Americans are obsessed with sports. Football, basketball, hockey, baseball. Sports like golf and tennis are followed. Even track & field are somewhat followed. But what do all these sports have in common? They all take place in a stadium or park or arena. What sports don’t usually occur in stadiums…

In a previous article I wrote about how Republicans showed their ignorance of how ballots are processed and election results submitted to officials in the wake of the 2020 election. [1] Alas, another news article in which Republican voters illustrate their amazing ignorance on how petitions are handled.[2] The comments…

Let’s talk about laws… and then gun laws First, a caveat. I own a handgun. I am considering getting a second one and possibly a shotgun. I have actually had to use my handgun to prevent a home invasion. I didn’t have to shoot the guy, merely let him know…

Prior to the Civil War, Congress passed several Fugitive Slave Acts, but the one that really impacted the nation was the act enacted in 1850. [1] The act effectively forced northern states to help retrieve escaped slaves and return them to their masters, a well as enacting penalties on those…

Decision to NOT compete-2022 Tough decision but decided to transfer out of Lumberjack100 mountain bike race and 210 mile Coast-to-Coast Gravel race for 2022. Those two BIG events are far too important to me not to mention the costs for the event and lodging and travel to go attempt them…

When scholars review the stages of human society they refer to “ages.” We have had the Stone Age, Iron Age, Bronze Age, Industrial Age and the Information Age, for example. But then we come to what I have long referred to as the Subscription Age. The spark for this article…

Blast from the past, copying from my old blog. Links to items mentioned are at the end — — - Joni and I went to Dublin for vacation from March 19 through March 25th. The impetus for the travel was that when I was living in China last year for…

This may turn out to be a rather long article, but bear with me. I will be delving into the concepts of progressive rock, classical music & symphonies, and the idea of a concept album in rock music. I will also address the contentious issues of when a band changes…

ANNOUNCEMENT: I had been considering running for state legislature in the newly drawn house district #82. But as of March 14, 2022 I accepted a new engineering position with a local manufacturing company and have decided to not pursue political office at this time. Anyone that knows me knows I…