Terrorism and Other Myths

File this one next to “Iran will acquire toasters” as part two in a series of explaining basic principles of political reality that the entire world fails to understand. Was that too harsh? I don’t think this post is going…

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Bipolar Schizophrenia

I change my mind about everything so often these days that I feel like I’m seven different people. At least I’m not alone. I was going to write a post all weekend. I know, I still haven’t managed one on…

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At the Zoo

Early this morning, we posted a new video for The Mep Report, my former podcast with which I still interact from time to time: Most of the material is old, but it’s repackaged in a nifty new way intended to…

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This is Where the Summer Ends

…in a flash of pure destruction no one wins. Go nuclear. Nuclear… The calm the beach and the remains… -Ryan Adams, “Nuclear” Trick or treat. It’s Halloween, in many ways my favorite day of the year. I am blessed to…

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At the ER

Someone told me it’s all happening at the ER. A day ago at this time, I was still holed up in the charming waiting room of Kaiser’s Oakland Emergency Room. I was waiting for Emily, as I had been for…

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