politics – MUSOFYR

Let’s Art!

I saw this as the headline and beginning of a New York Times article and wanted to spread the word of this approach my endorsement.

I heard an interview with the outgoing Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy during which he spoke about his parting prescription for Americans. When faced with a choice between “the status quo, marked by pain, disconnection, and division” and “a different path—one of joy, health, and fulfillment, where we turn toward each other instead of awayContinue reading “A Positive Prescription”

Not the Couch!

As I’ve mentioned before, I think the worst sin is hypocrisy. Others may disagree, thinking there are others that are more worthy of a lower level of Hell, but for me saying one thing and doing another is the worst. So this brings me to opine that the whole outrage of over losing one’s virginityContinue reading “Not the Couch!”

Campuses: WTF?

When I arrived at Berkeley in 1985, I saw a makeshift shantytown on the campus. It called attention to apartheid in South Africa and sparked my awareness of that situation and of politics in general. I mean, the campus was steeped in political protest since the free speech movement decades earlier had ignited a trend—thatContinue reading “Campuses: WTF?”

Talk About Inflation!

I think we can all agree that prices have risen dramatically in the last few years. While many people blame the current president and the baby’s blood-drinking Democrats, the real reason is corporations. They find they can raise prices and people will still buy things. And don’t get me started on “shrinkflation.” I always rememberContinue reading “Talk About Inflation!”

The Polls Take a Toll

This primary election day found us once again volunteering to work at the polls. I was a bit horrified at the location: the boro building of Youngstown, PA. It’s a garage used by the city maintenance people. It’s as dirty as you might expect such a building to be, with dust and rust to beContinue reading “The Polls Take a Toll”

Invoking Kilgore Trout

Kurt Vonnegut invented the writer/character Kilgore Trout as a kind of Doppelgänger of himself. He appears in several of Vonnegut’s novels. There’s one Trout story—I think it’s in Breakfast of Champions—that’s about a man who thinks he’s the only non-robot in the world. As a result, he feels very isolated. In the common parlance ofContinue reading “Invoking Kilgore Trout”

Change is Apparent…in my Pocket, in my Climate

Sometimes I forget to take change out of my pocket because I’m waiting until I get to my office desk and I can dump them into the little box I use to collect coins. I can feel the weight of them in my pocket, yet I tend to forget that they’re there—until I undress andContinue reading “Change is Apparent…in my Pocket, in my Climate”

“Unprecedented”

If you could permanently ban a word from general usage, which one would it be? Why? Here’s a glimpse into part of my daily routine: I often check the daily prompt before getting into the shower, to let my unconscious mind cogitate on the topic until I get to open my iPad and begin typing.Continue reading ““Unprecedented””

Delete Files(s): Yes or No?

Do you need a break? From what? When I moved from my three-story (plus basement) brick Victorian house, I sold many things, I gave away much, but still had a great deal of items I didn’t want to part with. Since I was moving in with someone, there wasn’t room for it all, and soContinue reading “Delete Files(s): Yes or No?”