. I got fairly knowledgeable and experienced with computers, mostly Linux and Windows. I understand a decent amount of how they…

In 2022 I was traveling by motorcycle through the southern part of Scotland and so naturally wanted to visit Edinburgh as part of my journey. I found it a walkable friendly city and surprisingly small,…

Fascists versus Oligarchs may be a choice but it is not democracy. Not being a monarchist or aristocrat myself it is not hard to say the Republican Party in America has been so hollowed out…

The captain steers the leaky ship while the passengers are kept busy bailing… In 2016 there were a number of people running for nomination to be President. A Republican candidate (Trump) and a Democratic candidate…

Monday morning Fiona found wet clothes in the drier. The clothes were supposed to be dry but they were wet. It was her day to return to her mom so there was nothing for it…

Men have red sock treachery down to a science, so much so that it is not even clear how the technique is communicated. Perhaps this is proof of the Gaea theory: we all just know…

Whom the (baseball) gods would destroy, they first make Cubs fans.   How else to explain the incredible collapse of the “lovable losers” in the National League Championship Series? The Cubs are a team famous…

[This story was written in 2003 shortly after these events. It is being posted in 2026 when San Francisco is a very different city. Nothing stays the same, alas, but this may still have meaning…

I was born in Hollywood. Well, Cedars of Lebanon Hospital, but my parents met while working in The Industry. I grew up enamored of movies with enough inside peeks into how movies got made to…