dreams of laniakea

The gravity of the situation cannot be overstated. The power to declare war has not been taken up by the two houses of Congress, as given in Article I of the U.S. Constitution: instead, the president has launched—by no Article II power—a war of agression against a foreign nation: an illegal war. The president says that 'he got him before he got me, and he tried twice,' and that now the people of Iran must sieze the moment and rise up to effect regime change for their country and its people. N...

You are correct about Notting Hill - well done! I had to have this connection explained to me. I have been immersed in all things royal for the past year, though. Catherine—beautiful, practical, modest, accessible, much-loved Catherine—a working royal through-and-through: the duke and duchess of Wales and their children having laid groundwork for many years in a most natural way, are poised to take up the mantle of the British royal family in modern times. William—serious, assured, intelligent, ...

of all people, I have as much experience in life as anybody to know how distasteful and prone to procrastination it is, in nearly in all cases: to have something friggin' to do that has taken a while already— no 'all clear' signal, yet, to indicate our wish time enough has passed, the task is void— and with a lot of effort already having been expended in not doing the thing, to boot: that, given all this, how much more hopeful we become, increasingly, that the impulse to continue delaying wo...

Thankfully, I have not seen the moment of Kirk's assassination, and I hope to keep it that way. By now, to come across the guesome moment unwittingly is unlikely. But I've read that a lot of children did see the video on the day it happened, when it scrolled across their screens. In contrast, it wasn't until 1975, twelve years later, that people who were present on the grassy knoll at the time, or were watching live tv (it was all live, then) discovered that the images held in their memory of t...

It is a dark place in American politics that we have come to that this is what people think they have to resort to. Charlie Kirk was shot and killed — an act of horrific violence — a living tragedy for his wife and kids and the nation. President Trump ordered flags to be flown at half-mast this weekend. There are problems with this. Charlie Kirk was instrumental in President Trump securing a second term. A reporter asked of the president yesterday along the lines of: "Mr President, my condole...

Slowly, inexorably, as the journey of life continues, my brain finds itself thinking the same thoughts about some things. So often, not much comes to light — except when it does — as it just did for me. Basically, coming to light for me are some details of my interaction with someone — and possibly something that I can do to get unstuck. This morning I watched a video that began with a speeding vehicle, flashing blue, and a routine call to the station. Pretty typical. And the vehicle starts m...