This is a business proposal I presented during an on-line telephone conference with a group of California real estate investment and development professionals sometime in January 2016. While many of the “links” are no longer active, those that remain offer early evidence of the ominous plan for an elite suburban culture (“exurbs”)and the origins of […]
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Some Notes
I happened to find these notes which I had prepared for a presentation given to a professional business group in 2014. Unedited – just as I had written them/bp YOUR WORDS MATTER WORDS HAVE Power_______________ The story of Arle McGregor who said, “ ____________________ __________________________________” COUNT YOUR BLESSINGS […]
Your Call
The light had turned green. Kathy and I were standing at a busy Paris intersection when the lady in front of us started to step into the street. Kathy reached out and touched her arm just as a fast moving car passed in front of us. “Close call”, or Devine intervention? It’s your call – […]
The Gift
May 5, 2023 Since Donald Trump formally announced his candidacy for President of the United States on June 16, 2015, America has been the centre of a growing culture war which challenges the social and traditional values upon which the nation was established, and embodied within the Constitution of The United States. During this past […]
The Truth
To gild the lily An endeavor quite silly If the curse of verse Can’t hide in reverse
AirCal
I was quite surprised when he walked into my office. We were well acquainted, however I hadn’t seen him for awhile and our relationship never suggested something so casual. I knew he had something on his mind. We all have life altering experiences most every day. Some involve some level of conscious effort. However, most […]
Hitchhiking
We moved to a growing area of West Los Angeles when I was 5 years old. By the time I was 12 my father was gone and there was very little money in the house. If I wanted to go anywhre I would have to use my thumb. Night or day. Whenever necessary. Occasionally […]
Singularity
“A singularity . . . We don’t know what happens after that” Elon Musk with Tucker Carlson – April 17, 2023 The mischievous wink of a recursive loop? Or, is it found at the end of an Artic cycle In the palette of Picasso The silence of the Sentinelese The Red of the Middlemist The […]
Culinary “Rap”
I can make – Almond crusted bread pudding and cranberry apple pie Provence without slicing an apple, or rolling the crust. Flip, scramble, bake and poach most anything. Eggs every way including the perfect large curd French omelette, potatoes 20 ways, including crisp hash browns, home fried, quiche and frittata. Any kind of soup, sauce, […]
Prologue
It was my first writing class. A local session near my home. The class met at 7:00 in the morning, and that’s where I started P-Town. Several years later I applied for admission to a creative writing workshop at the University of California, Berkeley. It was by invitation pursuant to the submission of a […]
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Cradle To Grave
Your Resume Will Be Your Brand From Cradle To Grave […]