Motley Kamuka

Just watched it. I'm not sure I could watch enough death movies to master the overwhelming feeling of loss and aloneness that death brings. I've lost my grandparents, a stepmother, uncles, aunts, and other relatives. I've lost my best friend in high school to a heart attack. I've lost cats and dogs, and other critter pets.  In college I read The Denial of Death by Ernest Becker and it rocked my world. In social work school I took a grief, loss and bereavement.  I called my father and he was in the hospital and he's in rehab now. I can't get through to him enough to find out what happened. His hand was all bruised up, that's all I could see before the video cut out. I text and call, but he's not been answering.  Divorce, relationships end, friendships end. You stop seeing the same guy who gives you a morning donut because you stop working somewhere. Life is change.  Harder still is separation with a kid, you still see the person quite frequently.  Gettin...

Is this my last political post? I'm hoping to ignore politics, but that seems unlikely. I mostly avoided politics, and I even thought it doesn't matter, like  Chappell Roan .  The choice this year is between regressive, fascism and bland middle of the road stable government. Bland middle of the road politics isn't that exciting. Most people want something sexy, and if you want that, I'd say voting against fascism, sexism, racism and destroying the economy for tax breaks for the rich is pretty sexy. I honestly would vote for a senile out of it with a cold Biden. Anything is better than Trump. To not see a difference between the two parties like Chappell Roan--that's just apathy on a grand level and I find it disgusting. She thinks she's in the tax bracket that can survive Trump killing the economy, she thinks she's that great. Just ask Katy Perry how easily it slips away. Some people are frustrated with America supporting Israel. Obviously the genocide of Gaz...

His full name was Khājeh Shams-od-Dīn Moḥammad Ḥāfeẓ-e Shīrāzī . Shirazi is the town he was from. He lived 1325-1390. Few details are known about his life and his poems were collected after his death. Hafez was a Sufi Muslim. He was supported by patronage from several successive local regimes. We are coming up on Hafez day, October 12th. Links: Guardian Biography  in an interesting Iranian art website Wikipedia Tomb of Hafez Poems : Ode 487 With last night’s wine still singing in my head, I sought the tavern at the break of day, Though half the world was still asleep in bed; The harp and flute were up and in full swing, And a most pleasant morning sound made they; Already was the wine-cup on the wing. ‘Reason,’ said I, ‘’t is past the time to start, If you would reach your daily destination, The holy city of intoxication.’    So did I pack him off, and he depart With a stout flask for fellow-traveller. Left to myself, the tavern-wench I spied, And soug...