Posts from the ‘politics’ category

Marfa Texas

The cold weather and Covid made it impossible to fairly evaluate Marfa. I’m sure that warmer temps and a town generally free of disease would…

Labor Day Weekend 2021

Yes, it’s Labor Day Weekend, which can only mean one thing…I’ve been out on the road for nearly a year! See what I did there?…

Just a Carnival Sideshow

Four years ago on this day I attended an election night viewing party at my friend Lori’s house. I went in convinced that Trump had won…

Not The Who

For some, it’s outright impossible to kick the intensely self-destructive political news habit. Especially this year (and especially 4 years ago, and especially 8 years…

About the author

In my adult life I’ve been called many things, but never cruel, inconsiderate, disinterested, selfish, thoughtless, lazy, cowardly, stupid or content.

For better and worse I’ve set my own path almost to the exclusion of others, and that path has lead me here. Which is to say, nowhere.

Nowhere’s not a bad place. It’s rife with possibilities, some entirely within my control and others random and unknowable.

I suppose such a statement could apply to anyone. In most Western nations, though, where the rule is to be physically, psychologically, intellectually and/or spiritually somewhere – often somewhere very specific or even pre-ordained – safe, and feigned contentment, dominate. (Not you, of course.)

The choices I’ve made, the roads I’ve taken and the roads that have taken me have conspired to lead me nowhere.

I’ll try nowhere now.

marklipsky.com

Notes from Nowhere

Posts from the ‘politics’ category

Marfa Texas

Labor Day Weekend 2021

Just a Carnival Sideshow

Not The Who