by Jeffrey Scherer | Sep 18, 2020 | Cultural, People, Politics, Social, social media |
Today, at 4:50PM PST I saw a news flash on my phone that Ruth Bader Ginsberg had just died. It felt like cosmic punch was thrown into my gut. Besides her lauded intellect and service to justice, I just really liked her spunk. I will not repeat all of the...
by Jeffrey Scherer | Sep 17, 2020 | Health, People, Philosphy, Politics, Social, social media |
“Smoke Gets in Your Eyes” is a show tune written by American composer Jerome Kern and lyricist Otto Harbach for the 1933 musical Roberta. The song has these opening lyrics: Now, laughing friends deride, Tears I cannot hide. Oh-oh-oh-oh, so I smile and say,...
by Jeffrey Scherer | Sep 12, 2020 | Cultural, People, Social, social media |
Oregon, Washington and California are experiencing wide-spread fires. This news has been reported world-wide. In Oregon, where we live, 1 million acres have burned. 40,000 residents have been evacuated and 500,000 folks have been told to get ready to evacuate. Our...
by Jeffrey Scherer | Aug 29, 2020 | Cultural, Health, People, Philosphy, Politics, Social, social media |
As the United States begins its rapid descent into tribal and race warfare, we must accept the inevitable end of life as we know it. That life was, after all, partially an illusion. Those of us who enjoyed the post WWII boom and benefited by our class and race are, by...
by Jeffrey Scherer | Jun 28, 2020 | Cultural, People, Philosphy, Social, social media, writing |
Since early March, I have been on a slowly evolving new relationship with myself. What started as an urgent isolation to avoid being infected by COVID-19 has become, more or less, a way of life. I suspect that it may be the new norm for a very long time. It may even...
by Jeffrey Scherer | Jun 13, 2020 | Cultural, Health, People, Philosphy, Politics, Social, social media, Teaching, Uncategorized, writing |
“In the time of universal deceit telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act.” —George Orwell In early 2016, I had a heated on-line debate with a Native American political activist from Minneapolis who was advocating that Native Americans vote for...
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