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  • A Eulogy for Brooksie Belle Ketchum Booth, My Grandmother (2001)

    I wrote the following passages in two separate sections over two separate days. Part I – 2:00 a.m. San Francisco Time, Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2001 The call I was dreading came just ten minutes ago – an unhappy, middle-of-the-night call … Continue reading →

  • The Mark Morford and The Morning Fix Saga (2001)

    1-Apr-01 (but no, it’s no April Fool’s joke) The Article That Set Me Off: « SFGate.com Suspends Three Staffers Over Column » My E-Mail to the offender and many other Bay Area Media staffers: An open letter: “I may disagree with what … Continue reading →

  • A Memory of My Grandfather (2001)

    I am inordinately proud of all my grandparents, proud of their heritage and what they did and gave to us. All of them worked extremely hard under difficult circumstances to bring, in their own way, the basics of life, love … Continue reading →