RIP Professor Ann D. Gordon of Rutgers. She stood firm against the lies invented about Susan B. Anthony by pro-lifers. Gordon emphasized that Anthony dedicated her life to women winning the vote, and didn't spend any energy on the politics of abortion.

16-year-old me would have been thrilled. Here's a sugar pine cone .... The first cologne I bought was Sugar Pine essential oil, trying to attract the girls.

Quick Lassen getaway

This is when the mistaken photo is MUCH better

Here are the two main dividing lines that people mean when they say Northern California versus Southern California. The black line is the mountain barrier, from Point Conception through the Tehachapis and Sierras. The red line is the 1859 Pico Act, not passed by US Congress.