"A republic, if you can keep it." Vegas, taxes.
"A republic, if you can keep it." Vegas, taxes.
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…
A major problem with solar power has been the duck curve. Demand increases when the sun goes down, just when solar plants stop producing energy. One answer is huge batteries that store excess solar power to be used later. However,…
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…
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…
Tonight is the voting to be on the Clark County (Vegas) Central Committee. If you show up, you can probably get elected, as it has hundreds of members. However, as always, the rules and procedures seem hand-crafted with special care…
Reading conservatives hunting for the gigantic conspiracy they just know must be behind the Women’s March is comical. Hey buttercups, take off your tinfoil hats. It really was spontaneous and viral. And no one was in charge. But if you…
Hey lefties, how about we put an end to dire pronouncements about how screwed we are and instead realize that yesterday was quite astonishing. Millions of mostly first-time protesters filled the streets in opposition to Trump. WaPo and NYT said…