As a teenager, I remember my father had an authorless poem posted on our basement wall about three things that cannot be undone: an arrow sent upon its path, a lost opportunity, and the spoken word: The spoken word so soon forgot by thee, but it has perished not. In others’Hearts ”tis living still” and doing work for good or ill.
The spoken word so soon forgot by thee, but it has perished not.
In others’ Hearts ”tis living still” and doing work for good or ill.
John Hamasaki apparently sees himself as a bit of a poet, spoken word artist, or ghetto rapper based on his colorful language and witty suggestions about pounding KKK by White paranoids instead of 911. Though the language he chooses is crude, it hurts no one. People decide what value to give words. Blacks have claimed their previously bigotted insulting term as their sole and separate cultural property, so while it will get any non-Black person branded as a hater or a fool for using it, those Blacks, like S.F. Board of Sups. Pres. Shamann Walton think they have a perfect right to sling and fling that thing at will. If nothing else, the words we choose do tell people something about whether or not we are compassionate and thoughtful, or not.
For the stats, the percentage changes are only significant over a longer period of time like Qrtly, Semi Annual, Annual. I guess it was one of your other posts that noted a dead man, or one year later as no longer shown on the records of SFPD as being dead. I'm sure his family is not pleased by his statistical resurrection.
Lou - Your dad was obviously a very smart man;
The spoken word so soon forgot by thee, but it has perished not.
In others’ Hearts ”tis living still” and doing work for good or ill.
John Hamasaki apparently sees himself as a bit of a poet, spoken word artist, or ghetto rapper based on his colorful language and witty suggestions about pounding KKK by White paranoids instead of 911. Though the language he chooses is crude, it hurts no one. People decide what value to give words. Blacks have claimed their previously bigotted insulting term as their sole and separate cultural property, so while it will get any non-Black person branded as a hater or a fool for using it, those Blacks, like S.F. Board of Sups. Pres. Shamann Walton think they have a perfect right to sling and fling that thing at will. If nothing else, the words we choose do tell people something about whether or not we are compassionate and thoughtful, or not.
For the stats, the percentage changes are only significant over a longer period of time like Qrtly, Semi Annual, Annual. I guess it was one of your other posts that noted a dead man, or one year later as no longer shown on the records of SFPD as being dead. I'm sure his family is not pleased by his statistical resurrection.
Hi Lou
Thanks for this article on Hamasaki. He sounds like a great guy and now definitely has my vote.
Thanks again- Marl