I couldn’t tell you what I had for dinner last night, but I remember September 11, 2001.
I have a solid and satisfying correspondence with a history professor friend in Pennsylvania. His name is Dave. We write each other about what…
Before leaving for Patagonia last December, I was in limbo regarding whether to continue my part-time legal consulting and mediation practice.…
It is summer, and it is sweltering. While I try to maintain a moderate body temperature, sitting in front of our oscillating fan, my mind occa…
The first recorded burials in Blackfoot are those of two tiny sons of R.H. Hopkins who, in the 1870s, were buried in John Montgomery’s field, …
How often do you discover that something you believed was true is simply not the case? Take cork, for instance. For years, I harbored the beli…
Apparently, “The Art of the Deal” (when it comes to Trump) is that you blow up a solid treaty with Iran because it was brokered when Obama was…
If you are a bit stuffy, you might consider me inappropriate for commingling a memorial with other people, but Ralph will forgive me because h…
I have returned to the United States grudgingly after having been gone six months. During that time, I spent a month in the Patagonia region, …
It takes guts to challenge a sitting judge. The power of incumbency is hard to overcome, and in many instances, the public is not well-informe…


