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    On 09/12/01 I walked from 14th street and Union Square down to the hole in the ground that used to be the Twin Towers. It was an eerie and surrealistic experience. Check points with soldiers and policemen were on every block. Somehow I found a way to get to within two blocks of the center of the destruction. The light had a strange brownish glow due to a mixture of the heavy particles of the disentegrated buildings filtering the winter sunlight. Many people were wearing face masks to help them breathe. I was struck by the nearly universal dazed and shocked expressions of a multitude of awe struck onlookers like myself. However, as bad as it was, I was also struck by the noble activity of hundreds - or was it thousands - of workers and volunteers that were quietly, and methodically attending to the grim work of cleaning up this horrible lower manhatten "Pearl Harbor" mess. Returning to Union Square I came upon a hastily erected evolving memorial. On subequent days I came upon similar memorials, most notably a large one in Grand Central Station. What most stirred me were pictures of kin who were unaccounted for as yet, apparently posted by relatives and friends, desperately clinging to the hope that their loved ones had some escaped the horror and might be recognized by someone, anyone, who would take the time to carefully scan their names and faces and. if indeed spotted, would hopefully notify them. It was quite shaking to have to face up to the brutal fact that nothing is absolutely secure - life is tenuous at best. Perhaps all that can be done at such times is to try to remain steady and, if so inclined, to record such occurrences as objectively as is humanly possible.

AUTUMN IN NEW YORK

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    I was feeling depressed yesterday morning. Additionally I was restless and somewhat agitated. My body wanted movement. I looked outside noticing that the fall colors were shimmering flooded with sunlight. I picked up my small canon camera and decided to take a walk around the neighborhood. The walk was magical. The pictures that follow speak for themselves. After only a few pictures it was obvious that my depression completely lifted. My conclusion is that immersion in nature - any season - is likely to be the best natural anti-depressant.

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THE CHRISTOS' GATES in the SNOW

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    What I most love about nature is it is so natural. It is what it is. It is so full of beauty. It gives so much and asks for nothing in return. Most of the flowers and yard photogaphs are a theme and variation from flowers and tomatos I plant each spring. I enjoy watching the buds ripening and opening up. I particularly enjoy the uniqueness of each flower as it unfolds sometime mid summer. As I zoom in for closeups I sense these colorful mysteries speak to some elemental and most essential best prrt of me. As I focus upon the details of each unique flower, or fruit, or tree, or mixture of shadow and light, or glitter, or sparkles, I feel as connected to being alive and resonant with my natural 'friends' as at any time or with any people in my life. I appreciate the democratic spirit clusters of flowers have for themselves collectively and individually. They seem to celebrate being alive as they unself consciously display their radiance for whomever wishes to take note - or not. They seem utterly indifferent whether anyone cares or not. They don't fuss or get irritated as they 'graciously' make room for each other. I can appreciate what Van Gogh felt in the open sunlight painting his sun flowers and hay stalks - giddily - passionately grasping for the right words as he expressed his feelingsin his letters to Theo {his brother}. Observing nature with direct perception, not having to find words to describe what is experienced, is a tonic for me - a being who derives his lively hood from systematically searching for just right words.

TIMES SQUARE, ETC.

  • Washington Square Arch Newly Litup
    Times square by day or night pulsates with excitement, noise, and electricity. If you are bored, or under stimulated go to Broadway and 42nd street to be atmospherically reinvigorated. No need to spend a fortune going to usually dissappointing theatre - just stand on a corner in Times Square and watch the passing show - fixed or in motion. A well crafted building is a joy to behold. Equally so are machines like the Metro North Railway trains, stations, tracks, wires virtually all of the trappings that go into making a transportation system. So too - unusual scenes such as colorful canoes glittering amongst tall green pine trees on a bright sun filled summer day delights my senses and stirs my soul. There is so much not to like but it is all worth it when my senses are stimulated. It is very true: you can't appreciate the light unless you can take note of the darkness.

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May 24, 2012

SOME CONSPIRACY THEORIES ARE TRUE CONSPIRACIES - FOR EXAMPLE: THE REPUBLICAN CAMPAIGN

BOTH PARTIES ARE NOT EQUAL

Conspiracy theories abound. Most are transparently hyper subjective screeds which are thin on accurate facts. And those that offer accurate facts generally grossly distort their meanings. However there are those relatively rare times when a conspiracy theory holds water. In this connection I believe that the Republican campaign to capture the leadership of the next elected government fits the operating definition of a qualified conspiracy theory.

The Wikipedia says: "A conspiracy theory explains an event as being the result of an alleged plot by a covert group or organization or, more broadly, the idea that important political, social or economic events are the products of secret plots that are largely unknown to the general public."http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conspiracy_theory

OK - I am guilty. The plot I am defining as a conspiracy is no secret to anyone who pays attention to the quotations of the leadership of the Republican Party. Listening to Boehner for example stating from the beginning of his last term that his chief purpose is to do nothing and then blame President Obama for the failure to generate jobs.

Says Boehner: "It's pretty clear that over the last three months the economy has paused. And it's also pretty clear the American people are still demanding and asking the question, 'Where are thejobs?' And the reason we don't have new jobs is because of the job-killing agenda pursued by President Obama and his allies in the Congress." http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/j/john_boehner.html#4xviGr021ymoQ6e0.99

Meanwhile there is a pressing need to push through a massive infrastructure bill that would instantly create thousands of jobs only to be held up in the House. Or another no brainer is is to give money to the states to rehire thousands of laid off teachers, firemen, policemen etc. This too is gagged by the Republicans for transparent reasons.

Then that great guy Romney casts himself as the great Jobs hero who do to his expertise actually doing a good days work is far superior to the President who only knows how to tax and spend. I have little doubt that a detailed examination of his inflated claims for job creation will be more than off set by his numbers of job destruction resulting from his un compassionate brand of vulture capitalism.

I had thought the time of the Nixon presidency was unparalleled in American history for all time for its transparent cynicism, crookedness. obstructionism, calculated striving for power and damn the people - Well obviously I was wrong. Today's Republican party has truly characterized itself as 'one for the books." So my conclusion is that today's Republican party is truly conspiratorial but one which is qualified as a transparent conspiracy.

May 24, 2012 in POLITICS |

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