The rain stopped long enough for this wild view… Yes, those are clouds dipping way down in front of the mountains.

I’m back from a few days in Reno poorer and wiser. Day one was really tough for me. After more than two years in California eeking out a living on freelance work and odd jobs (and all the while paying a California  [more...]

Well, I think I know when snails have sex. Ever since I moved to California, I’ve been fascinated watching all the snails out on the sidewalk in the morning. But this morning as I walked the dog, I noted something  [more...]

In the last couple of years, the field I work in — social studies — has been under attack from the right wing, claiming that social studies undermines the teaching of history. This is patently ridiculous, as  [more...]