Politics/Government
A Modest Proposal
It must be done. For the greater good. For the future of American democracy!
Poems
“a million miles…”
Short walk.Softly snow falls,quiet, seeing. A flake floats, hovering moment.Changes the wayback, continues to descend. Surfer skimming crystal.Tender power, creation,cutback along the crest. Then on down.Down down downbelow the swell. Crunches underboot.Breathless momentinterrupted. Rigs on the highway.Distance of thousands,far. But not so. Sounds another dimension.Gliding across waves,a million miles across. Read more…
Poems
Child’s Religion
This early morning quiet / Many inches on the ground / Falling softly still, six-fifteen / Straight down, not a sound….
Cool Stuff
Robots Rock. And Score Goals. And Write.
With advances in artificial intelligence and new feats of engineering, Robots continue to get smarter and better and more useful for humans. They also play soccer and develop press releases. Wait… What?
The Way It Is
Rub Some Dirt – or Ice – In It
It’s World Cup time again. People around the world are going nuts, painting their faces, taking holidays to watch their national teams play in Brasil. Through it all, I’ve been thinking again about why soccer isn’t more popular here. Two words: the flop.
Musings
Is SAG Sagging in Its Duty?
I’m still trying to come to terms with the loss of Philip Seymour Hoffman, the most recent victim of self-inflicted drug overdose in Hollywood. The man was an amazing talent.