Simple Grits Mission -- My Work
Larry taught me how to read images, movies, televised story form for cultural historic purposes. Both from the writer(s)’ perspective and audience engagement. This post is going to take some time to draft, but The Bear episode I reference hit the bullseye. As said many times, Art will save us. At least it provides a common language (spoken or otherwise) with which to think and feel. Direction toward salvation/relief/release that is creative, inclusive, joyful, challenging and worth the effort.
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if the time comes
mark rothko | black on grey (1969)
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One Response to "Why?"
“It means you belong to a family and crew. It means that nobody can fuck around with you. It also means you could fuck around with anybody just as long as they aren't also a member. It's like a license to steal. It's a license to do anything.”
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Today, U.S. Diplomacy Did Not Stand
Bullies in the Oval Office made mockery of America, today.
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You're smarter than that, Lydia. Think.
The man, the work, the intellect, the joy and curiosity that changed my life.
Thank you Larry, on the date before your birth. I miss you everyday.
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Recognize
"The presence of evil was something to be first recognized, then dealt with, survived, outwitted, triumphed over."
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Slouching Towards Bethlehem
I don't understand all of it, but I reckon I understand a good deal of it.
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Juneteenth Community Day 2024
“Freedom, Movement, and Migration” on the National Mall
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Kats Liquor Parking Lot
Title might change. Cheap lazy steal from the documentary title ‘Heavy Metal Parking Lot.’
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Breathing.
I can't be a pessimist, because I'm alive. To be a pessimist means that you have agreed that human life is an academic matter. So, I'm forced to be an optimist. I'm forced to believe that we can survive whatever we must survive.
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2024 or Bust
His playbook for court is pure Roy Cohn.
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