Tag: politics

Saturday Musings 05.14.22

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Liminal Coffee Roasters Happy Saturday.  Lots to talk about.  Inflation is real, at least in the San Francisco Bay Area. $6.99 for both a pound of peaches at my local (higher end) supermarket and a gallon of gas. Tough one. De minimis elasticity on the price of gas; some stations charge closer to $6.00, but steep … Continue reading Saturday Musings 05.14.22

Cancun

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Not to be political, but it’s a very pleasant 84 degrees in Cancun … I need a vacation as well.  Another Caribbean port (St. Maarten), but same concept (author's photo) Earlier this week, a certain U.S. Senator departed for a family vacation in Cancun.  Meanwhile, his home state was experiencing a storm of the century, with … Continue reading Cancun

Ode to Books

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Call me a bibliophile. Libraries (Suzzallo, University of Washington, pictured above) are exotic bazaars. So are bookstores. Picture Blackwell’s on Broad Street in Oxford (which I visited while on a coach tour and, as luck would have it, had not more than twenty minutes to explore), Powell’s City of Books in downtown Portland, or City … Continue reading Ode to Books