Jason of the Resistance

It really is a beautiful monument #arlingtonva

Several soldiers are depicted raising an American flag in a monument surrounded by greenery and a clear blue sky.

Canon EOS R50 - ‘24.

TYT is saying the fascist Benny Johnson is reporting from his “sources” that the Trump regime is going to attack Cuba.

Well said and thank you.

A statue stands on a pedestal between two columns with a large historical painting in the background.

Reflection on reaching 47: https://micro.jasongooljar.org/2026/03/06/reflection-on-reaching.html

Spirit of Life Daniel Chester French, Spirit of Life, 1914, bronze, 30 x 34 7/8 in. (76.3 x 88.7 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Luisita L. and Franz H. Denghausen Endowment, 2000.99

Spirit of Life
Daniel Chester French, Spirit of Life, 1914, bronze, 30 x 34 7/8 in. (76.3 x 88.7 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Luisita L. and Franz H. Denghausen Endowment, 2000.99

Until then, I’ll keep climbing this mountain.

Still trying to seek redemption not only for myself but for both you and Mom. Maybe one day I’ll do something extraordinary and prove—to myself and to you—that I truly mattered.

I wasn’t the strong son you could be proud of, or at least that’s how it felt. Even now, somewhere in the back of my mind, I’m restless.

All you knew of me was a boy—later a teen—who was picked on and bullied by everyone. I don’t know how that made you feel.

At this age, you had already accomplished things I never will. I never got to share in your wisdom, your guidance, or stand with you on this summit looking up at the heavens.

I imagine we would have been very different people, but I was too young to really know you, and you never had the chance to know me.

Tomorrow I’ll be forty‑seven. I’ve reached the summit of your passing, and looking down I think about what you saw in the years before you got here.

Almost forgotten is the person you were. What you dreamed. What you felt. What made you cry. What made you tremble. What made you glad.

I stand near the doorway draped in the shadow you cast, the little boy through the looking glass no longer able to see the shape of the man. A stranger to this land.

Light begets dark. A roiling tempest in the heart. Tiny pricks against the skin—the sum of small crucibles eating away as they try to reach the soul.

Spirit of Life
Daniel Chester French, Spirit of Life, 1914, bronze, 30 x 34 7/8 in. (76.3 x 88.7 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Luisita L. and Franz H. Denghausen Endowment, 2000.99 - photo by me.

Even now, somewhere in the back of my mind, I’m restless, still trying to seek redemption not only for myself but for both you and Mom. Maybe one day I’ll do something extraordinary and prove, to myself and to you, that I truly mattered. Until then, I’ll keep climbing this mountain.

I don’t know how that made you feel. I wasn’t the strong son you could be proud of, or at least that’s how it felt.

I never got to share in your wisdom, your guidance, or stand with you on this summit looking up at the heavens. All you knew of me was a boy — later a teen — who was picked on and bullied by everyone.

imagine we would have been very different people, but I was too young to really know you, and you never had the chance to know me. At this age, you had already accomplished things I never will.

A stranger to this land. Almost forgotten is the person you were: what you dreamed, what you felt, what made you cry, tremble, or glow with gladness. omorrow I’ll be forty‑seven. I’ve reached the summit of your passing, and looking down I think about what you saw in the years before you got here.

Pentagon City land of the Whole Foods.

Maybe they’ll find Iraq’s weapons of mass destruction in Iran?

My landlord’s late wife was heavily into art and did a bit of collecting. This is in their bathroom.

I get it now. MAGA wants Trump to rule by “the divine right of kings.”

Crystal City - Arlington, VA. I’m still amazed at how good the Canon EOS R50 was. It had good colors and this was with the kit lens. I’ve since sold it and have an R8 and R5 with L series glass but that R50 is a good product.

Seriously, has Iran ever said thank you once for the democracy(tm) we’re bringing them?

Blossom Kite Festival in ‘24.

Has Iran ever said thank you once for the democracy we’re giving them?