Being cool is essential. A vocation. A mission. Since I've been on the planet, the Liberals/Progressives have been winning the "Culture War," even as the Conservatives, the Retrograde Forces of Backwardness, have a stranglehold on our Politics.
It makes for a whiplash kind of existence. The constant pull from cool to not cool.
What is Cool has stayed pretty consistent over time...
Whatz Kool?
Diversity.
Shades.
Shades.
Science.
Freedom.
Open Minds.
Guitars.
Guitars.
Open Arms.
Facts.
Truth.
Dictionaries.
Facts.
Truth.
Dictionaries.
Music.
Poetry.
Love.
Buddhism.
Love.
Buddhism.
Art.
Human Rights.
Multi-Culturalism.
Civil Rights.
Vinyl Records.
Vinyl Records.
Free Speech.
Not Smoking.
Not Smoking.
Social Safety-Net.
Gun Control.
Environmentalism.
Environmentalism.
Gay Marriage.
Pot. Medicinal and Otherwise.
Jazz. Rock. Country. Blues. Folk. Classical. Polka.
Vegetarianism.
Clarity.
Meditation.
John Lennon.
Dalai Lama.
MLK.
Sobriety.
Sobriety.
Nelson Mandela.
Patti Smith.
Patti Smith.
Feminism.
Humanism.
Reading books.
Reading books.
Being Cool.