As I am a middle-aged white guy, you may choose to take this with the proverbial grain of salt—but I’ve been thinking about this for a while, and wanted to add my perspective. So… Continue reading
Opinion
Bill Drummond: Live From The Dead Sea—Caught by the River
I thought this article by Bill Drummond was worth sharing:
Live From The Dead Sea – Caught by the River.
I particularly appreciate these two statements:
[M]ostly I’m for politics that are about ideas. Ideas that are fluid and evolving. What I’m against is politics based on tribalism, be that class, religion or nationalism. And I’m obviously against politics based on dynasty or personalities.
and
I don’t want politics based on a notion of what we think our country once was and may be again.
Not that any of our politicians will be listening…
(16 May 2015)
Where’s our concert?
In 1972, there was The Concert for Bangladesh.
In 1979, there was No Nukes.
In 1984, there was Band Aid.
In 1985, there was We Are the World and Live Aid.
Election Day Redux: State of the Union
Re-posting this poem from April 2013 (but with the edits I later made for Journalism) for Election Day. The original post can be found here.
National Poetry Writing Month: Day #20 (April 20, 2013)
Today’s prompt: write a poem using at least five of the following words:
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Exclusion
We’ve become an exclusive bunch. Instead of inviting what we want in, we put the majority of our effort into keeping what we don’t want out. Instead of taking the bad with the good (I don’t know why the actual saying has the two reversed), we throw out both so we don’t have to worry about either one. Continue reading
Identify Yourself!
Earlier this afternoon, I read an article on GraphicDesign.com, entitled Finding the Right Designer for the Job: Tips for Writing a Good Job Post from The Creative Group. You can read it here.
I posted a lengthy comment in response, but it seems to have disappeared into the void. I’m hoping it’ll show up later; in the meantime, I will attempt to re-create it here. Continue reading
Why You Should Hire Me
Recently, I uploaded a post on the subject of being “Overqualified”. It was my reaction to being turned down for a job on the basis that I was “overly qualified” for the position.
Well, here’s a different tack: Why should you—you know who you are—hire me? Continue reading
What I Really Want in My Next New Car
Dear Automotive Industry,
For far too long now, you’ve been cranking out cars that, with very few exceptions (the Kia Soul, the Honda Element, and the Toyota FJ Crusier come to mind), look like every other car on the road. Continue reading
Not Everybody Loved Whitney Houston
Over the last few days, the death of Whitney Houston has been a frequent topic of discussion.
The Grammy Awards included a tribute; clips from her videos have been shown on numerous TV shows; the usual tabloids and celebrity-oriented magazines have put her on their covers this week; and, perhaps most predictably, sales of her recordings have surged to the point where she has even been back at the top of the charts in some instances.
An oft-made assertion during all this is that everyone loved Whitney Houston.
Sorry, folks. Not everybody. Not me. Continue reading
Ordinary Average Thoughts 