A friend sent this to me yesterday. An interesting (if foul-mouthed) and often unexplored perspective on gentrification. I can’t say that I disagree. The disparity in the treatment of “ethnic” or minority neighborhoods is staggering in a multitude of arenas.

http://gothamist.com/2014/02/26/spike_lee_goes_off_about_the_mother.php

No one who tests and institutes controls for a living would think about doing this. Then again Darwin wasn’t an auditor, but in some ways I raise my glass..

Man Accidentally Kills Self With Gun During Demonstration On Gun Safety
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/02/25/man-shoots-himself_n_4853983.html

As I ride along the Hudson right now (via train), the windows encase the river and cliffs as if framing a black and white image.
Despite the absence of a color palette beyond sparse bits of black, considerable amounts of white, and innumerable shades of grey in between; it’s one if the most arresting images I’ve seen in a while.

People most often think of spring and fall as being interesting, which they are, but winter also deserves it’s due. In thinking about the diversity of things that have harmonized to create this unaltered black and white landscape; trees, rocks, cliffs, bodies of water, the sky… It should be apparent that there is hardly a more beautiful time of year.

I’ve been bad recently at writing. I have many thoughts as is typical, but I don’t feel like agitating. Drug use has been prevalent in the news, seemingly more than normal. My opinion on mortality is predictably morbid.

I’ve spent the last 6 days studying Spanish using duo lingo. I think that it’s incredible. In one week doing 40 minutes a day roughly, I feel comfortable with some basic things. Even the vast majority of what I hear on the street or the radio, which still makes no sense, has slowed down considerably. I feel confident in my lack of knowledge because I feel like I’m getting my arms around it.

I bought a heater for my office that I can turn on my feet. It’s louder than I would like, therefore conspicuous such that I am now telegraphing when I’m cold, though in reality it’s only my feet. I’m disappointed with this.

I had a long of meetings today about something boring, but that I still shouldn’t discuss on the internet. I am a co-chair of this project that will span about a year. We are in the vendor selection phase and fortunately, I made some recommendations and suggestions that went over well with leadership. Team effort, but a decent feeling in terms of building credibility and “my brand” (that’s the phrase that came to mind and I don’t intend to rework my thought).

I’m ready to finish my book and publish it. Contrary to what any mother will tell me, I do think that I know what protracted labor feels like. I love this thing, but I’d like to push it out already.

The Broncos disappointed me, but I actually feel sorry for them because I’m sure that they are more sad about it than anyone else.

I need to do laundry, buy toothpaste, and maybe some dinner because the leftovers from a rice casserole with shrimp and sausage probably won’t be enough.

For the last two mornings I’ve eaten yogurt and granola. Awesome breakfast. I want some right now, but I’m on a train.

I finished The Sopranos (for the first time) yesterday. Yup. That far behind, but I like enjoying something after the crowds have dissipated. I feel exactly the opposite way about relationships. Obviously. Controversially? (I don’t care, FYI – I did promise several blogs ago to stop saying that).

What else?

Hmmm…

More duo lingo. More snow. More simplifying life…

I could sure use some chicken souse and Johnny cake. Or stew conch. And Johnny cake. Or a cracked conch. Or some dumplin’ (if you don’t know that that should end in “soup”, you probably never had “soup”). And a vita malt. But for sure I could use some guava duff.

And that’s what’s really on my mind.. And I’m not gonna proof read this (read: REBEL).