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Ask not for whom the bell tolls

January 3, 2020January 3, 2020 redwa11061 Comment

Yesterday the Empire claimed another life when unmanned drones launched their hell fire and wiped out the small party of warriors. Thousands of miles away the Empire's leadership patted each other on their backs and toasted a job well done. Those are not lines from The Empire Strikes back but rather a fictional news account… Continue reading Ask not for whom the bell tolls

I could be a Republican, but

January 2, 2020 redwa1106Leave a comment

"I call myself a Republican 'cause I am one. I believe in market solutions and I believe in common sense realities and the necessity to defend ourselves against a dangerous world and that's about it. Problem is now I have to be homophobic. I have to count the number of times people go to church.… Continue reading I could be a Republican, but

A Country That Can’t Sing

January 2, 2020May 30, 2020 redwa1106Leave a comment

I found this among some notes that I had written in 2010. Sadly, they are more true today in 2020 than then. “The white cracker who wrote the national anthem knew what he was doing. He set the word ‘free’ to a note so high nobody can reach it.” From Tony Kushner's, Angels in America.… Continue reading A Country That Can’t Sing

Where I lived and what I lived for.

January 1, 2020January 2, 2020 redwa1106Leave a comment

I enter this venture for purely selfish reasons. The first is simple - I love to write. The second reason is as simple as the first, I love to collect the ideas and words of others. You may recognize the title of this section, "Where I lived and what I lived for" as a selection… Continue reading Where I lived and what I lived for.