JacksPotpourri: October 2009

Saturday, October 24, 2009

Things are changing, and without an election, and folks to read this blog, it seems to have grown pointless, other than repeatedly saying that "jobs are the answer" to our economy's ills and that ultimately, in some version, some kind of protectionism will be necessary. So I am going to delete the prior postings for the time being, recommending that you read the columns written by Paul Krugman in the New York Times. He is a wise man. The blog will be taking a new and highly creative direction very shortly. Watch for it.

WHY DO I DO THIS?

Some "blogs" that I have looked at seem to be diaries, telling the reader what the blogger has been doing, as if such material might be of interest to others. If it isn't, such blogs still remain a personal journal of the blogger's activities for themselves.

Other blogs rotate about a central idea or theme, which might be a charity, a disease, the writings of the blogger, a philosophy, a political viewpoint, an industry or a geographic locale and try to be informative about that theme.

I have chosen to design a blog which is a wide ranging mini-magazine in which short stories, poetry, pictures, essays, articles on politics, the economy and the social scene appear. I produce a lot of the material posted on the blog but actively invite others to contribute as well (Send contributions to jacklippman18@gmail.com). I don't edit what is submitted other than keeping an eye open for porn or libel.

Why do I do it, you might ask. Simply stated, while some others might enjoy painting, or doing sculpture, or other liesuretime activities, I enjoy writing ... and this blog is a major opportunity for me to do so. I enjoy doing it.
JL

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Saturday, October 24, 2009

All About the Supreme Court plus a Quote

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To keep democracy alive, we must work at it. Just enjoying it is not enough!