Archive for December, 2024


NY Times Guest Opinion writer Robert Rubin stated, “If You’re Worried About the Future of Our Country, Do Something About It.” Civic engagement in issues beyond the immediate scope of one’s professional and personal life for the greater good is more critical than ever. Further, Rubin noted that widespread engagement is especially needed when democracies like America face threats from autocracies abroad and intense social and political strain at home.

Sipping my coffee for a few minutes and gazing toward the horizon, “Bullshit. Not happening: been there, done that.”

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Not Medically Necessary

I separated the curtains from my bed. From the 46th floor, I watched the rain drizzle down the window, winced, and rolled back into one of several comfortable positions. My body hurts. I spiritually hurt. I am mentally hurt. No longer able to pray kneeling, I offered today’s queloque from a fetal position. “God, will I die before my health insurance cancels me?”

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