The Life in My Years

An anthology of life

“I was in cities, you know, of, you know, fifty to a hundred thousand in Iraq surrounded by insurgents. And we Marines, well trained Marines, did not act the way that they’re doing, the way they’re treating other fellow Americans right now.” “They’re using tactics that, you know, we didn’t even use in Iraq in …

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“We are not pawns for [President] Donald Trump,” said the young woman dressed in cammies. Her uniform bore two patches, one, U.S. Army, the other, a last name, Colado. She was appearing at an anti-ICE rally in Dallas. The woman continued, “Why now? It’s because the military was called on against the protesters. In our …

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April 5, 2025Around the country, across all 50 states, a financially devastated, Trump weary nation took to the streets to protest. In New York and Washington DC the crowds were estimated at 100,000 each; St. Paul, Minnesota was estimated at 25,000; 10,000 in Montpelier, Vermont; 30,000 in Chicago; and 20,000 in Atlanta. In little Hercules, …

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March 15. 2025It’s Saturday, noontime. Cora and I walking to the Tesla dealership in Walnut Creek, California. Walnut Creek is a tony little town located at the northern end of the Tri-Valley, but isn’t really considered a part of Tri-Valley. That’s because Tri-Valley is stinking rich and Walnut Creek is only – tony. The long …

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