Homelessness: The Way Out
I drive up US1 through Daytona Beach, Florida and suddenly they appear. The men (usually) stand by the stoplights holding crude cardboard signs they have made. The message is how they need monetary help for their next meal, and in many instances the hidden need for...
A Farruggio Original: The Wolfdog
When you’re a five year old you really don’t know what is occurring away from your focus. There I was, a little boy from the streets of Brooklyn, NY, USA now transported to some farm in the country. That meant upstate NY with all kinds of animals flowing...
The Far Right Wing Mirror Apocalypse
A must see for everyone concerned about the state of our Republic is Petra Costa’s 2024 documentary Apocalypse in the Tropics. Ms. Costa captures the essence of the far right wing evangelical movement in Brazil that pushed Jair Bolsonaro into the presidency in...
A Farruggio Original: He’s Gonna Die! He’s Gonna Die!
Before one can tell a tale properly one needs to go further back in time. Five years before I was born my mother gave birth to a dead child. She carried the fetus for the entire term and then, horrifically, the baby strangled on the umbilical cord and was delivered...