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Jan.20.2010 - 7:30 pm
A Discovery in Writing
My favorite short story in all the years I've scribbled, is the one I wrote for an Elderhostel class at the Grandaddy of writers' workshops at the University of Iowa back in the...
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Dec.18.2009 - 1:37 am
Big Dreams and Reality
Way back when I was eight and a regular contributor of short stories, bad poetry and letters to dear old aunt Dolly's page in the SF Chronicle, among other things, I dreamed of...
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Nov.11.2008 - 10:51 pm
A Slice of History
Veterans Day used to be called Armistice Day, and today is the 90th anniversary of the original armistice which ended WW I. My father was an Infantry officer in the 184th Machine...
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Nov.04.2008 - 3:29 pm
Strange, They Didn't Complain Before
And, another blah blah blah from McCain supporters I'm really getting tired of, is the blathering on about how we absolutely need the checks and balance of a a divided Congress...
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Jun.09.2010 - 7:42 pm
In response to: Bronstein Beat: Will the End of DADT Force Families to Teach Kids About Homosexuality? 5
Teaching children about homosexuality
Teaching children is not a one thing fits all. I have seen 5 yr olds who are "old souls" when it comes to understanding...
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4th generation Californian, 60+yrs in SF, retired from UCSF, long time writer, occasionally published, earthshaking opinions on practically everything. Living in Calif requires a strong sense of humor but love my state, and plan to go out laughing. In awe of...
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