When I was in my early 20s, I went with a friend to see a double feature at the Bristol Art Theater in . The movies were classic pornographic films, “Deep Throat” and “The Devil in Miss Jones.” The Bristol Art Theater…
As I filled out my electronic ballot at around 9:57 a.m. at the local polling booth at Marilyn Avenue Elementary School in Livermore, I had no idea who was going to win the election and no idea if I would know by…
When ordinary people hear the words “raise taxes,” it is usually met with an eye roll or a sigh. Taxes are not exactly the most alluring word in politics, but they play an essential role in keeping society up and running.
For…
I was 16 years old. My girlfriend of the time and I parked my 1964 Ford Fairlane on an empty street in a housing development under construction. After making out for a few minutes, we climbed into the back seat.
Losing one’s…
Living in the current messy situation called 2020, social distancing and keeping from social gatherings is more than the norm. Many have had to cancel plans for concerts, festivals, flights and many other events due to the outbreak of COVID-19, most of…
My wife and I at on our wedding day in 2001.
In December of 1999 I met my wife on Match.com and have been happily married since August of 2001.
Online dating is popular and has been known to be successful. Per a study done by the Pew Research Center, about 30% of…
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Living in the 21th century, the talk about climate change is a topic that is constantly in the spotlight. Whether it is being discussed as being nothing more than another conspiracy theory or being spoken about the terrible consequences that will come…
One thousand and twenty-two. As of Sept. 2, that is the number of people that have been shot and killed by police this year alone. These are shootings that could have been avoided if the justice system saw everyone as equal…
The sex education I received in high school back in the 1960’s made me more confused than educated me. I am an older student; I graduated high school in 1972. No, that is not a typo but is 1972.
Sex education has…
Across the nation, students who were not born in this country or a citizen evidently have it harder than all the U.S citizen born ones. Regardless of having the same goals and ambitions, those who already have it hard have to work…