Dreaming While Middle-Aging (Source: Geo Davis) [NB: This post, more of a lyric essay or freestyle poetic riff than a journalistically sound response to Wajahat Ali's August 28, 2018 op-ed, takes liberties with quotations that may misrepresent the intentions, emphasis, and/or conclusions of the author. All quotations are excerpted from the original, but the nature of remix/mashup alters the ...
Mashup
Midlife Reality Check
"Midlife is when you reach the top of the ladder and find that it is against the wrong wall." ~ Joseph Campbell This is an image called "Tele Time" that is included in 40x41: Midlife Crisis Postponed. It's one of a series of telemark skiing collages I've created over the last few years. It's a mobile (originating photograph and doodle were created via mobile phone and tablet) mashup (digital ...
Reuse, Repurpose, Recycle
Did you know that today, July 11th is World Population Day. This is a real day, not a holiday exactly, but a reminder to deep-think the global population bubble. This is a recurring topic over at Why No Kids, and I've already spilled enough digital ink there, so I'll skip the soapbox. At least for now. But it's worth noting that our species is on track to hit 8 billion people by 2025. That's a ...
Midlife Mixology: Muddles, Mashups & Monologues
A jigger of Eric Bogosian and a dash of Spalding Gray. Skip the simple syrup, the bitters, the speared fruit. Garnish with "Alice's Restaurant Massacree". Call it a Midlife Massacre. Or anything you want. You with me? Sit down. Stand up. Up-down, up-down. Identity fluid. Flip-flop. Laugh. Cry. Confession. Aspiration. Inspiration. Affirmation. Meet the nation. MAMIL. This round's on ...
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