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I have a law degree (Stanford, 66') but have never practiced. Instead, from 1967 through 1977, I tried to contribute to the revolution in America. As unsuccessful as everyone else over that decade, in 1978 I went to work for the U.S. Forest Service in San Francisco as a Clerk-Typist, GS-4. I was active in the USFS's union for several years, including a brief stint as editor of The Forest Service Monitor, the nationwide voice of the Forest Service in the National Federation of Federal Employees. Howsoever, I now believe my most important contribution while editor of the F.S.M. was bringing to the attention of F.S. employees the fact that the Black-Footed Ferret was not extinct; one had been found in 1980 on a national forest in the Colorado. In 2001 I retired from the USFS after attaining the age of 60 with 23 years of service. Stanford University was evidently unimpressed with my efforts to make USFS investigative reports of tort claim incidents available to tort claimants (ie, "the public"), alleging the negligence of a F.S. employee acting in the scope of his/her duties caused their damages, under the Freedom of Information Act. Oh well. What'cha gonna do?
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Thursday, February 16, 2012 at 10:02:30 AM
Quicklink : "Carbon monoxide in the cosmos mapped for the first time"
Evidently the planet earth is in
Thursday, February 16, 2012 at 9:58:51 AM
Quicklink : "Giving Away the Store: The Black Political Class as Bystande"
Black Agenda Report's tag for this article is
Tuesday, February 14, 2012 at 2:21:47 PM
Article : "An Appreciation of Julianne Moore, Ridley Scott, Ray Liotta,"
I didn't mention that Ray Liotta
Monday, February 13, 2012 at 2:08:27 PM
Quicklink : "Elizabeth Warren: A girl who soared, but longed to belong"
I don't have a four-year
Monday, February 13, 2012 at 10:52:00 AM
Quicklink : "Elizabeth Warren: A girl who soared, but longed to belong"
That's two of us, MAB.
Sunday, February 12, 2012 at 6:35:54 PM
Quicklink : "Whitney Houston, superstar of records, films, dies"
So passes another
Sunday, February 12, 2012 at 6:32:23 PM
Quicklink : "MJ Rosenberg: Iran War: What Is AIPAC Planning?"
Excuse the expression, but GOD !
Friday, February 10, 2012 at 1:21:12 AM
Article : "Speed Freaks Must Die"
"Human Rights" would be a good place to start.
Friday, February 10, 2012 at 1:08:02 AM
Quicklink : "Ancient Seagrass Holds Secrets of the Oldest Living Organism"
I have about 50 square yards of Vinca (periwinkle)
Friday, February 10, 2012 at 1:01:24 AM
Article : "6 Photographic Works by Darren Almond and 4 Paintings by Mar"
We Share Our Chemistry With the Stars is
Friday, February 10, 2012 at 12:44:08 AM
Quicklink : "Bradley Manning nominated for Nobel Peace Prize 2012"
There will be a rally for Bradley Manning
Thursday, February 9, 2012 at 9:53:28 PM
Diary : "Ahhhh, Those OEN Ads You Love to Hate."
B.A.R. is
Thursday, February 9, 2012 at 3:44:49 PM
Quicklink : "The First American Freedom Fighter"
Thanx for the link to this wonderful article, MAB.
Wednesday, February 8, 2012 at 10:03:04 AM
Diary : "A belated suggestion on how to call a President"
I was trying to be
Wednesday, February 8, 2012 at 5:27:44 AM
Diary : "A belated suggestion on how to call a President"
In your pentultimate sentence,
Tuesday, February 7, 2012 at 10:49:51 PM
Quicklink : "U.S. Jews Should Heed Top Israeli Soldiers Who Oppose Bombin"
I love it.
Tuesday, February 7, 2012 at 10:13:36 PM
Quicklink : "Maureen Dowd: The Great Man's Wife"
I guess I don't understand.
Tuesday, February 7, 2012 at 5:41:18 PM
Quicklink : "Maureen Dowd: The Great Man's Wife"
I'm getting a "Please login"
Monday, February 6, 2012 at 6:06:01 PM
Diary : "Ahhhh, Those OEN Ads You Love to Hate."
