During the All-Star Game, the commercial voices of the network ring out crass but unapologetic, the bigbuck advertisers cheesy as ever. Like the used carlot hucksters of the fifties, only updated now with suitable modern snark… and then it glissades out like an auctioneer with an android voice implant, too…
Category: Culture
Cat with a Limp
The orange tabby, Hamilton Tigercat, 40 years old in cat years, neutered and plump, is walking with a limp, favoring his right rear leg. He still goes about his business, but with a hitch in his gait across the open front yard. I’m sure the eagles, owls, hawks, crows, ravens,…
Imagine there’s no passports…
The Imagine Festival at Orcas Island, which I attended in early September, presented some refreshing perspectives on the state of the world, present, past and future. Against a backdrop of stunning Gulf Islands serenity, blessed rain ending a drought, and conscious music, dance and visual arts, equal time was given…
The Last Curtain: How Miles Mathis Destroyed (and Gave Me Back) My Life
The conscious and intelligent manipulation of the organized habits and opinions of the masses is an important element in democratic society. Those who manipulate this unseen mechanism of society constitute an invisible government which is the true ruling power of our country. We are governed, our minds are molded, our…