Monthly Archives: October 2020

Mind and Body

Posted on 10/29/2020 by Jorge Medico

I am not a trained philosopher, though I took a number of courses in philosophy while I was at the university, and have an interest in how our ideas impact our world and our lives. For those of you who … Continue reading →

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A Defeat

Posted on 10/26/2020 by Jorge Medico

It’s Poetry Monday, and here is another selection from Maps, the poetry collection about travel and the common themes that introspection on the road can give to all of us. a defeat pulling into a new city, cloud-muted dawn thin … Continue reading →

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To Vote Or Not To Vote

Posted on 10/23/2020 by Jorge Medico

TO VOTE OR NOT TO VOTE… I wrote this piece several elections ago, but it seems even more pertinent now than it was then. I have to confess, I originally wrote it mainly because I knew my son would read … Continue reading →

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Perspective

Posted on 10/19/2020 by Jorge Medico

Travel provides a perspective – what we find, what we left behind. It’s Monday, so it must be time for another poem to continue this theme. Hope you are all surviving the vicissitudes of this pandemic life. perspective home for … Continue reading →

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What Should I Do With My Life?

Posted on 10/16/2020 by Jorge Medico

What Should I Do With My Life? We are living through hard times, perhaps the hardest that many of us have experienced.  It is during times like these that people are most likely willing to change the course of their … Continue reading →

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Childhood Disappointment

Posted on 10/14/2020 by Jorge Medico

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Quarantine Humor

Posted on 10/13/2020 by Jorge Medico

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Across the Water

Posted on 10/12/2020 by Jorge Medico

It’s Monday morning, and time for another poem in the Map series on travel and discovery. When we leave home, we find new vistas to capture our imagination with their novelty. More importantly, we discover about that which is inside … Continue reading →

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Children and Money

Posted on 10/08/2020 by Jorge Medico

What is any parent’s goal in raising their child? Ideally, you want them to grow up with a strong sense of values, to be kind and caring, to be responsible, to be capable of both giving and receiving love, to … Continue reading →

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Alone

Posted on 10/05/2020 by Jorge Medico

I see them in my office, their look slightly haunted by the memories of having been here before, though not alone. Their fingers absent-mindlessly trace the circle of their wedding band, as we talk not about their own illness, but … Continue reading →

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