It’s 2:30 a.m. and I have just returned from five amazing hours in Dewey Square at Occupy Boston. It has been quite an interesting few weeks for the movement and encampment. About a month ago, Occupy Boston went to court to preemptively protect their rights. At first, there was a victory; a judge granted OB [...]
Big Tex, You posed an article by Robert Frank of the Wall St. Journal on my wall so I felt compelled to read it and respond thoroughly. Upon finishing my first read of the article, my mind was reeling attempting to harmonize its clever craftsmanship and highly disingenuous message; the WSJ is certainly getting its [...]
You have recently indicated your willingness to extend tax breaks for the richest Americans in this time of great financial distress. In the spirit of bi-partisanship, as you so often trumpet, I’d like to remind you of some words from Theodore Roosevelt: It is not the critic who counts: not the man who points out [...]
Well it is finally autumn down here in New Orleans. Unfortunately, my pumpkin rotted and I had to trash it. As the front sweeps away down here, the drama in the air is palpable. On most every front, there is a lot of heady shit going down. For instance, it appears that Halliburton was indeed [...]
One If By Land
It’s 2:30 a.m. and I have just returned from five amazing hours in Dewey Square at Occupy Boston. It has been quite an interesting few weeks for the movement and encampment. About a month ago, Occupy Boston went to court to preemptively protect their rights. At first, there was a victory; a judge granted OB [...]