Category Archives: Personal

How Your Politics Can Change Your Physiology

Left-wingers and right-wingers not only see the world differently, as Jonathan Haidt explains, they experience the world different. Much of our political orientation comes from our biology. I wonder if your politics can change your physiology? When I think back … Continue reading

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Looking Out At A Sea Of Poz

Manhattan Beach Pier, Jan 5, 2018. Lewis Fein posts: “That art school should have admitted you.” I’m the same age as my father at Glacier View.

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How Do You Change Your Life?

There was a nasty guy I saw at Placer High School named Steve Pitman. He was a bully. I kept my distance. He scared me. A couple of years after I left high school, I ran into him again and … Continue reading

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How Often Do You Regret A Day Spent Working Hard?

I find that when I get to the end of a long work day, I rarely feel bad about it. On the other hand, when I get to the end of a day where I haven’t worked (aside from the … Continue reading

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My Great Great Grandfather

This guy was my father’s mother’s grandfather: There were few better known men througout North Queensland than the late Mr. George Simpson who took a most active interest both in local and national politics. Gifted with the power of speech … Continue reading

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