Frankly rambling today

American teens, Muslim global presence

Some weeks I do tire over the choice of topics or issues. Partly because one tries to avoid adding to the plethora of lamentations, criticism, “insightful” political analyses, conclusions and predictions (often offered in the wisdom of hindsight and/or hurtful rejection or voluntary dissociation) and the numerous unpalatable issues related to an early political campaigning silly season.

It’s difficult, of course, because you do want to add your voice to issues sometimes. You feel you have another worthy perspective and even when you escape to things cultural, sport-related or creative, you quickly unearth contention in this town.

But my twenty-second year still beckons, so come