I think this is the ultimate goal for us, their children: That we should forget that we entered this world, screaming in confusionquestioning, as we age, without ever getting a straight answerbecoming them before we thought we were readysurpassing them without our own self-permissionand taking their burdens, not understanding whyno instructions were ever written,not realizingthat …
During a conversation last week with my spiritual big brother, I blurted this out: “My attitude toward work, I think, is different than others. Some people work to make money, then they figure out what to do with that money. Because they have to be at work at a certain time, for so many hours, …
Article written for Los Angeles County Office of Education (LACOE) Schoolguides website, November 19, 2008 America has recently voted for a new President. Being the President of the United States is a lot of pressure, especially when it seems that every move you make is on video and every word you say is written down …
Some people are cynical about speeches. They say that speeches are simply promises that are often not followed with fulfillment. They are words given by those who don’t have much else to give. I woke up this morning, the morning after Barack Obama was declared the next President of the United States, with his speech …
During the climactic scene from the movie Return of the Jedi, the Rebel Alliance made one last push toward the Death Star, the most powerful, oppressive weapon in the galaxy. The first group of rebels began by destroying the deflector shield on the forest planet Endor, to expose the vulnerabilities of the massive space station …
This is me being sarcastic and over-the-top to get a goddamn point across. Redistribution of wealth will not solve any problems and will just prolong the survival of those who weren’t meant to survive in the first place, or at least force them to stop being lazy and fend for themselves. All existing social programs, …
The bottom line is the “I” in me is very strong. It makes me want to mold the world to fit my comfort level. It makes me want to surround myself with people and situations that agree with me. It makes me want to run away from anything that will reveal my flaws. I will …
In the ninth grade, Mr. Krulic, our english teacher, wrote this on the chalkboard: “Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak out and remove all doubt.”— Abraham Lincoln You betcha.
Einstein’s formula, E=mc2, says that energy (E) is equal to mass (m) multiplied by the speed of light (c), multiplied again by the speed of light (c). Within each atom is energy that can be released. We are made of atoms. Within the width of a single human hair, a million atoms exist. About 2/3 …
During tonight’s Vice Presidential Debate, Senator Joseph Biden paused very briefly when he talked about the time when his wife and daughter were killed. He very briefly talked about how difficult it was to deal with that tragedy, and how he, in an instant, became a single parent. For a very brief moment, he was …
There wasn’t enough of the day to complain about it. The weather wasn’t more special than usual, the mail came in on time, and I didn’t have to wait too long in any line as I completed my errands. I even got a haircut. But I’m still recovering from yesterday’s allergy attack, and the lingering …
I still do, but much less so now, although that isn’t an excuse, think very long about what I wear in public. If I am blind to the world’s scrutiny, I dress for comfort. If I am blind to my own welfare, I dress for style, which is almost always slightly painful. When I was …
Why I vote: I vote to justify my past choices, whether they were on purpose or accidental. I vote to secure my future choices, whether they will be on purpose or accidental. I vote so that I will have to find information on what to vote on. I vote so that I will automatically have …
Article written for Los Angeles County Office of Education (LACOE) Schoolguides website, September 3, 2008 Back in middle school, during shop class, I stumbled upon a realization. Now, I’ve never had a natural aptitude in shop class (more of a math and science geek myself), so the best that I could do was a …
August 29, 2008. It is now settled that the Republican presidential ticket will be John McCain and Sarah Palin, and the Democratic contenders will be Barack Obama and Joe Biden. CNN and every other news channel have dozens of analysts analyzing this new scenario. For the next two months, regular everyday people will be discussing …
Whenever I want to take an unencumbered breath, I think about jazz. One of my friends is very much into the music scene, and maintains his own industrial music web site with a group of friends. I asked him recently if he knew of a web site that provides a comprehensive amount of information about …
Although I’ve dreamt of nightmares Hover deep and frighten me, And though they keep the wonder, Always hoping not to see, I’ll close a pair of living eyes And stay them tight, til the sun has come– For nights are used to hauntings Of people never done. I vaguely know the smell of them, But …
There is a scene in the movie The Dark Knight where, in the middle of a fundraising party, Bruce Wayne goes outside by himself and tosses the champagne from his glass over the side of the building. Later in the same scene, the Joker crashes the party and also tosses the champagne before drinking from …
This is not a review of a movie. The idea of “insight” has been revisiting my mind lately. I read an article about it somewhere, about a month ago, and I’ve been thinking about it since. The word has made me pause wherever I am, whatever I’m doing, and has forced me to pay attention …