http://harrisonlives.com Railing Against the Setting Sun Fri, 19 Feb 2010 20:34:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 en hourly 1 http://harrisonlives.com/2010/01/20/thank-goodness-its-over-politics-today/ http://harrisonlives.com/2010/01/20/thank-goodness-its-over-politics-today/#comments Wed, 20 Jan 2010 12:25:13 +0000 Harrison http://harrisonlives.com/?p=352 If you live in Massachusetts, you are most likely glad the campaign to fill the U.S. Senate seat is over.  Chances are if your phone rang in the last five days, it was one of those really annoying automated calls from one of the candidates.  Don’t you just hate them? 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He is a [...]]]> http://harrisonlives.com/2010/01/06/assclowns-heroes-and-balance-the-social-side-today/feed/ 0 http://harrisonlives.com/2009/11/12/politics-and-religion-still-dont-mix-well/ http://harrisonlives.com/2009/11/12/politics-and-religion-still-dont-mix-well/#comments Thu, 12 Nov 2009 18:00:47 +0000 Harrison http://harrisonlives.com/?p=299 “A person is smart. People are dumb, panicky, dangerous animals and you know it.” K, Men in Black “Seek other people’s approval and you will always be their prisoner.” Tao Te Ching What has any of that to do with politics today, you ask? Each one of them has stuck with me since I read or heard them [...]]]> http://harrisonlives.com/2009/11/12/politics-and-religion-still-dont-mix-well/feed/ 0 http://harrisonlives.com/2009/10/22/top-ten-lists-and-politics-today/ http://harrisonlives.com/2009/10/22/top-ten-lists-and-politics-today/#comments Thu, 22 Oct 2009 15:05:12 +0000 Harrison http://harrisonlives.com/?p=283 I’ve been working this week on a list of orders I will NOT obey.  I have to admit , though, I’ve had difficulty coming up with a nice, neat list of ten. Top Ten Lists David Letterman and his staff come up with a Top Ten list for every show, and I figured if I took a [...]]]> http://harrisonlives.com/2009/10/22/top-ten-lists-and-politics-today/feed/ 0 http://harrisonlives.com/2009/09/23/why-the-unartful-discourse/ http://harrisonlives.com/2009/09/23/why-the-unartful-discourse/#comments Wed, 23 Sep 2009 16:06:03 +0000 Harrison http://harrisonlives.com/?p=254 When my folks were growing up, they knew of war, racism, politics, activism, poverty, hunger, and wealth beyond words.  All of that and more still exists today. What do we have today that they didn’t have then?  A lot more people and much bigger microphones. There are 4 billion more of us than were alive at the [...]]]> http://harrisonlives.com/2009/09/23/why-the-unartful-discourse/feed/ 0 http://harrisonlives.com/2009/08/13/whats-so-wrong-with-death-panels-anyway-politics-today/ http://harrisonlives.com/2009/08/13/whats-so-wrong-with-death-panels-anyway-politics-today/#comments Thu, 13 Aug 2009 14:44:39 +0000 Harrison http://harrisonlives.com/?p=189 Really, now, what’s so wrong with a death panel?  Everyone’s getting all exercised and worked up about it, and really, now, a death panel? Why not?  Think about it.  Notwithstanding the fact some believe all we have to do is print more money and flood the marketplace with worthless dollar bills, there really is a limit [...]]]> http://harrisonlives.com/2009/08/13/whats-so-wrong-with-death-panels-anyway-politics-today/feed/ 0 http://harrisonlives.com/2009/07/20/the-power-of-a-good-story/ http://harrisonlives.com/2009/07/20/the-power-of-a-good-story/#comments Mon, 20 Jul 2009 18:41:59 +0000 Harrison http://harrisonlives.com/?p=172 Today, politics takes a back seat to writing.  Specifically, to the writing of one who passed on over the weekend. By opening line standards, “Angela’s Ashes” doesn’t rank especially well, certainly no “Moby Dick” or “David Copperfield.” “When I look back on my childhood I wonder how I managed to survive at all,” it began. I must admit [...]]]> http://harrisonlives.com/2009/07/20/the-power-of-a-good-story/feed/ 0 http://harrisonlives.com/2009/06/25/ensign-and-sanford-are-different-car-wrecks-politics-today/ http://harrisonlives.com/2009/06/25/ensign-and-sanford-are-different-car-wrecks-politics-today/#comments Thu, 25 Jun 2009 18:21:25 +0000 Harrison http://harrisonlives.com/?p=169 Why do our heads turn when we drive by an automobile accident?  Why do we try to espy something horrid or morbid or bloody on such occasions?  We’ll crane our necks in those attempts, and for what? I’ll admit I’ve done that, and I still don’t know why.  Yet, I’ve also had trouble all my life [...]]]> http://harrisonlives.com/2009/06/25/ensign-and-sanford-are-different-car-wrecks-politics-today/feed/ 0 http://harrisonlives.com/2009/06/11/there-must-be-a-better-way-and-better-words-shame-today/ http://harrisonlives.com/2009/06/11/there-must-be-a-better-way-and-better-words-shame-today/#comments Thu, 11 Jun 2009 17:40:27 +0000 Harrison http://harrisonlives.com/?p=165 I’m not sure I know what to think anymore, or how to feel about my fellow man and woman.  Oh, sure, killing has been as big a part of our species as has been respect for life, and perhaps even more.  History is replete with reasons – - religious, political, economic, survival, sport and enjoyment. The [...]]]> http://harrisonlives.com/2009/06/11/there-must-be-a-better-way-and-better-words-shame-today/feed/ 0 http://harrisonlives.com/2009/06/02/distinctions-with-and-without-differences-politics-today/ http://harrisonlives.com/2009/06/02/distinctions-with-and-without-differences-politics-today/#comments Tue, 02 Jun 2009 12:54:52 +0000 Harrison http://harrisonlives.com/?p=163 The news, once again, is filled with reports of violence in America.  A doctor was shot and killed while attending church service; and, two American soldiers were shot outside a military recruiting office. There are approximately 45 murders committed in this country every day, so the news is always filled to one degree or another with [...]]]> http://harrisonlives.com/2009/06/02/distinctions-with-and-without-differences-politics-today/feed/ 0