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A wonderful human being, Wally Amos, died on Tuesday this week. You know him because of Famous Amos Cookies. In the early 1970s we knew him as the manager of our group in Hollywood, the People Tree (the forerunner of … Continue reading →

What is truth? That used to be an actual question, long before our current culture of “If I get enough people to believe my lies, then that is the truth.” Formerly, some people would think about and try to understand … Continue reading →

The good news today is that you can take an IQ test for free. Yes, I am aware of the cultural and language biases of all IQ tests. For example, when a test says, “A saucer is to a cup … Continue reading →

“We got all the friends that money can buy, so we never have to be alone.And we keep gettin’ richer, but we can’t get our picture on the cover of the Rollin’ Stone.” Lyric by Shel Silverstein for Dr. Hook … Continue reading →

When I was young, there was a proverb that went “Cast your bread upon the waters, for you will find it after many days.” That was a line from the Biblical book of Ecclesiastes (11:1) in the Revised Standard Version. … Continue reading →

In this time when the news is almost entirely depressing with, well, you can fill in the blanks with Montana, US, and world events; you may want to go back to a simpler time when there was only one major … Continue reading →

The Donald recently said that parts of the US Constitution are no longer valid. Since he hasn’t read it, he doesn’t know which parts. He just knows he has the right to be president for life if he has enough … Continue reading →

Our mother, Dorothy Watson Harper, passed away at age 99 in December. She was one of the greats. You can see a video of the celebration of her life which includes the eulogy, a slide show, and some of her … Continue reading →

Friends had many fine corrections for my tirade last week about the legislature. Liz Moore gently reminded me that the category of “mental illness” already carries a stigma that makes it hard for people to ask for help. While some … Continue reading →

The legislature is gone and there is a song in our hearts. It’s one of those good old country songs “Ain’t no trash in my trailer since the night I threw you out.” This legislature seemed to operate on the … Continue reading →