Archive For July 31, 2020
“Actually, throughout my life, my two greatest assets have been mental stability and being, like, really smart.” Can’t handle the truth? Call it a hoax. A bounty on our troops? Pretend you didn’t hear about it. Hear about it? Fake news. Police brutality? Send in Federal stormtroopers. Worldwide pandemic? Reopen schools. A pedophile finally captured?…
I believe race is too heavy a burden to carry into the 21st century. It’s time to lay it down. We all came here in different ships, but now we’re all in the same boat. – John Lewis Together, You Can Redeem the Soul of Our Nation Though I am gone, I urge you to…
“I am living in a skyscraper for the first time, I’ve always wanted to, on the 13th floor, that’s fairly high up. The view is fairytale-like. I look over to the right at the Empire State Building in the evening, with its three upper floors emitting orange, blue, and white light; the Edison with its…
There are some days after his morning perambulation, the old man weeds his yard. He doesn’t brag about it. Came a tough time in his life, a better man would’ve killed himself. He became a Certified Horticultural Technician instead. Weeds are just plants you don’t like. The old man didn’t like them because they were…
He stood on the small mound of prairie dirt, shadow falls over a sod-roofed cabin where his woman leaned in the doorway. With eyes as sharp as the eagle his grandfather revered, he gazed into the distance, seeing nothing, seeing everything. He gripped the rifle tightly with his right hand as if to protect his…
If Justice Ginsburg was a dog, she’d be 612 years old. – Barker Ajax Ragnar Brotha Gonzo was born, I’ve been told, on July 27, 2018. My giant Caucasian Ovcharka, Hagrid Hippocrates Little Bear, passed away three weeks later. Hagrid and I had a bet going, to see who would outlive the other. I won….
Was Hitler a nicer guy than Trump? Many, many people have told me – Adolf was nicer. For example, Adolf had a dog. 20 Ways Trump Is Copying, Intentionally or Not, Hitler’s Early Rhetoric and Policies By Steven Rosenfeld for the Independent Media Institute. 8/10/2019. A new book by one of the nation’s foremost civil…
Marines Can’t Boot Camp For Track & Field News. “On The Road.” December 1979. Washington, D.C., November 4 – The Marine Corps Marathon was the scene of one of the United States most effective displays of military might since 1945. Navy Lt. Phil Camp was the race champion in 2:19:35, while Marine Lt. Joana Yundt…
Love takes off masks that we fear we cannot live without and know we cannot live within. – James Baldwin I look at your note – memories are not enough. But who remembers? Sunrise. A new day. I kiss my wife sleepily. Cherry blossom dawn. Tokyo perfume, the scent of chrysanthemums. Remember my touch. She made…
