Category Archives: delusions of progress

We Will BE Alone and Alone Together and Together Apart and Alone With Each Other Waiting For the Lightening To Wake Us

Posted on April 30, 2026 by randomyriad

“On the Beach at Night Alone” by Walt Whitman On the beach at night alone,As the old mother sways her to and fro singing her husky song,As I watch the bright stars shining, I think a thought of the clefof … Continue reading →

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Time Moves What Seems Still

Posted on December 29, 2025 by randomyriad

“All the truth in the world adds up to one big lie.” — Dylan, Things Have Changed

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Our Culture of Sociopathy: History Will Not Be Kind to Us

Posted on May 27, 2025 by randomyriad
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Collateral Damage in the Uncivil War #1

Posted on February 23, 2025 by randomyriad

A Firefighter’s Warning The short sighted decision to unfairly fire the best employees in the federal land management agencies will have major negative ramifications this upcoming fire season. I have worked for a federal land management agency for 25 years. … Continue reading →

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Of the Fall and Falling and the Fallen

Posted on November 20, 2024 by randomyriad

If we can travel with our eyes wide open in the searing wind and churning flood of human activity, we can at times glimpse hopeful and useful signs as they bubble up from the chaos, but only if we can … Continue reading →

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