"Valve Job," Or How I Learned to Take Surgery Seriously
Valve Job By Robert Chianese. October 23, 2019 I was doing my work out, walking up hills, puffing a bit, waiting to hear when my busted...
Ah, a Valve Job, Dear Heart
I was doing my work out, walking up hills, puffing a bit, waiting to hear when my busted shoulder would get repaired—rotator cuff and...
Ehrlich's Population Bomb 50 years later: Overpopulation vs. Techno-Adaptation
Paul Ehrlich's Population Bomb book of 1968 got me thinking then about how to refute his thesis that civilization would collapse in a few...
American Writers skewer Scammers
How come Americans cannot see through scammers like . . . . Donald Trump? Some of us want to credit his wacky self-infatuation as the...
My Address to the Class of 2016--Your top challenge of four: Virtualness
I have invited myself to your graduation to help celebrate your achievements so far and to look forward with you to the paths ahead. As a...
What's a Bodfish? New Names
Published in Fencepost: East Kern County January 2016. www.fencepostpaper.com We're new to the area with a get-a-way house in your...
The Making of a Curmudgeon
We’re continually instructed to open our hearts to old friends who are distressed, lonely, or ill. But could you shut up about yourself...
Sustainability Blues: Too Pop to Mean Much
Published 08/22/2013 VCReporter I got aboard the Sustainability Train early, in the late 1970’s. I saw it as a dazzling breakthrough...
Hammered for Sloppy Work
My cousin Tony’s visit to our vacation home in the foothills northeast of Sacramento began with a question. As we walked to the airport...
