“In the Name of the Rose”

https://youtu.be/mQ8TXGzgXIo?feature=shared "Othering": You are the rose. You are less. Your thorns hurt ME. "Belonging": I am the Rose. My thorns protect me. Handle with care. Stop and smell me. It's in the air. Breathe. By any other name... "Any" other? Why not? Me. Hold me. Brother. By any... other name. Rose.

“Economics”

Adam I was an "economics" major in college, along with anthropology. Not that I've asked around, but I am aware of, potentially, at least ONE other person with this rather ODD combination of ACADEMIC "interests." ODD, I'm saying, because whereas "economics," at least in our globally-"Westernized" conception, is identified with Adam Smith, capitalism, free markets, … Continue reading “Economics” →

Ambient sounds…

https://youtu.be/-ghfKSXVFwM?feature=shared Because. And that is why.

Patience… And KINDNESS

https://youtu.be/I9OpSqE3-lU?feature=shared On the GLORY of Paratroopers FIGHT FOR IT. NOW.

“Fight for It”

Black Statue of Liberty. Something I wrote a LOOOOOOOOONNNNNNNNNGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG......... time ago, but never posted. But AM now. “Fight For It.” My favorite song on the Hamilton soundtrack is “Wait For It.” Every time I listen to the soundtrack I can’t get the song out of my head, except that when I hear it in my head … Continue reading “Fight for It” →

“Redemption Song”

https://youtu.be/_GFjM_ekXAg?feature=shared "I never really heard that song until I heard Sinéad O'Connor sing it." - Timothy Kelly, "For You, a Love Story" (unpublished)