Halfway There

Masters of the universe My politically benighted father has shared with me yet another classic of the forwarded-wisdom genre. Although I hav...

One of these things is not like the other The wacky right was never at a loss for words when George W. Bush was criticized for being a lousy...

Men of letters Over breakfast in Turlock during spring break (hey, where else would you go for breakfast during spring break?), my old coll...

Or maybe “turkey” The modest California town of Turlock in Stanislaus county currently boasts a population of 70,000 and a campus of the Cal...

As Will Rogers once said For a bit of casual fun, you can test your political persona at OkCupid.com . Don't expect to be surprised. Do ...

Too much of a good thing? California community colleges are a mixed lot, lacking the kind of central authority enjoyed(?) by the University ...

Postmortem testimony There is a long and continuing tradition of dead people who refuse to shut up. Joe Gillis (William Holden) is pretty ch...

Never to thine own self be true House minority leader John Boehner is forthright in explicating his theory of representative democracy. He ...

The exploding head hour This morning on San Francisco's KSFO , the Bay Area's one beacon of unbridled right-wing insanity, the 7 o...

Journamalism Back when the Sacramento Bee prided itself on being the journal of record for the state capitol, the newspaper had a local new...

Suburban superstition Pacific Gas & Electric has been installing new meters throughout its service area. I've had one since last yea...

Can't drive straight It seems to have all the elements of a non-story: a state legislator caught driving drunk in downtown Sacramento. W...

Christian sin Glenn Branch was speaking in Sacramento last night, so I made a pilgrimage up to the state capital. I took some notes and will...

A nice pair Inside the Vatican is not a humor magazine—at least, not intentionally. Sometimes, however, they just can't help it. The Fe...

Not exactly TMZ on PZ While on tour in the Golden State, PZ Myers was resilient enough despite minor jet-lag to hoist a few brews after his...

Please ignore the dark clouds As a completely rational man, I do not countenance superstitious behavior. For me, “knock on wood” is just a j...

The Q&A at Sierra College Three out of eight. That's how many of the talks by PZ Myers I attended during his California tour. PZ...