This won't be a long post because I don't have much to report. The news is dismal because there has been another mass shooting. I concur with today's Chicago Tribune editorial, "How to help prevent the next gun massacre," which concludes: "Each mass shooting in America is its own terrible story that can't be undone. The responsible perspective is to use the shock of the moment to take actions that will save lives in the future." If the world has gotten you down, you … [Read more...]
Don’t kid yourself
These days everyone seems to be talking about politics and the state of our world. Even conservatives and liberals concur that national politics are surreal to a certain extent. Similarly everyone in Illinois agrees that our lawmakers seem to be a bunch of doofuses that can’t even get a budget worked out. And, look at the problems Chicago has; gun violence is epidemic. #SMH is a universal hashtag. Amid all this bleakness people my age often like to cite the inadequacies … [Read more...]
Mental Health Awareness: how to contribute to the conversation
Happy May! Hope Spring is finding you; here in Chicago we’ve had some warm days and some very gray days. On the subject of gray days, did you know the suicide rate in the US has surged? The April 22 edition of the Chicago Tribune reports, “The U.S. suicide rate has increased sharply since the turn of the century, led by an even greater rise among middle-aged white people, particularly women, according to federal data released Friday.” May is Mental Health Awareness … [Read more...]
Does this arouse you? Oversharing & hate online, big goofs, and lurid news
Just because I think about stuff doesn’t mean I’m smart. I never come to any earth-shattering conclusions or theories. One thing I often think about is the Internet and its affects on the world. You can tell I am of a certain age because I can think in terms of before and after. Younger people have no firsthand reference to a time when we were not entangled in the World Wide Web. Anyway, some things I thought I’d share. First is a blog I ran across by Karen Alea “The … [Read more...]
News from Glimpse of Solace artists (Cleary, Coudal, Nance, Buckland) and a call for submissions
April showers today; I love the rumble. Here are some updates about the artists whose work has been featured on Glimpse of Solace Daniel Cleary is going to have a show "In Exhibition: Daniel Cleary, new and selected paintings" starting tomorrow April 10 at the Uptown Arts Center, 941 W. Lawrence. Brendan Coudal continues to be inspired by his cats Max and Phoebe . But he also has a number of new projects. Check out all Brendan’s visual art at his website. One … [Read more...]