Sunday, a day traditionally reserved for mindful reflection. I awakened early this morning aware of a dream that I was leaving behind. It was an interesting dream, unlike the violent, terror laced dreams that came on occasion during the Trump administration. When you have a bully to contend with, the dreams are of panic. …
I would be remiss if I did not post something about the inauguration of President Joe Biden, and VP Kamala Harris. That was an event that I wish that I would have been lucky to attend, not that attendance was possible under the current pandemic restrictions. It was a “normal” inauguration with no prevarication, …
This written by David Leonhardt in today’s issue of The New York Times: Nationwide, about half of Americans are not wearing masks when in close contact with people outside their households, according to a survey released yesterday by the University of Southern California. Wearing a mask isn’t much fun. It’s hard to speak clearly,…
An interlude is a time for reflection, a brief “time out” to recall what has been written in the playbook, and to conceive a plan of attack. Momentarily it will be “game on.” The wonderful words said at the inauguration ritual will be past — difficult, improvisational work will begin. One difficulty will be…
This from the New York Times: A capital under siege A presidential inauguration in the United States is usually a celebration of democracy. Hundreds of thousands of people descend on Washington to watch a newly elected president take the oath of office. A departing president signals his respect for the country by celebrating the…
More than I want to know, more than I ought to know about the riot, the attempted overthrow of an election… There is a surplus of video taken of the January 6th assault on the Capitol. According to the New York Times: It’s hard to think of another crime that the perpetrators documented so…
It is Martin Luther King Jr. day. I regret that when King was active in the Civil Rights movement in the 1960’s I was indifferent to the events, to the suffering of Blacks across this land. I did not go out of my way to hurt Black individuals, even felt “positive” about several who…
I met with two friends yesterday at St. James Farm Forest Preserve in Winfield for a walk in the woods. St. James Farm was originally a retreat of many decades for the McCormick family. Chauncey and Marion McCormick purchased the farm in 1920. He was the great nephew of Cyrus McCormick who invented the first…
I dreamed last night. Surely the mental vision happened early morning just before waking. Dreams are in the “coming to consciousness” phase of sleep. I found myself in a ruined city, at least it was partially wrecked, decrepit. Some few neighborhoods and thoroughfares were maintained and in use, — the rest, skyscrapers included were…
Late in the day, dusk was giving way to darkness and traffic was becoming heavier. I felt relieved to hear the voice of Kai Ryssdal, the host of Marketplace on NPR radio. There hasn’t been much good news lately. I believe it is better to know, — to be “Socrates dissatisfied, than a pig…
