Standing alone

Standing alone Not standing together Fighting for ourselves Ignoring others Disunited as one Fake glory

The day before the day

On this day before THE DAY We think of our yesterdays and our tomorrows We reflect on what has been and what might be We remember those who are no longer here Soon all of that is swept away in a tide of stuff None of which can replace sharing our memories And honoring who …

Trust

Photo: Anthony Moretti 1Aug2015 Trust, you say? That I can do. Verify. That you must do.

Fake

No outrage when one of “us” does that But “we” attack “them” when “they” do it “We,” a force for good; “they,” out to get “us.” Now the twist... The narrative is the same when “we” are “we” and “they” Fake hypocrisy

Bitter

It is bitter irony That on this shortest day with the sun The Right did us wrong And left millions in the cold Again

Time to divorce the 60+ “major” college football programs from the rest

Like a couple that should have separated long ago but stayed together for sake of the kids, the marriage of the top 60+ college football programs to the rest of that sport really needs to end. Get the divorce papers prepared. The proverbial final straws came today. First, the committee that chooses the four teams …

Guilty!

You are guilty No words can express our anger, our outrage How dare you But we keep hidden that we do Exactly what you do We call it self-preservation

The emptiness of the International Olympic Committee

The International Olympic Committee — either a willing accomplice or a weakened ally unable to stand up for itself — has allowed an exterior body to bar a sitting president from attending the next two Olympic Games. This is the same IOC that screamed loudly and for decades that politics and sports ought not mix. …

Yesterday

Yesterday You knew it was so right, so perfect No one and nothing would get in its way But it never happened Today You are thankful it didn’t