Category: Commentary
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Procrastination…
Reforming Oneself It has been raining again. I have been indoors, meditating on the shortcomings of life.I wish there were more kindly persons in the world. Our competitive life develops selfishness and unkindness.I am determined to do something about it. I cannot hope to convert many persons. To convert one person, I shall do well.I…
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Last Loop Ride Of March 2026
Last Tucson Loop Ride Of March 2026 a lightly marbled skyabove us riding in a linethree of us on this morning ride quite a few spandex-clad bikiesspeeding by in both directionscutting in and outalways in a hurryto who knows where never really paid attention till todaythe weenies were all around my agehad just previously assumed…
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Desiderata – Words For Life
I didn’t discover this until I was in my mid-thirties, but it articulates the core of my understanding about life and reality better than anything I’ve been able to articulate in my own words. People often raise their eyebrows when I specify moral and political choices based on this understanding… (now, the enigma is clear)…
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End Of March Tucson Loop Ride
End Of March Tucson Loop Ride rode out in the misty morninghazy sun trying to focus inmountains nearly invisiblein the horizon’s mists the Polo Verde spring festivalin full swing for the next few weeksearly bloomers standing overtheir amarillo umbrasalmost a reversal ofnormal light and shade saw one bird of preyhurtling into the dry riverbedno results…
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No Kings Protest – Reid Park – Tucson – 3/28/26 We stood the line with hundreds of people, perhaps a thousand, though I’m sure the administration and its MSM arms will claim it was only a few dozen or so. And that’s only for the Reid Park assembly. The larger one was from Speedway and…
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The Double Bind
The Double Bind Of Human Awareness you are a free agentyou as a member of societycountry, clan, and familymust love these entitiesof which you are apartbut acceptable onlyif the love is un-coercedactions are acceptibleonly if un-coercedbut coercion is omnipresentthe very definition ofsocial, familial, culturalnorms –LE – 3/25/26
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Save Our VA Tucson Protest 3/27/26
Four of us held the line at the Tucson VA’s Ajo entrance from 6:30-8:30am for the morning shift change. The percentage of responses today was similar to last week’s, somewhere between 75-85%, with only two negatives that saw. I just continued to smile and nod… Tomorrow morning, we’ll be on the line for the No…
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In My Secret Life
In My Secret Lifeby Leonard Cohen I saw you this morningYou were moving so fastCan’t seem to loosen my gripOn the pastAnd I miss you so muchThere’s no one in sightAnd we’re still making loveIn My Secret Life I smile when I’m angryI cheat and I lieI do what I have to doTo get byBut…
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In the larger scheme of things…
Don’t Pick Up That Phone rather pick-up sticksor hexagram wandsor telegramsinstructions for hallucinationsdelusions of grandeurconjure objects of desireor the lack thereof, whereofwhile writing trivial essaysabout wealth and gainat the expenseof the sane and insanedepending on mycontradictory points of viewrather than so naturala born leader’s perspectivesdon’t pick up that phoneif you’d rather… NOT –LE
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Tuesday Morning Tucson Loop Ride
Tuesday Morning Tucson Loop Ride a short one this morningdown the Julian Wash Greenwaywest on Silverlake road tothe dry Santa Cruz then south and homeby way of the Julian WashArcheological parkwhich was empty and stark the ride was sunny and brightwith only one skinkplaying chicken with my bikeI guess I wonhe was nowhere in sight…
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