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Google Privacy Checkup

Posted on July 10, 2020 by BobJuly 10, 2020

[Your Name], complete your Privacy Checkup You received an email message that looks like it came from Google, but you are not sure. Take a Privacy Checkup We’ll walk you through key privacy settings step-by-step to help you choose what’s right for you. From: Google Account <> This is a message to help set your personal privacy preferences related to your privacy and give permission to Google to track your personal data. If you click on the Start Now button, you … Continue reading →

49 Years

Posted on June 5, 2020 by BobJune 19, 2020

Over 49 years ago, Mary and I took a pledge “… to have and to hold from this day forward, for better, for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and health, until death do us part.” We have honored and will continue to honor that pledge. Personally, I don’t know what I would do without her by my side.

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External Writings

Posted on May 21, 2020 by BobMay 21, 2020

Recently I have been focusing my writing on Medium.com. Old blog posts revisited. Gay Marriage in the Church Conservative Christian Values vs Republican Christian Values Lawfully Good vs Lawfully Evil The Journey: An unpublished workshop on the Holy Spirit The Gifts of the Spirit — session one Different Kinds of Tongues — session two Different Kinds of Tongues — session three Discernment of Spirits — Who is speaking? Discernment of Spirits — The Fruit of the Spirit Discernment of Spirits — False Prophets, Christs, … Continue reading →

Price Gouging

Posted on April 23, 2020 by BobApril 23, 2020

COVID-19 State of Emergency On March 4, 2020 Governor Newsom declared a statewide emergency due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. During a State of Emergency, California Law generally prohibits charging a price that exceeds by more than 10% the price of an item before a state or local declaration of emergency. California Penal Code Section 396 prohibits price gouging on any necessary goods and services and defines “price gouging” as any increase above 10%, including rental housing. Attorney General Becerra reminds all Californians that price gouging is illegal in … Continue reading →

Corporate Consolidation of Food Stores

Posted on January 12, 2020 by BobJanuary 12, 2020

Ref: SacBee: Food Source to close two Sacramento stores citing low sales and traffic I wonder if the closure of these stores is another example of the fruits of corporate consolidation and the lack of enforcement of the antitrust laws. Would the original “Food Source” owners have made the same decision, or would their relationship to the neighborhood have led them to adjust their business expectations for the good of the community? We will never know. What we do know is that … Continue reading →