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Hard Bonus: Writer’s Choice! Elections
Easy Bonus: Writer’s Choice! Include an artistic hobby
― Michael Bassey Johnson
In life, we have people telling us that we have choices and that each one has a consequence, whether bad or good, and those consequences can lead to other things, which could pave the way to our future. Yet, whether it’s our parents or other older relatives, teachers, friends, siblings, etc. we often get told how to think, and when we have a different style than the norm, we are told we are wrong, or that we have defective logic or weird thinking. So, do we really have the Freedom of Choice, if we’re going to be ostracized for the way we are?
Let’s face it, we are not robots, and we don’t all fit nicely in the same box(es). It’s okay if my space looks different from yours. I remember in the 90s when the term “Think outside of the box” was exploding… I still felt like I didn’t fit anywhere, because I’ve never been “IN” the box. I’ve always been on the box, next to the box, under the box, or completely removed from the box, and my ideas were considered too far out there until someone would bring it up a couple of years later & get credit for it. Maybe they didn’t remember from back then, or maybe they weren’t part of that conversation so while society might not have been ready for the idea before, now they are, I don’t know… I just know that it’s the song/play writers, actors, creative writers, and musicians who tend to be weird, eccentric, and whatnot, and no matter if it’s mainstream or independent, there is always an audience waiting for us to put out what we have inside of us. Here is a concert from a year ago, kicking off the 100th year of free concerts to the Racine, WI community, with a premier piece, written specifically for the band to commemorate a huge milestone as a municipal band: Racine Concert Band – “In Our Father’s Arms“
Coming up on February 28, 2023, at 7pm at Horlick High School is our 1st concert to kick off 2023, our 101st year, in memory of Del Eisch, who was the conductor of RCB for 27 years and then served as the Business Manager afterward. You can purchase your tickets for this show HERE p.s. Summer concerts at the zoo (or any other outdoor venue) have always been free. The more formal concerts on a stage do have a minimal cost ($5/general admission, $4/students & seniors), which is still a total deal in this day & age! These were free during our 100th season in 2022.
One important thing is aside from it being a Constitutional right in the USA, it’s also a civic duty to get out & vote, and elections are important! The more local it is, the more impact it has on our daily lives. Sure, the Presidential election is the biggest, but those policies that are made in Washington D.C. are broad, and each state has leeway on implementing those and can get more specific (or not) in municipalities. So, yes, the mayor, alderman, village president, county supervisors, etc. have a bigger impact than voting for governor, state senate/assembly, etc. which has a bigger impact than the president & congress, which can make broad decisions, but may or may not impact greatly on our daily lives. So, with special elections coming up this year (Wisconsin has a State Supreme Court one coming up), get to the polls, vote your conscience, and make yourself heard. Don’t think of it as if you’re only one person. If every “just one person” got out to vote, I guarantee you, every elected official would start paying more attention to the voters. We’re not just voting for us, we are also voting on behalf of our children (who can’t vote yet), our senior citizens (who may not be aware anymore), our extremely disabled (who can’t vote for whatever reason), and those with certain criminal records (who lost their right to vote) – so yes, your vote makes a huge difference.
So, go ahead, make it all count – where do we all begin? The rubble or our sins? Pompeii by Bastille
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