Compare and contrast: 

For all of you too young to know or remember: On April 4, 1968, Bobby Kennedy, candidate for president of the United States, delivered an improvised speech in Indianapolis just hours after the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Despite fears of riots and concerns for his safety, Kennedy went ahead with plans…

No shit.

As an American, I’m outraged. As a white woman, I’m embarrassed. As a responsible dog owner who has had numerous unpleasant encountered with offleash dogs and their scofflaw owners while I am walking mine, I’m pissed. Amy Cooper, WTF is wrong with you? (Rhetorical question.)

For your sake, I hope not!

The Politico article could have been written about my sister. She did exactly the kinds of things attributed to Tara Reade. She was always in financial trouble, always asking for help, and more than willing to walk away and leave others holding the bag. She made up detailed stories about her life — like how she had to…

After a certain age, all men want is a nurse or a purse.

Catholic school kid here, so ...I thought The Exorcist was a cartoon. The Omen? Scared the holy Hell outta me.

You got the team name wrong. They’re the Santa Clara 408ers.

Please, people, don’t park yourself on a piece of equipment and check your phone for 10 minutes, then look annoyed if I politely ask if I can work in.

I’m Italian (screen name notwithstanding). My Noni used to burn off my split ends. It’s definitely also a white thing -- or at least a southern Italian thing.

USC is not part of the UC system. But UC Berkeley is, and it is one of the top schools in the country.

First day of freshman year, I showed up for my mandatory meeting with my guidance counselor. I had tried out for the cheer team over the summer, made it, and was wearing my uniform. It was a thing. All the cheerleaders wore them on the first day of school. So Mr. Counselor asked me what my goals were. I said I wanted…

Forget the stripper, his greatest crime against humanity was forcing us to listen to his wife singing the national anthem before Game 4 of the Warriors-Nuggets playoff series in 2013.

God, I love my home state.

Welcome to the Bay Area, which has been completely overtaken by the attitude of entitled, nasty Silicon Valley billionaires. I’m old. I remember when these high tech campuses were orchards and even traditionally super-wealthy areas like Atherton and Woodside were populated by low-key people who knew how to behave. The…

Do you think they know they’re miserable? I wonder if people like that, for whom everything is transactional, understand misery, happiness, and all that is in-between. 

So many contenders for worst religion ...

Oh hell yes!

A good friend of mine went to see him in San Francisco many years ago. After a couple songs, my friend yelled out, “Hey Van, play Danny Boy!” Morrison stopped the show, glared at him, mumbled something like, “Don’t fucking tell me what to play,” and stalked off the stage, refusing to return. End of concert. Furious…