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Self-important vanity building

Hey, let’s create a skyscraper that deliberately looks unstable so we can show how clever we are. Further, let’s give no thought to foolish concerns like long-term maintenance and let’s situate it someplace where traffic in and out of it…

Alt-right vs antifa in French Revolution?

Proponents and opponents of the French Revolution dressed in clothes to identify themselves. Proponents dressed deliberately prole while opponents were ostentatious. Â Both sides carried weapons to defend against assaults from the other side. (From a display at LA Museum of Art…

California snowpack 173% of normal

The drought is finally ending in California to recent humongous storms and snow, which eliminated 37% of snow-water deficit. This is hugely good news and bodes well for summer. The amount of rain was so extraordinary that some reservoirs are…

Medical bills. Those least able to pay, pay the most

Sue recently had a health scare. She’s fine now, however the various tests and procedures cost about $10,000. We paid about $1,000 because she is covered under GEHA, the federal government employee health plan. For one bill, the amount owed was…

King tides, waterfront property, municipal budgets

A hotel in South San Francisco routinely floods on the bottom floor during big tides. Offices and manufacturing in the same area also flood. Such valuable real estate and the buildings on it should have serious flood protection. Often they…