That's an accurate and direct quote from Emma Gonzalez who is a survivor of the Parkland massacre. Beyond its accuracy, it's also quite to the point about how we (as adults) interact with and view children/adolescents. Obey the rules, make us look better, but shut up. I have yet to answer for myself the question of "movement vs. minute". But most of the heroes in this story are kids of school age and most of the gutless ones are adults most of whom are beholden to the NRA. And those adults were voted into office by us.
Florida is in my head a lot these days. Part of this is due to the fact that I grew up there. Part of it is due to the bizarro things that happen there. Parkland. Alligators in canals. A city (Miami) which is really a county (Dade) and folks who live in South Dade are almost closer to Key Largo than they are to downtown Miami if such a place still exists. Move on, I say.
Three literary recommendations:
--One of the best pieces of journalism I have ever read was in the March 4th NY Times.
It was written by a guy whose last name is Weiser and it was about a homeless woman.
The Times started it on page one and then it spread over two whole pages inside. Just
stupendous and has to be read. The Globe continues to be an impostor paper focused
more on animal stories.
--John Hodgman's book called "Vacationland" is a hoot especially if you have spent any
time in Maine.
--Speaking of Maine, Amy Bass has written a book about the Lewiston HS boys soccer team
which is mainly composed of Africans most of whom are from Somalia. How these kids
showed the adults (back to that again) in Lewiston how to "play nicely" together is wonderful.
That Nunberg had quite a day for himself and whoever asked if he was drunk was being brutally honest which I guess is what we want (?) journalists to be. Bye bye Rex and Hope. Seems like you might have some company pretty soon. And if Sessions fires that FBI guy who now is two days away from his pension, it will be a brutal gesture from a small man.
But hello Stormy!! Should be fun listening to the talking heads try to chat about her without saying anything naughty. But let's be clear about one thing: saying she is a adult film star is being kind. Helen Mirren is an adult film star. Stormy is a full on multi faceted porn star. Bam.
Lawrence O'Donnell from MSNBC is from Dorchester and John Kelly (Chief of Staff to POTUS) is from Brighton--both places are neighborhoods in Boston. I really believe Lawrence is blasting him so much because of some ugly neighborhood feud--apart from how big a disappointment he is.
Did you know that the guy in Pennsylvania who won the special election won because he is kind of like a Republican according to POTUS and Speaker Ryan. I wish the November elections were tomorrow.
SPORTS TALK
No one can explain to me what Belichik is doing to the Patriots roster. No one.
Happy Passover and Easter.
Shalom
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