Feb 6How Does California Better Capture Precious Storm Water?Recent storms right after historic drought have exposed California’s “feast or famine” problem, either too much or not enough water. In an era when large dams have become unfashionable (mostly due to expense and wildlife issues), groundwater recharging has been suggested. …Drought8 min readDrought8 min read
Feb 4Are Americans Approaching Pickup Truck Valhalla?For those of you who remember the Toyota/Datsun small 40 mpg pickup invasion in the 70s, you are probably wondering (like me) how pickups became the gas-guzzling behemoths we see today. …Pickup Trucks9 min readPickup Trucks9 min read
Jan 22What if Eisenhower Had Backed Patton’s Tanks in ’44……Rather Than Support Monty’s Failed “Market Garden”? I was shocked to learn that nobody on Medium had ever explored this subject, with all its delicious Cold War and Patton “kick butt” overtones. So here I am, de facto war expert about to cover this, using the things I read and hopefully sensible and impartial judgement. PROFILE OF…World War II8 min readWorld War II8 min read
Jan 19Does Early/Invasive Screening for Glandular/Intestinal Cancers Extend Lives?It all sounds good, the medical establishment does some sort of early screening for breast/thyroid/prostate/colon cancer, some sort of red flag goes up resulting in a biopsy, and you get the supposed life-saving surgery. However, there is growing evidence that these invasive early detections create their own risks, and do…Health6 min readHealth6 min read
Jan 9There Needs to be a Ken Burns Documentary About…Ken Burns?…I get it, the Ken Burns/PBS Orthodoxy has grown into a giant franchise on the order of Walt Disney, together creating their own adjectives such as “Burnsian” and “Disneyfied”. But in the wake of the Burns-treatment, there is some sanctimonious fallout and distortion of truth. If you asked Ken Burns…Ken Burns7 min readKen Burns7 min read
Dec 15, 2022What if British Weren’t the Dominant Colonizers in the New World?At some risk, I’m going to launch a thought-experiment implying “Yes, Anglo-Americans may have been rotten, but perhaps less rotten than any other potential Colonizers” which some might consider mildly offensive. As my reference source, I will be relying on various wars in History, plus the interesting books “Sapiens” by…Colonialism11 min readColonialism11 min read
Dec 15, 2022Holy Shit! Did Scientists Just Prove that we all Live in a Fake Reality!There are a series of Scientific American (and other) articles leading up to the recent seminal, Nobel-Prize winning conclusions of Closer, Aspect, and Zeilinger, proving that the Universe is “not locally real”. …Simulated Reality8 min readSimulated Reality8 min read
Nov 29, 2022Great Things that Great People Probably Didn’t SayThough wise quotes have come through the ages from many, there is a phenomenon where they are erroneously applied to a few. Have a strategic war comment? That automatically goes to Napoleon. A proverb or homily? Ben Franklin. A wry or curmudgeonly statement? Try Mark Twain, Sir Winston Churchill, or…Quotations3 min readQuotations3 min read
Nov 5, 2022What is the Most Efficient Mode of Transportation?The advent of smart cars can solve many problems, including an increase in traffic density for faster commutes, the promise of increased safety (due to better roadway decision making), and driver convenience. Electric and hydrogen cars promise cleaner energy, but rubber tire to road is still a relatively high-friction and…Transportation3 min readTransportation3 min read
Oct 10, 2022Western Liberal Democracy is Winning, but Needs to Tidy Up a Few ThingsHooray for Western Liberal Democracies! Just when you thought that rigid Fascist-Nationalists like Putin, Jinping, and Trump were going to take over the world, Zelensky creates a fantastic advertisement for the kick-ass merits of good ol’ traditional American and European values (which seem to utilize smart/diverse people to create an…Liberal Democracy7 min readLiberal Democracy7 min read
