After the procession no one dared to make a sound

Listening: The Essex Green, "Rue De Lis"

It is imperative that you do something good for yourself. My suggestion for today is that you visit the new (old) blog of my very great friend and dear heart, Casey Parks. She is moving in ways that make me proud to know her and be called her friend. She is breaking down our walls, word by word:

http://caseyinpictures.blogspot.com/2008/10/sonic-sharing.html

This particular entry takes you to a file to which you will listen and perhaps be inspired or heartbroken or moved or still in just a moment. It is the recording of many different people reciting from a broken book. It is the collection of all of us as "I Was So Sad" by David Lerner. Casey introduced me to this book some five years ago when we were just beginning and were attempting to feel out how each other was about words.

The collection of poems was one of the biggest reasons I felt us to be kindred and now she has made leaps and bounds in her personal art and journey to make something even bigger out of a mountain of emotion.

Listen.

So, So, So, So Listen Up 'Cause You Can't Say Nothin'

listening: Beastie Boys, "Sabotage" (yes, really)

So, I had this great entry planned out about the VP debate last night, but my friend Ben said it so much better than I could.

My one statement is this:
When did American become so completely ignorant and stupid to not realize that SARAH PALIN HAS YET TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT ANYTHING BUT ENERGY.

That said, go read Dorfman's excellent commentary at Deep Chrome Canyons.