Slip sliding away
On Wednesday a client installed a major update of a database application. Everything that could go wrong did. In the middle of this, the renter in the duplex we own and live in knocked on the door and said, we…
Politics in the Zeros
"A republic, if you can keep it." Vegas, taxes.
Politics in the Zeros
"A republic, if you can keep it." Vegas, taxes.
Month January 2011
The continuing fight for Sacramento Delta water
1,300 miles of ancient, earthen levees protect and encircle the Sacramento Delta. Some say this leaves the area, and its crucial water supply vulnerable to an earthquake. Others opine that the levees are sturdy enough. That something seemingly as simple…
Jackie Speier. Another congresswoman who survived being shot
At the age of 28, Jackie Speier was an aide to Congressman Leo Ryan when he went to Guyana to investigate Jim Jones. He was assassinated. She was shot five times and left for dead on an airstrip. She survived…
Angel Project and Hells Angels protect girl’s funeral
Mourners lined the route for a quarter-mile to the funeral for Christina-Taylor Green, including Hells Angels and Huns and members of the Angel Project. They are trained in non-violence and wear giant wings made from sheets and plastic pipes so…
Polizeros Radio. Domestic Terrorism. The Pakistan assassination
The Tuscon shootings and its ramifications. Does extremist talk create violence? Is there more violence coming or will we start to moderate? Also, the Taseer assassination in Pakistan, which was praised by religious extremists. With Bob Morris of Politics in…