current-events

Sitting in a bar…

…watching the pomp and circumstances of a new U.S. President inauguration, wondering… …should I pay attention to the TV or to people around me, much more interesting…hmm…or keep eating my canzone at Piesanos across the street from the University of Florida campus? Thinking about an old abandoned souvenir shop on Hwy 301 I saw earlier […]

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Diving into the shallow end

Watching a U.S. President-elect post tweets about an “unwatchable” comedy show on the tellie produced by a television network quite possibly in the President-elect’s investment portfolio, with “post your tax return” responses from an actor in the comedy troupe, makes me wonder where the absurdity of reality TV politics will go next…sigh…is this what I […]

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Mammalian mandibles

Ever looked at an event and wondered what is going on? For me, the event is the recent set of accusations against Volkswagen for emissions manipulation via software.  Seems like a minor infraction to me which makes me wonder what is really going on…who gains from VW’s losses because of what amounts almost to nothing, […]

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A veteran of diurnal patterns

The 11th hour of the 11th day… One contemplates the cycles which determine one’s realm of understanding and falls into months of social media silence. Pourquoi? Je ne connais pas. One familiarises oneself with diversionary tactics such as lulling enemies into a false sense of security during election cycles in order to ensure the quiet but […]

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Dear Father, We Dream…

10th November 2016 Dad, Although you died four and a half years ago, memories of you linger in friends and family while the fruit of your loin wanders Earth both aimlessly and intentionally. One of your dying wishes to me was to end the political path of whom you called the Communist Clintons, you having […]

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