“Whenever you think of anything or anyone as your own, you are actually letting yourself be trapped in this web of ego.†I have had a lifelong interest in becoming a Sadhu as a way to experience my own life. I want to learn and experience how to live a…

These days I am writing and researching about Jack London (1876-1916) as I develop a grant proposal in the search for funds.  He is a highly-esteemed American author of fiction, nonfiction–and a photographer too.   He had a spectacular yet brief life and I want to produce a documentary film…

Today I walked to Valmonte School with my 7 year old son, Niall.  The first thing I noticed was the breathlessness that I sensed as I walked up and down the steep but tiny hills that are on the way to/from the school.  Far too out of shape for my…

I am disturbed by an arrogant disregard among common folks as they consider the Occupy LA movement.  I am troubled by their underlying assumption that this movement has no logical core and that what the “protesters†are doing is wrong or pointless.  I have been searching for ways to involve myself…

I was writing in an earlier entry to this blog about the LRAD and its appropriateness for use against Somali piracy. But any generalized assumption on my part about the nature and causes of Somali piracy causes me to reconsider what I have just written–it is probably nothing more than…

2011.  I recently applied to be on the Fulbright Specialist Program list. One important motivation for my application to be included on the list is that it provides a great opportunity for me to collaborate with educational institutions or organizations, faculty and administrators in foreign countries in several ways—as a…

I recently read with great interest an online Forbes article titled, “Six Waltons have more wealth than bottom 30%.†Sadly, I found this article to be a typical example of “blame the victim†although the victim is the 30% and not the Waltons.  As you probably know, the Waltons are…

I am probably opening a can of worms for myself by writing about matters that require a revolution before real change can occur–but I feel compelled and clear that I want and need to write. I have been in the process of seeking and applying for gainful employment in the…

Why are banks allowed an exemption from paying a business license fee in the city of Torrance, California?  As I have pursued an answer to this question I have learned that banks are also exempt from business license fees in many cities throughout Los Angeles county, and probably beyond.  Why?…