Show of hands if you don’t recognize the country we’re living in today. I readily confess to a certain naivety that common sense and conscience and human kindness and the assumed belief that someone will rise from that mysterious place that champions mysteriously arise from is imminent. Historically, however, that…
I am neither a mind reader nor an expert in socio-psychological behavior, but I am Solomon-like in judging the pants-on-fire conduct of that none-too-rare bird, the Bald-Faced-American Liar. Legalzoom.com has advised that I preface the following with the disclaimer that everything herein is, in sum and substance, my opinion, so, OK,…
I’ve been feeling untethered for so long that it’s difficult to remember fully trusting gravity alone to keep me anchored. In the bizarre Twilight Zone that we find ourselves living in, where truth is not necessarily true, (thanks, Rudy), facts have contrary alternatives, fascism is in vogue and kindness and understanding…
Florence is wreaking her havoc on the Carolinas and Mangkhut is slamming the Phillipines while cable news thrill-seeking anchors demonstrate, in round-the-clock reportage, just how stupid it is to stand outside in the middle of a deadly storm, (or, perhaps they’ve taken the “anchor” title too literally). Meanwhile, back in…
If you’re feeling buoyed by the pile on of counter-Trumpian discourse of late, I fear you’re headed for bitter disappointment; the kind that really, really tears at the very fabric of your being after a brief, tantalizing brush with a moment’s hopefulness. Too dark? Well, then perhaps you shouldn’t read…
So, Labor Day happens, summer draws its last steamy breath and the kids go back to school. Seems rather normal. No! Nothing is normal! Labor Day’s a joke, as the purported 96% employed workforce is sinfully underpaid and caught in a downward spiral of a brightless, healthless and dreamless future. Summer…
Can we finally order an XXXL orange jumpsuit for Felonious Trump, not to be confused in any way with Thelonious Monk, whose artistry has enriched our lives for more than 80 years while FT has enriched absolutely nothing except his bulbous waistline and ego? Oh…and I’m on 24/7 Giuliani watch…
My weekly verbose concerns about the seemingly unstoppable deterioration of decency and civility and fairness, (as eloquent and equally inconsequential as they may be), globally, but no place more than the former United States of America, are spawned by my fear of the bleakness of my remaining future, but more…
I’m pretty sure that I’ve been involved in a catastrophic accident, a memory-stealing head injury that has altered my reality, blurred my perception and stimulated my hallucinogenic, runaway dream state, wherein I’ve too often dabbled in escapist reimagining of otherwise unacceptable social, political or generally abhorrent human behavior and yet,…
Given the choice between ‘better’ or ‘worse’, most of us would pick ‘better’, right? I mean, that’s human nature 101 for crap sakes. So, somebody help me out here, (that plea is foolishly directed toward someone who would more than likely not be reading this…but, what the hell). Other than some…