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One of my favorite hiking spots is Vasquez Rocks, a 905 acre state park about half-way between Lancaster and Santa Clarita, just off the Antelope Valley Freeway. Crisscrossed with trails, the park sits right on top of the San Adreas … Continue reading →

My now old second generation Kindle, the electronic book reader made by Amazon.com, has a about 1.5 gigabytes of space that is available for storing the books that I purchase for it. How many books can I fit into this … Continue reading →

If you are an authority figure in the life of people around you, you’ll likely wind up with them confiding their darkest secrets to you. Bartenders, I’m told, experience this. Certainly pastors certainly do. And sometimes administrators, teachers and college … Continue reading →

The horrible events in Boston bring out the worst in some people. I really do not understand those who believe that there is no difference between the actions of terrorists and the actions of the U.S. military. And I say … Continue reading →

Southern California does not have seasons like most of the rest of the country. The temperature in Los Angeles stays pretty even all year round. But we do have periods of the year where it rains, and periods when it … Continue reading →

Actually, the general incompetence of the government is a good thing; it keeps the government, most of the time, from really doing much that harms us. And that was the goal of those who created the constitution. As Thomas Jefferson … Continue reading →

We each know remarkably little, no matter how old we may be, no matter how well educated we are. In the course of a single lifetime, how much can we actually read, watch and remember? How much of the world … Continue reading →

I always find it odd when I read about how “aggressive” the state of Israel is. Let’s see: Israel is a country that is barely the size of New Jersey, surrounded by much larger nations who constantly condemn it and … Continue reading →

As I grew up I collected several hobbies. Some involved actual collecting. I collected rocks and fossils. Later, I came to be interested in collecting coins and stamps, and then I started playing with model trains and rockets. I love … Continue reading →