This is kind of an emergency blog post. My city has been locked in an insane frozen wintery wonderland for the last 3 days. And before you ask, no, this is not normal. We typically get 0-1 snow/ice events per year, with significant accumulation across the whole metro area one every 5 or so years. …
Tag: current events
Why I Started Writing
I began this blog nearly a year ago. I recall thinking that it could be a place for me to sort out my feelings about all that has been going on in the world for the last 4 years during the now-prior American presidential administration. Of course it was the pandemic that was the last …
Is the United States of America Salvageable?
Sadly, this is not a rhetorical question. Throughout the pandemic time, I and many others I know have gone through personal transformations. Some have been compelled to protest after George Floyd was killed or have started organizations dedicated to making this country a better place for all, not just those who have gotten accustomed to …
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This Tragic Week
This has been a really difficult week. My emotions are all over the place, mostly negative, ranging from sadness to anger to rage to despair at what we are being forced to endure by others' incompetence (COVID) and the willful manipulation of people's psyches (QAnon/domestic terrorism). At work Friday, I tasked myself with writing an …
Screw Mindfulness
Mindfulness = the program through which the established societal consensus convinces laypeople that the discomfort they are feeling is internally caused, and can be solved by focusing more on internal resolve than fighting for real righteous change that threatens the power structure. Mindfulness is all the rage these days, can't stop hearing about it. Everyone …
2020, Buh Bye
Nothing much to say that hasn't been said. 2020 was rough. People much older than I am have all said this was the worst year of their lives. I'm certain they're right. 2020 was the year that felt like a decade. And despite it technically being over, 2021 is upon us, it doesn't actually feel …
Web of Humanity – Epilogue
We get to decide what our cultural values are and who best represents them. We do this through politics, arts, movies, activism, etc. We decide who gets to be put on a pedestal. And when we worship money, treating rich people as though they are inherently better or smarter than the rest of us, we …
Things We Have Lost in 2020 – A Series
There is going to come a time, very soon I think, when we are all going to be processing what we've all been through this year from the outside. 2020 the year is coming to an end very shortly. By the end of 2021, the COVID pandemic will be a memory for most people, rather …
The Web of Humanity
Here it is, 2am again, and my mind is racing. I got a text from a friend last night which led to an hour long "catching up" conversation. I think I pretty much dominated the talk time; fortunately for me, this friend is a great listener who I trust would tell me to STFU if …
Giving Thanks
This Thursday is the day in the US that we give thanks for all the blessings we can think of. And gather with friends and family and eat a ton of decadent food. Many of the normal holiday festivities will be hampered this year as we have been forced to modify our plans for COVID-19. …
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