Well, Doc,
Monday, February 6, 2012 at 5:55:14 PM
Diary : "Four Parting Shots by Kehinde Wylie"
For some reason,
Sunday, February 5, 2012 at 11:13:44 PM
Quicklink : "WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange awaits court decision on ex"
On a closely related subject,
Saturday, February 4, 2012 at 6:54:05 PM
Diary : "Ahhhh, Those OEN Ads You Love to Hate."
One of the main problems is that
Saturday, February 4, 2012 at 7:49:52 AM
Article : "Cold Fusion is Here, It's Real, and its Time has Come."
And you da' blank poet of da'
Friday, February 3, 2012 at 10:48:12 PM
Quicklink : "NY Observer: Eric Schneiderman Suing Three Major Banks For ""
According to Wikipedia:
Tuesday, January 31, 2012 at 12:46:04 PM
Tweet : ""To err is human; to persist with error is the work of the d"
Wow. The YOUNGER Seneca
Tuesday, January 31, 2012 at 8:54:26 AM
Article : "World Peace Is Hanging By A Thread"
Lucky for you, Sis,
Tuesday, January 31, 2012 at 1:48:36 AM
Article : "Targeting AIPAC"
No, check that.
Tuesday, January 31, 2012 at 1:45:02 AM
Article : "Targeting AIPAC"
Never have so few
Sunday, January 29, 2012 at 5:30:50 PM
Diary : "Ryan Reynolds is a San Francisco,"
Thanks for the comment.
Sunday, January 29, 2012 at 12:14:46 AM
Diary : "Email Footnote: No trees were killed in the sending of this "
When I was a boy living on a ranch in
Friday, January 27, 2012 at 5:40:52 AM
Event : "Craig Biddle: Ayn Rand's Theory Of Rights"
Hopefully,
Friday, January 27, 2012 at 5:37:26 AM
Article : "Fidel Castro on the Republican Candidates, "The greatest com"
Thanx for this, Dave.
Friday, January 27, 2012 at 4:04:21 AM
Article : "Japanese Delegation Wants the U.S. Out of Okinawa"
Even Wiki describes the island as
Wednesday, January 25, 2012 at 9:53:51 AM
Article : "US/Israel: Iran NOT Building Nukes"
It's Official ! !
Wednesday, January 25, 2012 at 9:50:22 AM
Diary : "What "The BDS Movement" Stands For"
Actually, I think the ELAC lady asked the phsicist
Monday, January 23, 2012 at 7:54:17 AM
Diary : "What "The BDS Movement" Stands For"
Did you ever hear the story, Allan,
Monday, January 23, 2012 at 12:02:40 AM
Quicklink : "Newspaper Editor: Israel Should Consider Assassinating Obama"
Does anyone think that Israel has NOT
Sunday, January 22, 2012 at 7:30:53 PM
Article : "The Golden Age of Late-20th Century Photography"
Thank you, MAB.
Saturday, January 21, 2012 at 12:08:09 PM
Diary : "Image From Diploma of Well Known University"
Cal State at
Friday, January 20, 2012 at 6:53:08 PM
Quicklink : "Moral Awakening of an11th-grader, by Gilad Atzmon at Disside"
It's NOT imaginary, zzz05,
Friday, January 20, 2012 at 10:15:55 AM
Article : "Obama Stands Up to Israel, Tamps Down Iran War Threats"
This is wonderful news, even
Thursday, January 19, 2012 at 1:48:39 PM
Quicklink : "Moral Awakening of an11th-grader, by Gilad Atzmon at Disside"
An undeniable positive
Thursday, January 19, 2012 at 12:43:40 PM
Quicklink : "Iran to return US secret drone... as a toy"
Holy Gary Powers,
Thursday, January 19, 2012 at 9:26:36 AM
Article : "Postponing Joint US/Israeli Exercises"
Bush-2's man McCain was so out of touch
Thursday, January 19, 2012 at 6:26:17 AM
Diary : "I find it almost impossible to find"
But....
Wednesday, January 18, 2012 at 7:30:35 PM
Article : "Bush III, Bush IV, AmBushed Forever"
Thanx for rescuing me from being The
Wednesday, January 18, 2012 at 7:14:51 PM
Article : "Hugo Chavez, Drugs, Guantanamo Bay and Vultures"
I've smoked Cuban cigars and drunk Cuban rum
Sunday, January 15, 2012 at 8:38:58 AM
Quicklink : "Georgia O'Keeffe and Alfred Stieglitz: The Far-Apart Artists"
My mistake.
