Portland Oregon. October 17, 2020. 17 days until the election.
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WHEN in the course of human Events, it becomes necessary….
Welcome to the New American Digest: 2003-2020
Gerard Van der Leun
I CELEBRATE myself, and sing myself,
And what I assume you shall assume,
For every atom belonging to me as good belongs to you.
I loafe and invite my soul,
I lean and loafe at my ease observing a spear of summer grass.
My tongue, every atom of my blood, form’d from this soil, this
air,
Born here of parents born here from parents the same, and their
parents the same,
I, now thirty-seven years old in perfect health begin,
Hoping to cease not till death.
— Walt Whitman
April is over. May moon.
How many more for my regard,
hundreds, a handful?
Better not trouble the dark water due north of north.
Better to concentrate on something close, something small.
This stick, for instance. This word.
–Charles Wright
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I can’t decide if I’m supposed to take note of the “peaceful protestor” being shined by the LEO, or, the lady with the high heel shoes and short skirt, who almost gives an appearance of being a normal human, though if they are both in Portland, OR, at this stage of the game, I’d say there is something seriously wrong with both of them.
America 2020 . . . : The Three Masketeers.
It’s a great picture. It says things about society, police, old vs. young, about being glib and blithe as well as earnest and serious.
If all of our journalistic institutions hadn’t been compromised over the decades, I would have said this picture deserves a Pulitzer. But considering who wins Pulitzers…
Oooh, Auntie. God will get you for that.
“But considering who wins Pulitzers…” Yeah. The thing is, the Pulitzers are decided by a small group of people who get together in someone’s loft and they throw out names of stuff they read and liked. Or, in some cases, stuff they didn’t read, but pretended to have. That’s it.
Nobel peace prizes are awarded by a subcommittee of the Norwegian parliament. That’s about like having a subcommittee of the Minnesota House of Representatives do it. “Oh ya, sure, let’s give it to that black fellow the Americans elected. Everyone says he’s super and has nicely creased pants.”
The rest of the Nobels are done by a more rigorous process in Sweden, which of course means that they’re given by white supremacists.
Very nice gams.
Not a BIPOC among them– whatever happened to diversity and inclusion?
“She’s got legs, she knows how to use them!”
-ZZ top
I was going to offer something deep and insightful about how even in a moment when you might think that a policeman would be completely focused on his job, that we men are hard-wired to appreciate the beauty in the women we see…..
But wait! Did you see the Fire Sale girl?
Whether she being nonchalant or blasé, that’s a nice set of pins. I can only give her a 7.7 because of the coat and mask…
So what? A hooker hurrying off to her next appointment – what’s news ’bout that?