MAYHEM IN MIAMI

By Billy O’Connor (Da Mick)

By Billy O’Connor, Retired NY City Firefighter and 9/11 First Responder. It happened in Florida. Of course, it did. It also happened in what might cynically be called history’s richest third-world country. Profit is always first and foremost in the USA.      Don’t dwell on the dead.  Never mind the rescue workers who will have to put their lives at risk.  As the first responder’s efforts inevitably change from rescue to recovery, my heart breaks for…

On Things You Use But Don’t Use Up

Inside Will's Brain - By Will Peterman

It’s been a while, but I think the time is finally right: strap in because after a run of normal essays, I’m ready to drop another weird one. We live in a world dominated by capitalism and consumerism. Every time you buy a new product, it’s the best one they’ve ever made. It makes all previous versions obsolete! Without this new product, you’re nothing and nobody! But sometimes, there are products that theoretically last forever,…