Tim Barrus Blog

  1. Tim Barrus: New York Times

    It’s simple. Russia will eat Europe’s Lunch. I would rather be nuked than eat Putin’s shit.

  2. Tim Barrus: New York Times

    I find myself writing about education again. Is there anyone still standing who believes public education has not failed as an institution. They put my special ed class down in the boiler room (kids called it the boiler maker) so no one had to see us. We had separate playgrounds.…

  3. Tim Barrus: Depending On The Light

    Between Wars. I was a member of an army of drivers who were getting boys into Canada at the height of the War In Vietnam. These were secrets then. Vietnam in 1967 was a death sentence. As a dead man, no one wanted to know you. Keep your head down…

  4. Tim Barrus: Putin

    Pop culture will feel the scramble. It is happening now. SNL took a bite out of it. American politicians have huffed and puffed and please don’t blow my house down. He not only blew your house down, but he slaughtered the children in it.  

  5. Tim Barrus: The Snow Outside

    The snow. Last night falling quietly, the white against the back sky high as that elephant’s eye. Snow. The snow  has descended. Your house is cold. You have no food. In fact, you own nothing. Not even yourself. No bed. We fixed that one. But I’m freezing. I know you…

  6. TIM BARRUS: 2 FRIENDS IN THE STATES AND 4 FRIENDS IN KYIV CONNECTION IFFY

    https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/12/opinion/putin-ukraine-russia.html#commentsContainer&permid=117354083:117354083 I am a communist. America, the brave. What is a no-fly zone. We scratch our little booboo lint heads like we just don’t know to do. Poor Little Us. At least, this piece explains more than TV-Talking-Heads do. Watching talking heads dressed in red explaining what must be scrubbed

  7. Tim Barrus: My House Was Blue

    My house was destroyed when Hurricane Georges screamed through. We hid in the bathrub. We tied ourselves together. The roof came off. Rubble. I have survived 15 Hurricanes. I do not know why. The worst part of any hurricane is the sun coming out as a high pressure system pushing…

  8. Tim Barrus: 4 Various Views

    You wanted feedback. What, do I appear to you to be a loop you can run around with, but going nowhere. Half the time, I have no idea what people are talking about, and that means you. What ARE you trying to SAY. Just show me. Don’t talk to me.…

  9. Tim Barrus: The Wind and Dust Kick Up

    The wind and dust kicked up. Deeper planets than just hate. But hate is what drives Homo sapiens. Sorrow and desire defines most men.

  10. Tim Barrus: Twitter Defends Russia

    Twitter informs me that they will not allow me to Tweet negative images of Russia. I said say what. Poor Twitter. They’ve lost their Russian market and now we can’t say boo about Russia. Boo.