Superman never made any money for saving the world from Solomon Grundy

Monday, January 21, 2019

MLK


So, in the past on this January national holiday, I have posted a couple of times regarding the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

This year, here's an article from Jacobin magazine that covers a lot of the same ground, but much more comprehensively.

https://www.jacobinmag.com/2017/01/restoring-king-2

Have a good day.

Tuesday, January 1, 2019

Excelsior.


So we begin another year, and the work continues. Some of us struggle to survive, some are lucky enough to have to grapple only with figuring out how to help.

The world can seem daunting. Consider the words of Albert Camus:

I leave Sisyphus at the foot of the mountain! One always finds one's burden again. But Sisyphus teaches the higher fidelity that negates the gods and raises rocks. He too concludes that all is well. This universe henceforth without a master seems to him neither sterile nor futile. Each atom of that stone, each mineral flake of that night filled
mountain, in itself forms a world. The struggle itself toward the heights is enough to fill a man's heart. One must imagine Sisyphus happy.
It is absurd, but so are we.

Wishing everyone the best in the coming year.