Archive For June 8, 2020
They never tell you about all the times Timmy saved Lassie’s ass. – Barker Ajax And the hero cried out, hold on, I’m comin’, I’m comin’. Don’t worry, it’s me. I’m on my way. I’m comin.’ His dog weighed more than he did. By five kilos or so. Funny, an American, you had to…
You know you’re in trouble when you feel a piece needs an introduction. Next thing I thought, yeah, like ‘Lucy, you got some ‘splainin’ to do.” Secretly feel what follows is some of the best writing I’ve ever done. This is the Director’s Cut. Don’t guess they used my title. Didn’t want to do it,…
A Rattlesnake, if cornered, will become so angry it will bite itself. That is exactly what the harboring of hate and resentment against others is — a biting of oneself. We think we are harming others in holding these spites and hates, but the deeper harm is to ourselves. – E. Stanley Jones Don’t understand…
Racism, anti-Semitism, homophobia, sexism, anything Nazi and a boatload of other things have no place in my life. – Sandra Bullock At Grubmeyer’s, Inc., first thing Monday morning, that’s seven a.m., not a minute later, there’s a mandatory staff meeting. A hell of a way to start the week, some say. Getting a jump on…
You can’t turn back the clock. But you can wind it up again. – Bonnie Prudden The big dog and I awake at oh-seven-fifteen. Wife and little dog been up since OH!-six-hundred. Take blood pressure pill. Pour first cup of coffee, hazelnut cream. Figure fun flavors start the day better. Turn on Morning Joe, discussion…
What would America be like if we loved black people as much as we love black culture? – Amandla Stenberg The Messenger: How a Video by Arthur Jafa Became a Worldwide Sensation—and Described America to Itself By Nate Freeman One evening last November, a year after the election of Donald Trump, guards at the Hirshhorn Museum and…
The Brutality Is The Point By Charlie Sykes for The Bulwark. June 2, 2020. Let’s start with a moment of clarity. As Susan Glasser noted, the president of the United States “appears to have just ordered the gassing of peaceful American protesters in order to stage a photo op.” Trump didn’t go into St. John’s…
For me, there have been times when the act of writing has been an act of faith, a spit in the eye of despair. Writing is not life, but I think that sometimes it can be a way back to life. – Stephen King I am seventy-three-years-old. A history of kidney concerns and multiple blood…
There is more to poker than life. – Tom McEvoy Let me explain. This is true. I used to play poker. Mostly online, because I’m not a people person. And I can’t sit still that long anymore. I was ranked in the top 5% of the world. Top 5% in the world turned out to…