Category Archives: Commentary

The Gulf of Oil

5/6/2010 – 11:49 am

Venice, LA – I’m down at the oil spill on the Gulf of Mexico or what for now is the Gulf of Mexico. Rick Steiner, a marine conservationist and oil spill expert flew over the gulf Wednesday morning and said, “It’s not the Gulf of Mexico any more. It’s the gulf of oil.” Rick’s been […]

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Obama’s a Fool (Part I)

4/29/2010 – 12:32 pm

Less than a month ago, Barack Obama told us he wants to open 167 million acres of America’s continental shelf to oil drilling. At the time, he promised the nation that we have the technology to do this in a safe, clean and environmentally sound manner. Now, before the “April Fool” window has closed, we […]

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The Death of Earth Day

4/22/2010 – 11:12 am

Let us now mourn the passing of Earth Day, on this its 40th birthday. The dear old girl had been sick for many years. I remember mocking the 20th anniversary of Earth Day in 1990. I was living in Washington, DC at the time and a big rally / sales event was held on the […]

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Pachelbel’s Canon (as it pertains to me)

4/8/2010 – 12:06 pm

The car radio came on with the ignition and Pachelbel’s Canon (formally, Canon in D Major by Johann Pachelbel) came on with it. It wasn’t a classical music station; it was a commercial. For what, I do not remember because Johnny P.’s canon has been so overused for so long it fails to convey any […]

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No Foolin’

4/1/2010 – 11:58 am

Happy April Fool’s Day. This is not a joke. No one seems quite sure why the first of April is called “April Fool’s Day.” The first reference to the day is in “The Nun’s Priest’s Tale” in Geoffrey Chaucer’s “The Canterbury Tales.” In the story, a fox and rooster trick each other in turn. So […]

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Sodomizing Jesus

3/25/2010 – 10:55 am

For any parent, one of the scariest stories in the New Testament has to be in the second chapter of the Book of Luke. Twelve-year-old Jesus is separated from his parents on a trip to Jerusalem. They’re halfway back to Nazareth before they realize he’s missing and they rush back in a panic before discovering […]

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Oh No, Not Again

3/18/2010 – 2:37 pm

One of the unpalatable things about being an environmentalist (there are others) is that no victory ever stays won. An ancient tree cut down stays cut; a species driven to extinction is gone for good. The tree saved, however, has been saved for a day only. A species preserved is preserved for now and the […]

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