Blogophilia 5.17: I Have Bad News
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Hard Bonus: Incorporate a quote or line from Ernest Hemingway or one of his books
Easy Bonus: Mention an amusement park
While people tend to try to stay away from discussing politics & religion, it seems as if politics affects everything, including where you stand based on your religious beliefs. The economy (including jobs/income, price points of everything from clothes to housing to utilities), social programs, entertainment outlets, and more… I Have Bad News. It’s going to get worse before it gets better. I’m not getting into details, just that there’s too much division to make any sense of anything without writing a book, and I’m definitely not going there.
I just feel like the way things are going, it reminds me of the Ernest Hemingway novel, To Have and Have Not (1937), where you feel the suffering & distress that emerges from the unequal distribution of resources, and desperation is a result of not having access to necessities during the Great Depression. To put a face to the story, it follows a fishing boat captain who resorts to smuggling to support his family, after his wealth is stolen from him & becomes destitute. It shows the harsh realities of survival and the ethical dilemmas faced by the poverty-stricken. Hemingway gets into the realism of his depiction of class struggle & human ingenuity to survive. I just want to say don’t judge unless you’ve been there & brought yourself up.
Summertime means enjoying the warmer weather. I realize some people prefer other seasons, but I’m looking forward to taking a day trip to Six Flags Great America with a friend of mine sometime this summer. Hopefully later in the season, so it’s not nearly as hot.
Tonight at 7pm is the Racine Concert Band at Rotary Park (the festival site), rain or shine! Soloists include guest soprano, Darlene Kelsea & the band’s very own Vera Oguin on flute/piccolo. This will be great! Next Sunday, also at 7pm at Rotary Park will feature the band, for the 1535th concert, Allison Hull (mezzo soprano) and Rooted In Racine’s guest artist, Russ Johnson on trumpet. Don Rosen, a major personality on WRJN is the show’s announcer.
Wednesday, 7/30/2025, is the Kenosha Pops Band at the Pennoyer Park band shell at 7pm. Greg Berg is a radio personality on WGTD, also teaches voice at Carthage College, and is the announcer for the band. Come see us, I’m actually going to be playing the alto saxophone!
