Monthly Archives: January 2019

Today’s Martin Luther King’s birthday (would have been his 90th) — a good time to reflect on perceptions of the sort of civil disobedience that he (and others) espoused. A columnist in the New York Times yesterday praised the efforts … Continue reading →

How blissfully we would jump into ponds and lakes as kids and swim, splash, swallow, and blow out water that got into our noses. I remember one particular pond where friends and I swam that had mud so mushy and … Continue reading →

The Atlantic ran a long article in its December issue about “The Sex Recession” — asserting that sexual activity among younger people is either declining or less fulfilling or just less fun. Some of the reasons she identifies, I understand, … Continue reading →

Oregon last week joined about 20 other states in allowing people to pick up roadkill and eat it. The state legislature in Salem passed — unanimously — a bill legalizing the consumption of deer and elk found on state roads … Continue reading →