Dale has sent out a message regarding his concerns as to continuing this board briefly (not stopping it, just a hiatus).
As a New Yorker I would suggest that no one change anything they want to speak of. (Yes, I’m now in NJ, but there is no one more New York than me, born there, lived there and the parents buried there).
There is nothing you can do except to play a tune. I’ve played them on the harp and the whistle and the guitar. But go to the hospital in about a week and give blood. Right now they have too much (I was given a date five days later just to call to make an appointment). But when the coverage stops, then they will need it to substitute for the pull down of supplies. I can’t find a store where I can buy a flag to hang, but next week I will find one. The blood is always needed, volunteer when there isn’t an emergency.
Dale, write about whistles and music, without regard to the horror. There is no reason to stop normal music, and there is good reason to continue it. The pit that the news refers to was a pit years ago when I watched the Towers abuilding. The loss is enormous, but actually not that many in lives. It looks as if it will be about 5000 in round numbers, far less than I would have expected. And many less than some of the recent earthquakes in Central and South America.
But that is a stupid statement, although it was a “set up”. The earthquake is an act of God devised by God, this is an act of a perceived nature of a god, as executed by foolish men.
There are foolish men who are Jews, and Christians, and Muslims - each may interpret the books of truth in his own way. But each perversion of the truth is equally noxious.
I repeat, I am an atheist (reluctantly, I’d really like to look forward to an eternal life). But there is a morality that transcends religeon. That is the morality of one’s own self. And, with apologies to the Jews and Muslims, the brief form is in the New Testament (not that the principle isn’t expressed in your own books).
Do unto others as you would have them do unto you. Actually I find that a bit selfish, it implies a quid pro quo.
My own comment would be this. Strike me and I can turn the other cheek, but strike someone weaker and I’ll strike you down.
Never confuse manners with weakness. Don’t assume that fire is stronger than ice. The fire may melt the tip of the iceberg, but there is yet the 90% below.
Best, Jon