Poetry, Prose & Philosophy from Life
This last year has shown ample evidence that W.E.B. Dubois was right to proclaim “the problem of the 20th century [was] the problem of the color line”[1], and here and now in the 21st century the problem still persists. Some people would insist that America is equal now and that was a problem of the … Continue reading Infinite Hope
As Freud would see me, I am either in a pendulum swing towards neurosis, in which I am repressing my desires in order to acquiesce to the real, or I am swinging towards psychosis and actualizing my desires, notwithstanding the real. Am I sitting in the midst of a straight line, a vector, in which … Continue reading Irrational Rationalism
1. For the tenth day in a row I woke up in a pool of my own sweat, semen and drool— and now I must, yet again, drag and slosh through my day in a daze. I slithered out of my bed into the pile of unfashionable fashion that has accumulated on my floor— their … Continue reading Within the House of Mirrors (and Facebook)
As much as my desire wants to desire to know what it felt like to be born, I cannot recall such an experience. Was Heidegger right to assume that I have been thrown into existence[i] like a pair of dice on a craps table on a lonely twilight in Reno — casually hoping that my … Continue reading The Id-iotic Capitalist
Lets say you are at a potluck party and shortly after everybody finishes indulging, somebody unexpectedly farts— loud and odorously repugnant. At that moment, as everybody repulses and withdraws, they all point and gesture to the guilty culprit. The accused turns red with guilt and shame and vacates to the kitchen. However, I feel it … Continue reading Who Farted? …and Other Ethical Dilemmas
So, as it seems, our life can be metaphorically extended into individual, and neatly packed, units of time. Each new day we start over and our potentiality gets reset — we shower and cleanse ourselves for a new day and hope that, as Annie says, that the sun will come out (tomorrow). Our optimism is … Continue reading HAPPY NEW NOW!
The recent media attention has centered around incidents of perceived law enforcement abuse that have become a catalyst for riots stretching across three continents. Incidents, such as these, have been a constant reality and potentiality in poor urban areas for a long time and the recent attention is the product of switching the collective focus … Continue reading A Police Badge is a Hollow Void of Nothingness
As I walk my dog around my neighborhood the only thing I see are signs advertising food, soda, snacks and, in all reality, basically crap. Sugar laced crap. Although, in some deep and dark place I think I am really just envious. Everybody is walking around hyped up on sugar— it’s just unfair! … Continue reading I Want My Fucking Cocaine!
Patrick: I would like a super burrito with no meat and no tortilla. Taqueria lady: we can't do that because we have nothing to put it in. P: you don't have a box or bowl? TL: no P: what do you put nachos in? TL: a nacho box P: can a burrito go in the … Continue reading Chronicles of a Food Snob (episode 1)
Hey there, yes you— the kid in the back. With your constant clatter and chatter. Do not talk back Hey there, yes you— the kid in the room. With your deliberate defiance. Do not assume. Hey there, yes you— the kid in the hall. With your nagging and non-compliance Do not befall. Hey Kid, do … Continue reading Drug Free(dom)
Nothing's Sacred 