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What are You Measuring With? | Daily Thoughts

More daily thoughts while I get my morning sunlight. I was thinking about how the results we get depend on how we measure. I guess this is a life-expression of the Heisenberg uncertainty principle. When the sun rises earlier and sets earlier because we changed our clocks, did anything really change? No, it’s our measurement […]

Food Insecurity in LA: A Misguided Solution to a Complex Problem

Unraveling the Complexities of Food Insecurity in Los Angeles County In a world where the word “equity,” especially when associated with government programs, often raises eyebrows, the recent resolution passed by Los Angeles County to create an Office for Food Equity is no exception. For many, including myself, such terms invoke thoughts of the insurmountable […]

Back From the Dead

The light has gone out of my life Teddy Roosevelt, August 14, 1884 I am reminded of those words by Roosevelt often. He wrote them in his diary on the day his wife and his moth both died. And while I disagree with just about everything he did as a political figure, the line still […]