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To those of you who know and remember that for the last few months I have been blogging on the road, I arrived home late last night after 8,330.8 logged miles on this driving trip. It was quite an experience and a cherished one. Some random observations. All across America people are upset with a [...] Continue reading Finally Home Notes from traveling across country. Yesterday my journey eastward took me from Chandler, Arizona thru Payson, AZ and then onto Albuquerque, NM. What a magnificent path through the Tonto National Forrest. Its elongated inclines from seemingly level desert to five thousand feet changed minute to minute. The visual frames from one climate to another, in [...] Continue reading Flowers, Cactus and History I received a note from a reader in Japan the other day and it reminded me of the dynamics of change. I remember as a kid growing up during World War two and reciting hateful rhymes against the Japanese and in particular Emperor Hirohito. We were at war and our fathers and uncles were in [...] Continue reading The Omnipresence of Change Somebody better tell Mexico to read history. Here’s the issue. The Mexican government claims it owns the intellectual property on various pre-Hispanic artifacts, which Starbucks was using as imagery on mugs. Specifically, it’s upset about images of an Aztec stone calendar and the Pyramid of the Moon from Teotihuacan. Mexico wants Starbuck to pay a [...] Continue reading Intellectual Property? Here are some Sunday headlines out of the Gulf of Mexico regarding hurricane Ida and oil platforms in the Gulf. “* BP, Marathon shut production in Gulf of Mexico* Louisiana Offshore Oil Port stops tanker offloading* Chevron, Anadarko evacuating workers, no output shut* Exxon preparing for possible shutdowns (Adds BP, Marathon output shut, Exxon preparing [...] Continue reading Hurricane Ida and Gasoline I’m still writing about past Presidents since this is the time to think about our leaders present and past. The inauguration of Barack Obama takes place this week. Millard Fillmore was the 13th President of the United States and he has had an image problem for years. Some scholars say history has given Millard a [...] Continue reading President Millard Fillmore |
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Cinco de Mayo
Some school authorities have lost their way, their knowledge of first amendment constitutional guarantees and especially their common sense. Sometimes zero tolerance is wrong. Here’s the story. The date was Wednesday, May 5th, Cinco de Mayo. Live Oak High School in Morgan Hill, California. Five students wore American Flag bandannas and tee shirts. An assistant [...]
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