Tag: Ethics
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Tradition
Tradition tradition isa prison keeps us stuckin the gatekeepers’versions of normal always hindersprogress may be goodfor nostalgiabut never blueprint for life –LE – 8/19/26 PS: Based on a lifetime of observation. To be fair, I do like some traditions. But again, for nostalgia’s sake and nothing more…; -)
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Identity
Identity All human Identify isBased on storiesStories we tell ourselvesBased on the storiesHanded down to usSince the beginning ofHuman communication It’s how we establishOur reality These stories are basedOn the selective informationWe call ‘facts’Our vested interests intact Since there are no such thingsAs ‘facts’Just perspectivesAgreed to byHumans in charge The ‘winners’So to speak But In…
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It Doesn’t Matter
It Doesn’t Matter whether it’s Social SecurityMedicarethe post officeor the VA the only reasonto privatizeis to give our moneythe public’s money(tax revenues)to our leaders’crooked friendsin the private sectorand on Wall Street private sector ‘efficiency’ is a mythdoesn’t existnever didjust capitalist propagandato keep the rich richand those in powereven more powerful wethe ‘unwashed masses’can go to…
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Excerpts From My Annual Birthday Meditation
Each year on my birthday, I meditate and deeply contemplate, not only the last year, but the whole of my life so far (that is, all that I can remember), how I got to where I am and my feelings about that… This year, that happened while I was taking my break from posting. So,…
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Categories On The Old People-Spectrum
Categories On The Old People-Spectrum It seems to meThree categories seemObvious to anyoneWilling to observeAnd a fourth that seemsEvident to me PA (paranoid/anxious)Those who consumeWay too much mediaIn constant fear of deathAnd severe pain SM (sanctimonious/ ‘moral’)The morally ‘superior’In their own mindsJudging everyoneIn any way, differentFrom them or their ownExistential conditioning FFLTG (few ‘f’s left to…
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Nothing There
This will be my last post for awhile. I’m taking a little break; and I don’t know how long it will be… Nothing There Looking around on any given daySurveying what human civilizationHas wrought, the consequence ofOur deepest philosophical thought A tear forms in my eyeSpills and slides down my cheekRaise my hand to wipe…
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Empty Coffee Cup
Empty Coffee Cup Coffee cup is empty…Again.How many’s that today?One, two…ten? I guess I’ll make more…With cinnamon or chocolate, Or perhaps evenIrish cream… Or do I want my usualJust plain, no additives Strong, deep, and dark The color and consistency of My back-lit heart? –LE
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Alibis Abound
Alibis Lives full of alibisDeny responsibilityCulpability Point the fingerSomeoneAnyone elseThe blame We have ourAlibis Our socialCognitiveDissonanceIntellectual dis-Honesty Puts the lieTo progressiveAnd conservativeClaims of Humanity –LE
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Save Our VA Tucson – 5/22/26
Save Our VA Tucson Protest – 5/22/26 Four of us anchored the picket line from 6:30-8:15am for the morning shift change at the Ajo gate of the Tucson VA. Responses were similar to the last few weeks, with about 80-90% definite positives. The others were mostly oblivious or noncommittal. There were a couple of obvious…
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Memorial
I met Ray McNiece at a poetry reading, commemorating the Kent State Massacre of May 4, 1970, at Brady’s Cafe in Kent OH, right next to the Kent State campus. He read the first two stanzas of this poem that night. He composed the second two stanzas a year later. We went to see him…
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