Sunday, January 15, 2012 at 8:26:39 AM
Quicklink : "Georgia O'Keeffe and Alfred Stieglitz: The Far-Apart Artists"
To view
Sunday, January 15, 2012 at 7:17:24 AM
Article : "Hugo Chavez, Drugs, Guantanamo Bay and Vultures"
Thanks for these words in support of Cuba,
Saturday, January 14, 2012 at 9:24:58 AM
Quicklink : "The Progressive Honor Roll of 2011, by John Nichols of The N"
Time was
Saturday, January 14, 2012 at 8:37:16 AM
Article : "The New York Times public editor's very public utterance"
I'm surprised the editor didn't just point out that
Friday, January 13, 2012 at 5:04:00 PM
Quicklink : "Aid as a Trojan Horse. On the Anniversary of the Haitian Ear"
Thank you for this,
Friday, January 13, 2012 at 10:48:07 AM
Article : "The Next War on Washington's Agenda"
Here is a link to
Friday, January 13, 2012 at 9:51:54 AM
Article : "Bush III, Bush IV, AmBushed Forever"
I suppose I insist on having a last (late? - hopefully)
Friday, January 13, 2012 at 9:26:22 AM
Quicklink : "US ships 'in second rescue of Iranians in Gulf'"
Important qualification:
Friday, January 13, 2012 at 8:00:42 AM
Article : "A Dangerous Game Israel and the U.S. are Playing with Iran"
Here is
Friday, January 13, 2012 at 12:13:41 AM
Diary : "Dateline Jan 12, 2012: Obama fundraising could fuel a small "
That picture was dated
Wednesday, January 11, 2012 at 11:33:49 AM
Quicklink : "US ships 'in second rescue of Iranians in Gulf'"
I live about 10 miles
Wednesday, January 11, 2012 at 11:23:43 AM
Article : "Psychologists' Collusion in Ongoing Illegal Detentions"
Try to imagine, or better don't,
Wednesday, January 11, 2012 at 9:48:09 AM
Article : "Palestinian Liberation Requires Unity"
It seems to me that
Wednesday, January 11, 2012 at 9:18:03 AM
Article : "An Appreciation of T. Jefferson Parker's California Girl, Ba"
Thay take a lot of concentration, Dave;
Monday, January 9, 2012 at 4:30:31 PM
Diary : "Since Mystic Wizard has slipped a little in posting music..."
Check
Monday, January 9, 2012 at 12:31:14 PM
Diary : "Since Mystic Wizard has slipped a little in posting music..."
So I SAW YOUR
Monday, January 9, 2012 at 9:39:52 AM
Article : "Stifled"
Nice pic and nice poem.
Monday, January 9, 2012 at 6:16:53 AM
Article : "Out Here in the Streets"
Hey David, if I supply you with four
Sunday, January 8, 2012 at 10:40:14 PM
Article : "Bush III, Bush IV, AmBushed Forever"
And what's most frustrating is KNOWING in
Sunday, January 8, 2012 at 10:24:38 PM
Diary : "Since Mystic Wizard has slipped a little in posting music..."
On second listening, I caught a glimpse of
Saturday, January 7, 2012 at 6:19:55 AM
Article : "Making Sport of Our Future"
It's all of a piece, Walter.
Saturday, January 7, 2012 at 6:14:37 AM
Quicklink : "US navy frees Iranians held by pirates"
If I recall, SS, you once told me
Friday, January 6, 2012 at 11:27:41 PM
Diary : "Dateline Yesterday: Slouching Towards 2012, by Linh Dinh"
Thank you,
Thursday, January 5, 2012 at 6:18:59 PM
Diary : "Dateline Yesterday: Slouching Towards 2012, by Linh Dinh"
Correction:
Thursday, January 5, 2012 at 6:14:18 PM
Diary : "Dateline Yesterday: Slouching Towards 2012, by Linh Dinh"
The last(?) link in Linh Dinh's article
Thursday, January 5, 2012 at 5:48:37 PM
Quicklink : "The Revolting Bob Parsons and His Toxic Internet Empire, by "
Parsons is just another software-manipulating,
Thursday, January 5, 2012 at 8:52:29 AM
Article : "We all have a Rosa Parks moment -- what counts is how we res"
Thank you for this, Marsha.
