From a foreigners point of view, it is very hard to understand how a civilised country such as the USA, which claims to be a model for which all other nations should aspire and which claims to be religious, can deny its citizens the basic right to health care. It is cruel and impassionate. In […]
Tarmac Meditations #83: Driftin’
The court stenographer reminds me of Sandy-what’s-her-name, quiet and proud, interior, aloof. I always wanted Sandy-what’s-her-name. She stood tall and straight. An athlete, a dancer.
Tarmac Meditations #82: It Ain’t Heaven… It’s Illinois
I was riding in an ATV on my way to Memorial Stadium in Champaign-Urbana to get to the finish line of a 10K race event. In order to get there before the first finishers we scooted down a back road. I shot this from the back of the ATV, high shutter speed and ISO and […]
Repercussions of Gluttony – Part 1
Recently I was reminded of the excesses of my children’s childhood – a picture of a toy room filled with toys, gifts from generous family and friends, but with which my children rarely played. From a very early age we are taught that more is better and to consume, consume, consume. We are bombarded with […]
Tarmac Meditations #81: Writing Not Running – A Love Story
I woke up this cold summer morning in the arms of a nightmare. The taste of last night’s crack cocaine still rancid in my mouth, the smoke drifting across the dust in the morning light, I was right there, right back where I used to be every morning in those endless years. These days I […]
Tarmac Meditations #80: Roll On – Part Two
I had lunch with an old friend yesterday. We talked how we do about this and that, people and miles, races and writing, images and books to come, you know the stuff we do.
Tarmac Meditations #79: Roll On – Part One
Now sometimes tomorrow comes soaked in treasure and blood. Here we stood the drought, now we’ll stand the flood. There’s a new world coming, I can see the light. I’m a Jack of all trades, we’ll be alright. – Jack of All Trades – Bruce Springsteen 2012
100 Simple Things You Can Do To Prevent Alzheimer’s
Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a progressive, degenerative disorder that attacks neurons in the brain, resulting in loss of memory, thinking and language skills, and behavioural changes as it destroys the cells in the hippocampus and cerebral cortex
What’s Your Alter Ego?
I want to agitate some thoughts around the idea that all of us have an alter ego, that is, all of us take on different personalities in the machinations of our day to day lives around the way we behave and react to influence what people think of us and think about us.
Failing
How do we deal with people who are addicted? I see the effects of addiction around me daily. Sometimes it’s the lethargy and apathy of chronic pot smokers. Sometimes it’s the erratic, unpredictable behavior of drinkers and sometimes it’s the empty hollow zombie look of someone who’s smoking crack. While they present differently, they all have costs.
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