Dec. 9, 2018

My years in Lynn were a wyearwilwild, a catacataclim of constant political and social activity, wrapped into  It was a perfect place for a community organizizer to work. Dominatated by a huge GE plant with 20,00 workers, 1/ 3 of whom lived in Lynn, a very large population of poor people, many of them black - all rent payers; and, finanally, two wards on the upper side made up entirely of upper-class white people. 

Dec. 9, 2018

Winter Snows are settling in, reminding me of when  I left home in Ann Ann Arbor and moved to Mass. to "organize the working class." It was in 1971, when I gradugated from college. I had been a member of Students for a Democratic Society.Our our original goal, before the Vietam War broke out and diverted our attention from creating a new society, was to bring "participarty damacry  to the communites. I think of this now because of the GM strike in Windsor.  

Nov. 28, 2018

My head spinds, early in the morning: the news is filld with crimes (real life crimes) just as brutal as anything I see on Law and Order.

I have energy this morning. After wathing all these actors intervevied on TV, I want to finally expesss how I've felt as an Actor. Actually, I wasn't an actor only - it was a Life in Theatre, and it was Unique.

In a different atmosphere - where I'm not overberned with  heath concerns, I might write a great "book" about my Life in Theatre.     

I'm amazed, actuacuallly. This is the first time, in all these years, I've ACTING on  this page. That means a lot! 

Nov. 22, 2018

The new corporation, Iluminate, allowed a certain "opportunity" for residents to bring concerns directly to staff. Cindy, a resident, was elected President of the Resident Council. I became enamored of her. A neww phenomenon developed that upset me a great deal: "Women's Dinner's." They were declaring their right to meet without men to talk about things "of interest to women."               

Things have been changing in that regard. I've been able to insert myself sometims into their "club." Tonight space was made for me because the man who's pretty much in charge of the show "convinced people I was wanted."

There's so much more I'd want to write. It's getting very late.           I need to stop.        

Nov. 22, 2018

It's Thanksgiving. It's time, now, to open up  this page, which has been silent for a long time due to writer's block (I had'nt wanted to write anything about me, or politics - I think I became depressed because of the drastic changes going on here since the sale of this    building.                   

Sept. 9, 2018

When I  first came here, six years ago, I was surprised at how many aides watch Law and Order SVU. For years it's been my favorate show. I discovered even some nurses like it; I asked one why - she said because the crimals are always brought to jusice.

This is all I can write tonight. I have  to get ready for bed. There's a lot more to this piece - specifically what I learneed from an episode I saw today that taught me something about what residents in this place have been telling me: construstive criscism of my behavior.

Sept. 7, 2018

                               A New Poem

                        "Look Back In Anger"

The  Pain whipping around my neck, searing into my skin - a jabbing pain.

Life Blood is pouring forth. 

Is this how I want to see myself leave this World?

                                   ************

In my Life I have seen great pain and great happiness. 

Like Picaso when painting Guernica, he saw "great respect for human suffering."