Thursday, January 5, 2012 at 6:41:36 AM
Quicklink : "Jonathan Turley: Final Curtain: Obama Signs Indefinite Deten"
An even more appropriate pic of Oh-Bomb-Ah,
Tuesday, January 3, 2012 at 8:01:57 PM
Diary : "So You Don't Know the Geography of a NATO Presence in the Pe"
Note that the Sultanate of Oman
Tuesday, January 3, 2012 at 10:54:10 AM
Poll : "Poll: Does the 1% Define Itself in Terms of Money More Than"
I voted "Yes" after viewing
Tuesday, January 3, 2012 at 9:27:54 AM
Quotation : "Quotation: I don't make jokes. I just watch the government a"
I think you're right,
Tuesday, January 3, 2012 at 1:30:42 AM
Quotation : "Quotation: I don't make jokes. I just watch the government a"
Damn, MAB !
Tuesday, January 3, 2012 at 1:21:26 AM
Quicklink : "American Paradox: 18.5 Million Vacant Homes and 3.5 Million "
When the first waves of the wealthy left Cuba
Sunday, January 1, 2012 at 1:00:39 PM
Article : "Bathing in the Blood of Virgins"
Absolutely a first-rate
Sunday, January 1, 2012 at 10:45:56 AM
Quicklink : "Iran test-fires long range missiles in Gulf"
I wonder how much more primitive it was than
Sunday, January 1, 2012 at 10:30:15 AM
Tweet : "Tweet: Just Imagine The Rose Parade Occupied For The People:"
That's the best idea I've heard
Sunday, January 1, 2012 at 10:26:35 AM
Diary : "Four Photographs"
Thank you, MAB.
Sunday, January 1, 2012 at 10:18:48 AM
Quicklink : "Man found with explosives at Midland International Airport"
This Midland is out west by Odessa, Texas,
Sunday, January 1, 2012 at 8:11:33 AM
Quicklink : "Norman Lear on fighting for the good fight"
What if our own way is limited to
Sunday, January 1, 2012 at 8:04:12 AM
Article : "A Toast to Clark Griswold, Our Man of the Year"
I was one of them too, Daniel. And
Sunday, January 1, 2012 at 8:00:23 AM
Quicklink : "Paul Krugman: Keynes Was Right"
Hey, S.S.
Sunday, January 1, 2012 at 7:53:05 AM
Quicklink : "Norman Lear on fighting for the good fight"
My Rob-Kall-Comped Membership Ends
Friday, December 30, 2011 at 7:09:55 AM
Quicklink : "Paul Krugman: Keynes Was Right"
Keynes was also right about
Friday, December 30, 2011 at 7:02:43 AM
Article : "Let's End Gerrymandering with Fair Voting for Congress"
Like everything, it's a trade-off.
Tuesday, December 27, 2011 at 7:19:37 PM
Diary : "M.J. Rosenberg Writes about "the real invented people" in Al"
This line of reasoning only considers Hitler's
Tuesday, December 27, 2011 at 5:14:40 PM
Article : "An Appreciation of Woman Love in the Movies "Bound" and "Hig"
A very s-t-r-a-n-g-e sentiment
Monday, December 26, 2011 at 3:14:47 PM
Diary : "Eight Unsettling Photographs by Cindy Sherman"
Maybe I've preached this line before, Steven,
Sunday, December 25, 2011 at 7:34:56 AM
Article : "Ron Paul takes lead In Iowa, Newt Gingrich falls off cliff"
What racist nonsense?
Sunday, December 25, 2011 at 7:18:58 AM
Diary : "Eight Unsettling Photographs by Cindy Sherman"
In my experience Ned,
Sunday, December 25, 2011 at 5:10:05 AM
Podcast : "Podcast: Gar Alperovitz; America Beyond Capitalism"
You've placed your finger exactly
Sunday, December 25, 2011 at 4:07:32 AM
Article : "Let's End Gerrymandering with Fair Voting for Congress"
About 15 years ago,
Saturday, December 24, 2011 at 5:25:54 PM
Diary : "Evidently the News Is Getting The World's Astronomers Nervou"
And thank you thank you thank you,
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