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….
Climate Crisis
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
Why isn’t football/fútbol/soccer more popular in the USA. For many of us, it comes down to two words: The Flop.
Climate Crisis
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.
The Way It Is
Unsociably Social
Social is making us unsociable.
I’m not talking about the fact that so many of us now spend hours and hours on social media, looking at and reacting to status updates from friends, getting our news 140 (or now 280 if you’re among the elite) characters at a time or watching video with slack jaws.
Climate Crisis
10 Yards More
I learned it from Dad. Now I try to pass it on – Why not go just 10 yards more?