Quote for Our Times
“To announce that there must be no criticism of the President, or that we are to stand by the President, right or wrong, is not only unpatriotic and servile, but is morally treasonable to the American public.”
– President Theodore RooseveltTheodore Roosevelt and John Muir at Yosemite in 1903 – back when presidents read books, acted like adults, and defended The Constitution. Theodore Roosevelt had more in common with Bernie Sanders than any current Republican: universal health care, antitrust legislation, anti-monopoly, environmental stewardship.
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Discovering Blindness "Ensaio sobre a cegueira" by José Saramago
In the City of Bikes: The Story of the Amsterdam Cyclist - Great Summer Reading
Reflections on Thomas Szasz and The Manufacture of Madness
Thomas Merton, Lawrence Ferlinghetti, And The Protection Of All Beings - A Review
Barbara Ehrenreich - Legacies and Book Recommendations
The Septembers of Shiraz by Dalia Sofer - A Review
Aldous Huxley's Brave New World - 90 Years Later
Kurt Vonnegut - A Man Without a Country - The Review
"Stamped from the Beginning: A Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America" - The Definitive Review
Review of Culture Crash: The Killing of the Creative Class by Scott Timberg
Harry Belafonte - My Song: A Memoir of Art, Race, and Defiance - A Review
Thoughts on the New APA Guidelines for Men
"The Knowledge Illusion" - Some Quotes
John O. Lyons (3 September 1927 - 7 September 2003) - The Wiki
Where is Janice Raymond?
Gloria Steinem Quotes - From My Life on the Road (2015)
"Saving Capitalism" - Robert Reich is Looking Up
Cuba and its Music - Thoughts on Ned Sublette's Amazing Book about American Music
“Into the Wild” by Jon Krakauer - Alexander Supertramp - The Real Deal
Cheap Trills in San Francisco
Golden Gate Park Bison Paddock
Fort Funston - Fantastic Views of the Pacific Ocean
JFK Drive in Golden Gate Park
Vesuvio Cafe
Aquatic Park Pier - Is Now Closed Due to Safety Concerns
Crane Cove Park in San Francisco is Awesome!
Riding "The Wiggle" on a Bike in San Francisco
Swimming in Aquatic Park Cove
McLaren Park - It's Bigger Than You Think
Photos of Ocean Beach from the Cliff House
Grand View Park
Movie Reviews
Great Highway: Journey to the Soul of San Francisco Surfing - A Movie Review
Buried - The 1982 Alpine Meadows Avalanche - A Review
Discovering Blindness "Ensaio sobre a cegueira" by José Saramago
Rediscovering Dick Gregory - The One and Only Dick Gregory (2021) - A Review
Review: Country Music | A Film by Ken Burns
3 Best Music Documentaries on Netflix Streaming - November 2017
4 Best Documentaries on Netflix Streaming
"Smoke" (1995) by Wayne Wang - Auggie Wren and his Philosophy of Time
“Into the Wild” by Jon Krakauer - Alexander Supertramp - The Real Deal