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The Day After Today
I’m relieved that the mid-term elections end today. I’m exhausted by the speculating prognosticators, especially when they’ve been so wrong in the recent past. I’m also concerned that liberals are too focused on this current administration. It has been stunningly destructive, and such actions obviously deserve accountability, which can also act as an affirmation of our political system. However, I’m more concerned about its enablers, particularly those who will persist regardless of the election outcomes. The most obvious examples are elected Republicans, who have been sabotaging the American system even before they denied the Democrats in 2016 a Supreme Court…
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Another One
I expected more fundraising chatter when I turned on WBEZ this morning and was surprised by the regularly scheduled programming.…
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More Misty Than Clear
I still wanted to see Misty Green, which is the recent movie written and directed by Chris Rock, in spite…
“There is always something to do. There are hungry people to feed, naked people to clothe, sick people to comfort and make well. And while I don’t expect you to save the world I do think it’s not asking too much for you to love those with whom you sleep, share the happiness of those whom you call friend, engage those among you who are visionary and remove from your life those who offer you depression, despair and disrespect.”
–Nikki Giovanni