david98014Jan 12, 20131 minRichard NixonRichard Nixon was born 100 years ago. This anniversary probably popped up on “on this day” web sites and journalists paid by the number o...
david98014Jan 9, 20132 minGun DebateI am disappointed at the noise about the role of guns in the recent tragedies in Connecticut, Colorado, and here in Seattle. I am one inc...
david98014Oct 15, 20121 minSixty-four and three-quartersI applied for Medicare today. One is eligible at age sixty-five, but you apply three months before that momentous birthday. It’s all done...
david98014Oct 13, 20122 minPodcastsYes, an entire year since the last post. Not that I haven’t had anything to write, I just haven’t written it here. Here’s hoping I do bet...
david98014Oct 7, 20111 minDon’t Settle?The unfortunate passing of Steve Jobs has highlighted his accomplishments and his vision. But one bit of of his wisdom might require some...
david98014May 23, 20112 minAnother VoiceI recently published, via Amazon.com’s print-on-demand program Create Space, my historical novel Down The River. The story grew out of my...
david98014May 4, 20111 minJustice?The recent demise of Osama Bin Laden has caused many to declare that justice has been done. Even the president says this. Calling the kil...
david98014Mar 26, 20111 minPublishedMy novel Down The River is now available through Amazon.com. A Kindle version will also be available soon. Buy it. Read it. Review it. Te...
david98014Feb 11, 20112 minWhat are you reading?About everything I can get my WiFi around. The Kindle Santa brought me has transformed my lierary life. I have purchased and downloaded a...
david98014Jan 12, 20112 minSilliness Within the SadnessThe recent tragedy in Tucson didn’t bring an end to the silliness that has inspired my posts recently. First the Sheriff of Pima County b...
david98014Jan 6, 20112 minCaptain – NotMore silliness. Although I will grant the U.S. Navy absolute discretion in who they appoint as captains of their warships I wonder if the...
david98014Jan 6, 20111 minPC Huckleberry FinnThe news item about a publisher cleaning up Mark Twain’s Huckleberry Finn to eliminate references to “the N-word” is both laughable and l...
david98014Dec 23, 201010 minAnother video lynchingIn the aftermath of the tragic death of Oscar Grant at the hands of a Bay Area Rapid Transit policeman on New Year’s 2009, Officer MarySo...
david98014Dec 20, 20101 minAnd now for something politicalToday I read of a measure filed in the House to enact a Constitutional amendment called the Repeal Amendment (New York Times, Kate Zernik...
david98014Nov 21, 20101 minPower For The People: A History of Seattle City LightYesterday Mind Over Matter host Diane Horn interviewed me on KEXP Radio FM 90.3 about my history of Seattle City Light. Click here to go ...
david98014Nov 14, 20102 minDeficit cuttingWhat a boring topic amid a week of news about presidential trips abroad, the GOP taking over the House, and, as always, the pundits provi...
david98014Oct 18, 20101 minPolitical CoverageI may be in a tiny minority, but I just don’t accept what is being reported and analyzed about the outcome of the midterm elections. I re...
david98014Oct 18, 20101 minPublishing UpdateThe two books I did with the late Walt Crowley several years ago are now available through University of Washington Press. Power For The ...
david98014Oct 2, 20101 minOn the airHot on the heels of the radio interview I appeared on KCTS Channel 9, our local PBS station. They are having a pledge drive and aired the...
david98014Sep 18, 20101 minKUOW PresentsToday I was interviewed on KUOW FM 94.9. The segment is twelve minutes condensed from an hour conversation with producer Dave Beck. The p...