#AncientTexan

Commitment What of commitment The pledge of everlasting No matter what? But things change or appear no as they were, the sand shifts the walls crumble And so too your stone feet Your stone feet of commitment. Roe March 2021

Blame Russia if you want.  But lobbyists using gerrymandering and the electoral college are much more effective in stifling the wishes of American citizens than Russia or Iran or China ever will be.    And we all know it and accept it.   Can we still call ourselves a democracy?

Consider: 1) Variants of covid are evolving that are immune to the vaccine. 2) We have global travel and a global supply train (globalization). 3) We believe Americans are more important than non-Americans. 4) It will take years before non-Americans are vaccinated (2023). 5) We want America to go back to "normal".

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How simple is this issue for you?  Where do you see the ripples going?

Last Night’s Party Last night’s party Full of laughter Howls and merriment Today somewhat down As if the medicine for joy Is sorrow all around The shrieks gone And only silence fills the space Leaving an empty feeling In my belly Where cake and bubbly Played last night. Roe 2020

What do you think is important in America?  If you were in charge, what would change in America?   What is important that should stay the same?

The Democrats said the "Covid Package" was better if they used "power" instead of cooperation.  They said the tone for the next two years of power and partisan politics without seeking to find a compromise package that might have changed the tone of politics and driven a wedge into Trumpism.  

We can choose to pay attention to China's plans, or not.  (A related topic, look at how China treated this family in Australia: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RndFL8HsaOo).  The future viability of our economy is under serious threat.  

Identity politics Political position based on the interests and perspectives of social groups with which people identify Identity politics is a term that describes a political approach wherein people of a particular religion, race, social background, class or other identifying factor develop political agendas and organize based upon the interlocking systems of oppression that affect their lives an...

The Encounter and  The Monorhyme for the Shower

A poem about the fall of the white male from the privileged hill.

Are some questions not allowed?

95 % of our mind resides in the subconscious.  We have the perception we are logical beings that must manage our emotions.  In reality, we are emotional beings that occasionally use logic.  Yet, we still run our lives and pretend we are logical creatures, and continue to rationalize our behavior as if our decisions are made rationally.  If we saw ourselves like we really are ho...

A love of the truth that prevails against one's own emotions is necessary not to slip over to the dark side. Many of us have slipped over to the dark side. Most are not coming back. We need to reach out and welcome the few that do.

Biden has signed an executive order than covid relief dollars are only to be spent for goods and services made in America.  Find out why this hurts America.

There are currently nine countries with nuclear weapons.  That club in the next few years will probably expand by four new members, possibly more.   Compare the risks of a nuclear bomb exploding compared to global warming.   We do not currently have a political party that considers the reduction of nuclear weapons a worthwhile priority.

Ten inches of snow That is what they said But after three it stopped. And the wind blew it into piles Covering up the dog bowl That the neighbor’s cats drink water from. The next morning the old man stumbled down the porch steps Twisting his knee on the dog bowl hidden in the snow. Over his objection, his wife dropped him at the hospital door on her way to tennis, In ER he was fussed over by a nur...

I Hate Mondays It’s Sunday night I’ll stay up too late Avoiding Monday Which is like waking up In your bed and finding a cyclops And not knowing if she’s done away with your wife Or you are seeing your wife clearly for the first time. And as if dealing with a cyclops is not enough Your boss will want to know where the report is The report due last Friday. All in all, it is better not to go to slee...

WASHINGTON – A group of 10 Republican senators called on President Joe Biden to consider a smaller, alternative Covid-19 relief proposal as his administration works to pass a $1.9 trillion package to address the economic fallout triggered by the pandemic. In a letter to Biden on Sunday , Sens. Susan Collins of Maine, Mitt Romney of Utah, Rob Portman of Ohio, Lisa Murkowski of Alaska and five other...

A poem by James Tate, "The Book Signing".

"The Nation State basic law, enacted in 2018, enshrines the Jewish people’s right to self determination to the exclusion of all others. It establishes that distinguishing Jews in Israel (and throughout the world) from non-Jews is fundamental and legitimate. Based on this distinction, the law permits institutionalized discrimination in favor of Jews in settlement, housing, land development, citizen...

The Israeli Information Center for Human Rights in the Occupied Territories has released an article entitled "A regime of Jewish supremacy from the Jordon River to the Mediterranean Sea: this is apartheid.   Part 1.  The Basics and the Old Model Created in 1967. 

Internet and freedom of speech: so, what are the rules, how are they enforced, who enforces them? #AncientTexan