Uncle Deo, Until we meet again...

 

Until we meet again, Uncle Deo... Thank you for being a big brother to me, for looking after me, for sharing your wisdom, for supporting me, for believing in me, and for being you. MLJ16061016

Foresight Flew Off

Suckers and lollies
You gave children
Then snatched them out
Of their mouths.

Much like your penchant for
Plastics, AI, robotics
Without foresight
Just plain FOMO and fad.
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Business as Usual

 

Skid Row

 FINDING MANGO: To Live and Die on Skid Row

Tech Giants in Control

 When young people just want to be media influencers, etc., for quick money and fame, and there are no more health care professionals (or any other professional), then...

Anyone looking at the warning signs?

23,746 Patients Died on Waitlists in Past Year

Prayer in the Supermarket

Lead me, Lord.
Lead me to food items on sale.
Lead me, Lord.
Lead me to what I can afford.
Amen.

Did you wish?

Did you wish that
Someone could’ve told you
That this day would come
When you’re hairless like a cat,
Or gnarled like an olive tree,
With gray eyebrows and extra hairs
Like those on your upper lip?

Or blind as a bat,
Or deaf as a doornail,
Or toothless as a bird,
Or boneless like chicken,
Or arthritic or wheelchair-bound,
Or dementic or missing an organ,
Or all of the above? Then…
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On Plastic and AI

Overreliance on plastic
Overreliance on AI
Microplastics. cognitive deskilling
What aren’t we learning yet?
Why are we so short-sighted?
When will the policies catch up?
Oops! Who’s been bought by the giants?
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The Marionettist

The Marionettes watch for
A pout, a frown, a scowl, a sneer,
A grimace, a grin, a smirk, a simper…
The Marionettes listen for
The breathing, the throat clearing,
The expletives, the sneezing, the coughing…
Of the self-proclaimed Marionettist,
Then move accordingly.
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Homebound: Day 6

 

Life is like

Life is like an airport
With arrivals and departures
‘Cept there’s no turning there
Once you’re truly up in the air.

Some make it through. Some don’t.
They never get past
Customs or immigration.
Some lose their luggage
And live to the fullest.

Some have all the time
Watching more arrivals
More early departures.
But when you’re, oh, so delayed,
You’d want to depart yourself
See what’s behind that gate.
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The God of gods

When the self-proclaimed

God of gods goes unhinged
The lesser gods just
Scratch their heads.
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Close your eyes

Close your eyes
Don’t even look at the price
Just fill it up.
It’s just gas.
For somewhere
Soldiers
Are going home
In pieces
Tearing into
Their mothers’ hearts.

Close your eyes
Don’t even look at the numbers
Just let them die.
Collateral damage.
For somewhere
Kings
Are playing games
With their pawns
Are you feeding
Into their egos and pride?

Close your eyes…
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It's all about money and power. Where did empathy and compassion go?

  FULL INTERVIEW: Donald Trump's nephew tells all ahead of White House return | 60 Minutes Australia

Now and Then

Now
Where did I put my keys?
Where’s my phone?
Where are my glasses?
Why did I come here?
What did I come here for?
What’s my password again?

And then
What are these keys for?
How do I use this phone?
How are these glasses worn?
Where am I?
Where is home?
What password?
Who are you?

Go away! Leave me alone!  
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On Control

“Which do you think gives the government more control? A population that goes to work, earns money, buys things that they can’t really afford so they get into debt so they have to go back to work, do more of the thing that they don’t really like to get more money to pay the debt for the thing that they didn’t really need..” – TN -

Everyone Thought Africa Would Be Hit the Hardest… They Were Wrong 

Global War on Terror

When history repeats itself...

2005 - I wept for parents who lost their children in Iraq or Afghanistan. 

2026 - Repeat...

Joyful

Not in the crimson rising or setting sun
Not in the shiny red Spanish plums
Not in her lush vegetable garden
Not in the jumpy fish so fresh
Not in the blinding whiteness
Of sea salt brimming in storage
Not in the scent of fresh firewood
Not in the sight of the water buffalo.

Grandma’s joy she draws from deep within
Every warm breath for a new day again
Every Bible verse and hymn
Her growing granddaughter
Her first words: “Nanay,” “Lolo,” “Auntie”
Her voice as her first prayer she utters.

Grandma’s joy she draws from deep within
As the crickets sing. The chickens cluck and coo.
And her little girl’s tiny limbs around her.
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Light Bulb

 “I think that… teachers fall in love with is like that light bulb, watching someone get something that you understand, that you’re giving to them, then it clicks... Never underestimate the power and the impact that teachers can have in your life.” – Josh Johnson -

"...it's more profitable to be a bastard... No money is enough... You can't get higher than space... The man has been to space. There's nowhere else to go 'cause he's not going to heaven... We need to get back in stores the way that it used to be. One of the problems is that Amazon's too powerful. They wouldn't be too powerful if we start shopping again at the stores that we that we shopped at before Amazon." - JJ -

Josh Johnson

Income Inequality