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Dam Hetch Hetchy

Well, it appears “Big Government”, you know the one…the guys that want to help you choose your life style all the while telling you its in your best interest to do as they say, not as they do. Apparently the Mayor of San Francisco has issued another “city-wide proclamation” which will ban all soda drinks from all vending machines. They want all San Franciscans to fully understand the harmful effects sugar-laced soda has on you, the constituent, you know, the ones they were elected to serve. To help the city leaders logic sprout wings and sore among the populace, they implore citizens to trash the idea of drinking soda and, responsibly “drink pure clean refreshing water” from the Hetch Hetchy reservoir, which is San Francisco’s major source of drinking water. That water is clean and refreshing and chemical free. Not a bad argument, huh? Forget the water issue for the moment, allow me to compare milk as a substitute for soda. What the city “soda police” forget to mention are a f...

A penny here a penny there!

Recently, a friend and I were discussing “the business of music”,…a topic he and I are very much interested in as both he and my son are in the business of making music - not just any music, but great music! I would like to invite you to listen to his and my son’s contributions to the “music world“ if you have not heard them before. (They are awesome writers, singers, producers and players of music - you won‘t be disappointed). I know many of you have already heard some of their works… take a listen to their new stuff. He and my son have been in the business for many years, each one at a different phase within the industry. My friend has been fortunate enough to have had several “Number One” hit singles, songs sung by some very famous artists. My son has less years in the profession, but has been in the business of making music since age 9 and was recently “signed” as a singer/songwriter. I am very proud of both of them for what they have accomplished and I look forward to wh...