The Ides of December
It has been a while since I've written. Last time I was excited by the prospects of Congestion Pricing. This is no longer true. As the plans have developed, they have revealed a great deal of financial inequities for the residents of New Jersey and may create environmental problems for those living in Bergen County, Harlem, Washington Heights and University Heights in the Bronx. At the same time, I've been saddened by the global events. Actually traumatized. I feel that the world is upside down. I'm frustrated by the politics of war. Most notably those in Gaza and Israel. Too many innocent people have been killed. Any hope for peace have been dashed, and the dreams of a two-state solution fade further from our imaginations. And while the rules of war have not been observed in the Middle East or Ukraine, they have also not been observed in the African conflicts that the mainstream press has ignored. Thousands have also been killed in Congo and South Sudan. Additionally h