Transition Time

CHANGE sounds so good at the time of the initial idea. “This sucks! Let’s change it.” And everybody goes “yeah!” Then returns to the thing they were doing before the suggestion of change came along. It’s hard doing something differently. We, being such creatures of habit, hate the discomfort of the unknown. I’m curious about [...]

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Mid Summer Mourning

In mid summer, when the streets
Sag under hot tires and flip flops
The day awakens groggy
Disoriented
Reaching for that second
Cup of coffee she sighs
As she sweats
Sitting by the window fan
She recalls a sad memory
Her hand drops into her lap
The coffee looses its flavor
The artificial breeze no longer delivers relief
Wails from a passing fire truck
Bells from a distant [...]

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The Effect of Empty StoreFronts on the Psyche

I knew it would be happening; taking the bus down 5th Ave day by day I knew I’d see more & more businesses close. It really started for me with Circut City. Once a massive presence on the corner of 42nd & 5th Ave it is reduced to dark, cavernous holes in the glazed walls [...]

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I am against antidisestablishmentarianism

While I sit on an NYC bus heading crosstown to a community organising meeting tapping away at my Blackberry cursing the evils of big business I am utilizing many of the “gifts” these big businesses produce. It makes me wonder, if government is the problem & big business is the problem then who’s fault is [...]

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New Theme for a New Mind Set

Change is the theme of the moment and so I’m changing my weblog theme to reflect the general mood of the streets where I live; dark, somber, a little depressing. But hope remains while the company stays true. Thus attention is put to fostering friendships, loving ones already loved, hearing those who need to be [...]

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