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Monthly Archives: November 2016

America is not an Orange Julius; is it?

UncategorizedBy John YoungNovember 28, 2016Leave a comment

It turns out our ambitions were quite similar, Donald Trump’s and mine. We were both interested in acquiring a franchise – a business opportunity. I always had an affection for Orange Julius and its one-trick-pony stands at malls. I told my betrothed that when we had the scratch, the itch I’d pursue was an OJ…

OK, the second-worst dish known to man

UncategorizedBy John YoungNovember 24, 2016Leave a comment

It’s time to tone down the hateful rhetoric, we’re told. This being Thanksgiving and all, I hear you. So I come with concessionary tidings. I’m going to stun many and concede that sweet potatoes aren’t the worst-tasting food on our planet. This will come as a surprise, yes, to readers who, if they’ve been with…

Treating white males with kindness, respect and inclusion

UncategorizedBy John YoungNovember 22, 20161 Comment

I consider myself progressive, compassionate, open-minded. Heaven knows I’m tolerant. Yet in recent days I have realized that routinely I am engaging in profiling. I see a figure up ahead of me on the sidewalk or in the store: I start making judgments. My mind takes giant leaps that cause teeth and hands to clench and pheromones…

Conceding one day only to morning-after despair

UncategorizedBy John YoungNovember 14, 20161 Comment

        One day. One 24-hour period. One sunrise, one sunset.  I felt as bad as one could feel without needing hospitalization. My head hurt. I was in a fog of exhaustion. I hadn’t eaten well. All day I emoted clenched anger in a thousand sighs. My shoulders hurt from a thousand shrugs. Then,…

A night of protest and rust

UncategorizedBy John YoungNovember 9, 2016Leave a comment

Oxidation happens when elements cause metals to corrode. The color of oxidation is red. Tuesday night was a red night, but not the Election-Night red of previous presidential races. It was the orange-ish red of a loud outsider who has a mandate today that nobody knows, most particularly the Electoral College victor. It was an…

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