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“All voting is a sort of gaming, like checkers or backgammon, with a slight moral tinge to it, a playing with right and wrong.”– Henry David Thoreau In the last post I gushed about An Unfinished Love Story and felt quite enthusiastic about the continued sharing of my political-origins story. Upon a few days’ reflection, while my admiration for Goodwin’s book has not lessened—I realize my enthusiasm for the words (“Ask not….”)… Read More

Paul Simon’s Homeward Bound/Final Tour came to Oakland Friday night, May 25th. I was there, fifty plus years after my first Simon and Garfunkel concert in North Carolina. My almost 28-year-old granddaughter Teresa was with me and a little surprised when I leaned over and whispered that the first time I saw Paul Simon her father was a little boy home with a baby-sitter. I just finished the newest biography of Paul… Read More