God Is Not One, Stephen Prothero Expressing his astonishment, Prothero arrives late at the party that has been celebrating for years the diversity and plurality […]
Author: Sam
My Father’s Paradise
My Father’s Paradise, Ariel Sabar For almost 3,000 years, a tiny Jewish enclave existed in what is now the autonomous Kurdish region of northern Iraq. […]
Pushed: The Painful Truth About Childbirth and Modern Maternity Care
Pushed: The Painful Truth About Childbirth and Modern Maternity Care, Jennifer Block The United States has the most intense and widespread medical management of birth […]
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“You Will Become A Poster Child”
Has The CFTC Lost Its Mind?!
It never ceases to amaze me the ignorance of those in power in this country… There has been study after study demonstrating that speculators in […]
Christmas Party
Arizona Visit
A girls weekend to Arizona was long over due after the 16 month outback adventure. I traveled to Scottsdale to visit Cheryl, Chris and their […]
The Better World Shopping Guide
The Better World Shopping Guide: Every Dollar Makes a Difference, Ellis Jones The only comprehensive guide for socially and environmentally responsible consumers available, this book […]
First Winter Snow
Over 18 months since our last trip to the cabin, we ventured up yesterday afternoon ahead of an impending storm. The sound of pounding rain […]
Germs: Biological Weapons and America’s Secret War
Germs: Biological Weapons and America’s Secret War, Judith Miller, Stephen Engelberg and WIlliam Broad Three reporters from The New York Times survey the recent history […]
JAMERS On Angel Island
San Francisco Gets Giants Fever
It’s amazing what winning a World Series win can do to a city: homeless people all of a sudden turn into Major League merchandise peddlers, […]
Sentenced For Gaming The Game
The Ice Wedding
Carol Turns 60!
The Petaluma Bash
Mendocino for Labor Day
The Taylor Wedding
Our Walkabout
Link to our other website cataloging our travels through Europe, Southeast Asia and around Australia during 2009 and 2010: Our Walkabout