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The Ballad of Claudine Gay
Sung to “So Long, Frank Lloyd Wright” by Paul Simon (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cf0RrF6KsI8) __________ So long, Claudine Gay I can’t believe your song is gone so soon We barely learned the tune So soon So soon I remember, Claudine Gay Chosen to … Continue reading
What’s Love Got to Do With It? This Valentine’s Day Let’s Celebrate Maine’s Stand on Sex
In all of the United States—except select locations in Nevada—it is illegal to buy or sell sex. That is, until last summer, when Governor Janet Mills of Maine signed a law that eliminates penalties for selling sex, while making it … Continue reading
Double Standards in Every Direction
I enjoy the new Amazon commercial, “Double Shot Dad,” which depicts an exhausted stay-at-home dad with an infant and a professional wife, who manages to persevere only by purchasing a series of caffeinated jolts from Amazon. Until, at the end, … Continue reading
Foods that Give Us (Greenhouse) Gas
We are what we eat and what we eat is a mighty contributor to our planet getting warmer. It is also a strong indicator of our individual health. From either perspective, beef is the big bad bogeyman of our diet, … Continue reading
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Tagged beef, carbon footprint, chocolate, food, greenhouse gas, meat, OurWorldinData, sustainability, the Boston Globe
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Our Government is Failing Us. I am Complicit.
It’s a national fact that the US Congress is ineffective. We have a gaggle of Senators who do little more than “piddle twiddle and resolve” to quote John Adams from the musical 1776. Add to that a hoard of Representatives … Continue reading
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Tagged democracy, Ed Markey, Elizabeth Warren, government, Katherine Clark
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We Are Saners
There’s a guy in Philadelphia with a podcast and a website and a vision for a future that could enable humans to find a way to exist for a long time on planet earth. His name is Ray Katz. He … Continue reading
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Tagged climate change, Climate crisis, non-violence, Ray Katz, We are Saners
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My Favorite (Good News) Story of 2023
The news these days is bleak, right? Local news is all murder and arson and corruption and crime. National news is all political brawling, social injustice, economic excess, corruption and crime. International news is all war and famine, planet on … Continue reading
2024: I Wish You Peanuts
When Helen Hayes was a struggling actress, she strolled through central Park with her boyfriend, Charles MacArthur. He bought a bag of peanuts, placed a few in her hand, and told her, “I wish these were emeralds.” Time passed. Helen … Continue reading
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Open City vs. Leave the World Behind
The dichotomy between Teju Cole’s novel, Open City, and the dystopian movie, Leave the World Behind, may not be evident to anyone. Serendipitously, I was mid-way through Mr. Cole’s musings of long walks through Manhattan when I watched Julia Roberts … Continue reading
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