Published in A Desabafo·PinnedMember-onlyChronic Altruism, Part VI in A minIt was the ONLY time of the year when food was plentiful. Mami y Papi had enough money left over they could get some of their stuff back from Anselmo’s Pawn Shop. Money was always scarce, we lived in a house with no indoor plumbing and a leaking tin roof… Background …Christmas14 min read
Published in A Desabafo·PinnedMember-onlyChronic Altruism, Part V in D♭/CHe beat his wife constantly. One particular time, for God-knows what particular reason, he peeled a long electric cord and with a whip fashioned out of its tendrils of exposed copper wires, beat her mercilessly, leaving bloody welts and scars all over her face and body… Background On a Life-driven Purpose…Life Lessons20 min read
Published in A Desabafo·PinnedMember-onlyChronic Altruism, Part IV in C MajorDespite his young years, Kevin has taken on life challenges, burdens of family responsibilities that would have hobbled the toughest soldier from the Greatest Generation Background Immature wisdom & the myth of generational divide: Chronic Altruism Part IV in C Maj. is the fourth part of the Chronic Altruism Series. On…Generation Z12 min read
Published in A Desabafo·PinnedMember-onlyChronic Altruism, Part I in A♭Without that first moment of recognition…that admission of inadequacy, there is no learning and there is no evolving. Somebody who lacks the capacity to take that first step, the courage to take that crucial leap, is NOT someone I would trust around my orbit… Background Casting Shadows onto Poplar Trees. Chronic…Honesty11 min read
Published in A Desabafo·PinnedMember-onlyChronic Altruism, Part III in B♭ min.Santos’ vulgarity and syphilitic brain did not diminish his wisdom. Quite the contrary, he had a clear, albeit crude way of looking at the world and seeing it for what it was… Background The Scent of New Love & The Sacred Blessing of Cynicism: Chronic Altruism Part III in B♭ min…Love11 min read
Published in A Desabafo·Updated Dec 10, 2021Member-onlyChronic Altruism, Part II in E♭ minFreedom should cost. It should exact a heavy toll and be hard-won… Background Jagged Stones & Devil’s Broken Heart: Chronic Altruism Part II in E♭ min. is the second part of the Chronic Altruism Series. This series was inspired by a promise I made to myself scantily a few month ago…Life Lessons4 min read
Published in A Desabafo·Updated Nov 8, 2021Member-only…at the pre-Genesis of Omega, Ironic Tolerance, Part VI in B♭.These perfect interludes are a manifestation of Aristotle’s solution to fatalism, such that every proposition is either true or false… Background …at the pre-Genesis of Omega, Ironic Tolerance, Part VI in B♭ is the sixth and final part of the Ironic Tolerance Series. This series was inspired by an essay I…Optimism4 min read
Published in A Desabafo·Updated Nov 7, 2021Member-only…the Beatification of an Atheist Saint, Ironic Tolerance, Part V in C#.The realism of one awakened is the poet’s realism; not that of the business man. The laughter of the old rogue is no longer the laughter of the young go-getter… Background …the Beatification of an Atheist Saint, Ironic Tolerance, Part V in C# is the fifth part of the Ironic Tolerance…Optimis6 min read
Published in A Desabafo·Oct 29, 2021Member-onlySubatomic Infinity…or Happy Misery, Ironic Tolerance, Part IV in A♭.We all seem to exist in a peculiar state of superposition. Between the realization of the futility of it all, and the hopeful idealism we may cheat fate… Background Subatomic Infinity…or Happy Misery, Ironic Tolerance, Part IV in A♭ is the fourth part of the Ironic Tolerance Series. This series was…Stoicism6 min read
Published in A Desabafo·Oct 28, 2021Member-only…Clean Air that Pollutes Smoke: Ironic Tolerance Part III, in E min.The ritual is a rather glorious and — to an outsider not familiar with the manaña doctrine — a contemptible practice… Background …Clean Air that Pollutes Smoke: Ironic Tolerance Part III, in E min. is the third part of the Ironic Tolerance Series. This series was inspired by an essay I…Life6 min read
