Cuchillo y Pluma

Worthy of Survival

Were we so naïve as to think that we were going to win?

How did you think it was going to turn out had the election given us the candidate that we wanted? (Hint: you think the influencers are despicable now? That’s six more years of them dishing out all manner of vileness.)

A Re-imagining

Of course, he knew the flood was coming. You do not get to be one of the richest men (if not the richest man) in Canaan without having your own set of scholar-servants (or is it servant-scholars?) who have warned you that because of the success of your lumber business, it had already altered the climate of the region.

The Price We Pay For Idolatry

Musings About The Pandemic From A Frustrated Theologian

I lost my religiosity when I started my clinical rotations in the third year of medical school. Something about the lines of people suffering in the outpatient department in the medical center of the premier state university brought by various ambulances bearing the visages of various politicians that the idea of a deity who loved all of us equally and unconditionally seemed crass.

Still, during times of extreme crisis and tribulations, I end up falling back on the Bible stories of my youth of that part in my life where I considered becoming a pastor.

Away from the Frontlines (The 3rd ECQ Day 5)

“Rebellions Are Built On Hope”

How has it been? If you’re still surprised that the response to another surge in cases is a hard lockdown (hard only if you’re poor. If you own an airconditioned private vehicle with only one passenger, you can pass through most checkpoints.) then you have not been paying attention. This government is the very definition of insanity – repeating the same thing over and over expecting different results. Meanwhile, the scientific adviser who is now attacking a group of statisticians, mathematicians, clinicians, and epidemiologists has made it appear that it was because of his prudence that another “preemptive lockdown” was initiated despite the fact it was the group he was quarreling with that predicted the rise in cases. Until we rid ourselves of that “public health expert” with narcissistic personality traits, we will never have an effective pandemic response.

You know we’re in trouble when scam ads like these selling fake Apple products are appearing in our feed. People need to eat.

Out of the Frontlines (GCQ Again Again Journal Day 9)

Frontliner Puts Down His Swordab

Notes from the Frontlines (MECQ Again Journal Day 10)

Sometimes The Best Way To Heal Is To Help Others Heal Along With You

It has been a week of death. I am guilty of being flippant about the number of cases and I need to constantly remind myself that these dehumanized and de-individuated figures are real people and some of them do not survive.

One has to discuss this with sobriety and finesse, two qualities I am well aware I lack. I cannot even say that I am a font of empathy, something we all need. But, here it is. We need to talk about this. Maybe now more than ever.

Notes from the Frontlines (ECQ Again Journal Day 13)

The Problem With Success

Less than a week into the renewed lockdown and a member of my family tests positive. This despite being one of the strictest with regards to quarantine protocols.