Monthly Archives: July 2023

Books read in July. Five favorites with astericks. The Spectacle Of Skill: Selected Writings of Robert Hughes by Robert Hughes* The Good Neighbor: The Life and Work of Fred Rogers by Maxwell King* Napoleon’s Privates: 2,500 Years of History Unzipped … Continue reading →

Excellent: Goya: Crazy Like A Genius

Kipyegon shatters mile world record. Watch

What Happened When Oregon Decriminalized Hard Drugs?

Today we enjoyed: Nureyev: A Portrait And Nureyev in Swine Lake with Miss Piggy.  You can find it on You Tube.  Very funny.

Today I ran the mile on the super track, in super-exceedingly helpful Nike shoes at the OTC All-Comers, Hayward Field.. My time was around 8:55 (results not yet available). Maybe next to last. Oldest by 10 to 15 years. I’m … Continue reading →

Oregon’s Castration Machine …Yikes!

. “How well he’s read, to reason against reading!” – William Shakespeare, Love’s Labour’s Lost

Perchance you heard the story of the Seattle Special Olympics 100 yard race. It’s a sweet, warm hearted tale, but… wrong