Apparently, we're all doomed because a Hurricane is coming to New York City. I'm actually living quite near (but just out of) the evacuation zone. I was going to update the blog this weekend with details about my California vacation but instead I'll try to update it throughout the storm. Currently the storm is scheduled to hit Sunday evening.
UPDATE: storm was a dud
Friday, August 26, 2011
Monday, August 22, 2011
Rough Draft, Coming Of Age and California...
Too much to talk about for one blog post, no doubt.
I spent the last week on vacation in California, giving me a much needed break from the fast-paced New York life. My trip was relaxing, informative and most of all amazingly enjoyable. The vacation began in Venice and ended in Pasadena. Along the way I visited family and friends, saw a lovely young girl take her first step toward becoming a woman with her Bat Mitzvah and saw the studio where Futurama is animated. Overall, not too bad for the city known for gang wars and Hollywood scumbags.
For now I will simply say that I am overwhelmingly relaxed and feeling great, while still nervous about the future in New York. In the coming days I will try to update this blog more with stories from California, all of which deserve their own post. Thanks to all the family and friends who made it a great vacation.
I spent the last week on vacation in California, giving me a much needed break from the fast-paced New York life. My trip was relaxing, informative and most of all amazingly enjoyable. The vacation began in Venice and ended in Pasadena. Along the way I visited family and friends, saw a lovely young girl take her first step toward becoming a woman with her Bat Mitzvah and saw the studio where Futurama is animated. Overall, not too bad for the city known for gang wars and Hollywood scumbags.
For now I will simply say that I am overwhelmingly relaxed and feeling great, while still nervous about the future in New York. In the coming days I will try to update this blog more with stories from California, all of which deserve their own post. Thanks to all the family and friends who made it a great vacation.
Monday, August 8, 2011
Dear man singing at the Canal St. subway stop:
You are terrible.
Not only are you singing so quiet that it's practically mumbling, but you have your microphone turned down so low we can barely even hear it over the mumbling itself. You need to learn some new songs, all the actual lyrics to said songs, find a better subway stop than an empty Chinatown stop at 10 PM and finally: become better at singing.
Sincerely,
Jon
Not only are you singing so quiet that it's practically mumbling, but you have your microphone turned down so low we can barely even hear it over the mumbling itself. You need to learn some new songs, all the actual lyrics to said songs, find a better subway stop than an empty Chinatown stop at 10 PM and finally: become better at singing.
Sincerely,
Jon
Wednesday, August 3, 2011
Checks and Balances
Lets face some facts: the United States is still the greatest country in the world- right now- but it is not without some serious flaws, chief of which is the amount of control corporations have over how our government functions.
I had a realization today while discussing politics with my sister. I was telling her how I thought that increasing corporate control over the political process would inevitably lead to a revolution when I realized that we don't actually have three pillars of government. We have four. That's right; forget Judicial, Legislative and Executive because it's actually Judicial, Legislative, Executive and Corporate.
Corporations are now legally considered people in matters of political funding and lobbying, a huge step backward in the battle against corporate influence. But even before that, corporations and their representatives in Washington were extremely powerful, influencing congress with piles of money to pass legislation that ensured their stockholders massive profits while choking taxpaying Americans in more ways than one can count. This influence over what actually happens in government is why they are the fourth branch, and I am ok with that.
I think corporate America should have a set out and legally defined voice in government since capitalism is so important to how we function. However, with becoming a branch of government comes that other thing that all branches have to deal with: checks and balances. If corporations want to influence the government, we should be able to check them and make sure they dont get any more powerful than the other branches. Hey P&G, Wal*Mart and Comcast, you want a voice? If you do, get ready to sacrifice for it just like everybody else.
I had a realization today while discussing politics with my sister. I was telling her how I thought that increasing corporate control over the political process would inevitably lead to a revolution when I realized that we don't actually have three pillars of government. We have four. That's right; forget Judicial, Legislative and Executive because it's actually Judicial, Legislative, Executive and Corporate.
Corporations are now legally considered people in matters of political funding and lobbying, a huge step backward in the battle against corporate influence. But even before that, corporations and their representatives in Washington were extremely powerful, influencing congress with piles of money to pass legislation that ensured their stockholders massive profits while choking taxpaying Americans in more ways than one can count. This influence over what actually happens in government is why they are the fourth branch, and I am ok with that.
I think corporate America should have a set out and legally defined voice in government since capitalism is so important to how we function. However, with becoming a branch of government comes that other thing that all branches have to deal with: checks and balances. If corporations want to influence the government, we should be able to check them and make sure they dont get any more powerful than the other branches. Hey P&G, Wal*Mart and Comcast, you want a voice? If you do, get ready to sacrifice for it just like everybody else.
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