You’re going on a cross-country trip. Airplane, train, bus, car, or bike? https://videopress.com/v/ZEWhmmID?resizeToParent=true&cover=true&preloadContent=metadata&useAverageColor=true I planned this local road trip more than a month ago to commemorate my upcoming 60th birthday. I decided to keep it local because the outside world was an insane place at the time, with two warmongering lunatics in particular threatening to … Continue reading Road trip in the time of soaring fuel prices
Author: lenny unencumbered
Escaping the capitalist penitentiary at 57, I'm finally free to maximize, on my own terms, the rest of my life on this unstable rock, hurtling through space, trying to be a decent human being. Writing is an avenue for clearing the turmoil in my mind.
Announcement!
Empathy and understanding on this blog have been suspended until Americans and Israelis start behaving like sane human beings again. Thank you for your attention to this matter. Lenny
Is Israel in the finding-out stage?
While it gives me little pleasure to admit that this may be one of the most satisfying instances of the proverbial fuck around and find out, I make no apology for contemplating it. Indeed, there is very little justice in the world, and Iran's revenge may very well be a little slice of it.
Operation Epic Stupidity
The Department of War has codenamed America's latest vulgar act of international criminality as Operation Epic Fury. While codenames often reflect the thinking of the country's leadership and are usually chosen with much thought, I'm bemused by this current abominable iteration. Whose fury is being immortalised, and why is it supposed to be epic? It's certainly not that of the American people, who have expressed strong disapproval in the polls. It's not that of European countries, which, with some minor exceptions, only grudgingly support Trump's actions out of craven fear. It's certainly not that of the rest of the world.
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