Notes From Northern California
D.M. Schwartz
- Location
- Fair Oaks, California, USA
- Birthday
- September 10
- Bio
- Architect, engineer, writer, in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada.
To find my stories on the Web, search the Kindle Store or Google: "D.M. Schwartz."
MY RECENT POSTS
- Will Israel Nuke Iran?
April 02, 2012 04:49PM - Our Free Range Psychos
March 01, 2012 02:29PM - Could Friday save the music
business?
May 06, 2011 04:25PM - I’m too sexy for my razor
March 08, 2011 10:58PM - My Friends, the Gun Nuts
January 10, 2011 01:00PM
MY RECENT COMMENTS
- “Thanks, Patricia. I
don't like the way a 3-day
beard
itches.”
March 09, 2011 01:05PM - “@ mary. Yes, the odds of
using a gun successfully to
defend
your home are far
le…”
January 10, 2011 10:25PM - “@ Elijah. Enough of
what? Guns? Drugs? Crazy
people?
Cheers,
David”
January 10, 2011 02:57PM - “@ Rwoo5g. I agree. Both
our drug laws and our gun laws
need
serious revisions.
I…”
January 10, 2011 01:53PM - “@ Robin. You won't be
disappointed.
@
scanner. Yeah, right up there
with Unforgive…”
January 05, 2011 02:38PM
D.M. Schwartz's Links

Photo copyright 2009, Chicago Tribune
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Mike Schwartz, 1913 - 2003
My father and I were never very close. That’s why I was surprised to learn recently, six years after his death, that Dad prevented Mom from turning my teacher over to the authorities for statutory rape. Dad was a quiet, ex-communist
… Read full post »
228 people died when their Air France A330 Airbus broke up and fell into the Atlantic Monday night. It brought to mind several recent incidents of errant automatic controls on A330s, like those experienced by Qantas Air. The A330 is an all-electric fly-by-wire machine. The pilot uses a little… Read full post »

(C) 2008 Antro
According to news reports today, Saab Automobile of Trollhattan, Sweden will be doomed when General Motors pulls the plug later this year. The story is all too familiar. Big American company buys controlling interest in foreign niche market producer, guts the produ… Read full post »
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