Yeah, it sucks having less money than other people, particularly when it is blindingly clear some of those wealth-basking folks are absolute Class A numskulls. It can be baffling tracing the egregious steps which resulted in you being more of a “have-not” than a “have”, especially when you bear witness to the goofy behavior of these well-to-do nincompoops. Understandably, context is a difficult construct when you are putt-putt-putting along in your cranky 14 year old two-tone Plymouth Neon, attuned to every creak, cling and clang emitting from (more…)
Posts Tagged ‘life’
common threads #10: economic inequalities
Posted: October 9, 2012 in Observations and CommentaryTags: Common Threads, economic inequality, humor, humour, life, money, not so funny, wealth
life in the big city: musical interludes
Posted: October 8, 2012 in Life in the Big City, PhotographyTags: art, cellist, Central Park, life, Life in the Big City, Manhattan, music, musician, New York, Photography, urban
cellist in the park
take it back
Posted: October 7, 2012 in Observations and CommentaryTags: America, commentary, common good, common ground, culture, differences, division, life, society, USA, we the people
We are constantly bombarded by people screaming we must “take back” the country, particularly during an election year. As if it has been stolen by rebel forces whose primary mission is to destroy it. Alternately we are told we must take back the country from the President, radical right-wingers, bleeding heart liberals, big government and corporations. We must fight and take it back from the Muslims, Jews, Catholics, gun nuts, constitution eroders, freedom inhibitors, women haters, and lobbyists. We must wretch these precious United States from the destructive grips of (more…)
developing story
Posted: September 18, 2012 in Humorous Bits, New JerseyTags: bulk retailers, central New Jersey, construction, Costco, humor, humour, life, New Jersey, NJ, Route 1, shopping, stores
Several years ago Johnson and Johnson, the enormous multi-national manufacturer, closed a facility located in central New Jersey along the northbound side of Route 1 and sold the 200+ acres to the local township. The township dithered for a long time before finally agreeing upon a plan to construct a new town center on this acreage. Now how you can suddenly create a new town center in a 230 year old township is baffling. Especially when the township is (more…)
whatever brings you peace
Posted: September 15, 2012 in Observations and Commentary, PhotographyTags: appreciation, blessings, contentment, life, peace, Photography
whatever brings you peace
The political climate in America, magnified by the ensuing Presidential election, is such that normally sane, reasonable people now display such rancid bitterness one immediately suspects rabies has entered the house or, even more tantalizing, the zombie apocalypse has begun. The level of dissatisfaction among so many Americans who are and have always been far more fortunate than most of folks currently sharing the planet is in many ways bewildering. Yes, things can always get better. Yet living in this moment, seeking out those small pleasures which gives life its true flavor, appears lost in the ever-maddening shuffle. Times like this bring to mind a quote from Thomas Fuller, the 17th century English historian, who wrote, “Contentment consist not in adding more fuel, but in taking away some fire.”
phoning it in
Posted: September 13, 2012 in Humorous Bits, Observations and CommentaryTags: communication, conversation, future, humor, humour, iPhone, life, phones, progress, smart phones, society, technology, telephones
Smart phones. Just the name tells us we’re dealing with something designed to dispel any antiquated notions we may have about telephones and their original purpose. Had we been told 20 years ago that such a lightweight, rectangular chunk of technology could do the things smart phones routinely do many of us would have scoffed, imagining a Jetsons-like future which (more…)
power playtime
Posted: August 21, 2012 in Observations and CommentaryTags: Cincinnati, David Smith, decisions, diploma, graduation, high school, life, Marlon Styles, Oklahoma, power, Prague, setting examples
Give people a taste of power, no matter how minor or illusionary, and things will inevitably turn pretty wacky. The combustible mixture of a self-inflated sense of importance and a stunning lack of perspective leads some folks to strap on the Crazy Hat, completely unaware they live in the asylum and do not run it. They need to be reminded a comfortable room with a pretty view of the valley (more…)
hey yo! thou shalt enter stage left
Posted: July 30, 2012 in Observations and CommentaryTags: Bible, faith, life, religion, rewrite!, The Voice
So a passel of enterprising souls thought it time to publish a retranslated version of The Bible, something a little more palatable to our impatient and non-understanding American sensibilities. Is there a better way to help the guide the aimless than reissue The Bible – you know, The Word of God – as part novel, part screenplay? That is exactly (more…)
Trask Avenue 
simply put, don’t complicate
Posted: October 15, 2012 in Observations and CommentaryTags: complex, complication, ego, life, people, progress, random thoughts, regress, simple, simplicity, Wonder Woman
Complicating things is easy. Anyone can do it. It takes no special skills, no formal training. Hell, children master it and they are still in the early stages of development. However, simplifying things…now that is hard work. Boiling situations, problems, tasks, and processes down to their essence and then working to resolve them in a way which is both satisfactory and reasonable is a skill which (more…)