"You’ve got to expect things are going to go wrong. And we always need to prepare ourselves for handling the unexpected." — Neil Armstrong, 2005 Back after a long weekend in NYC. I have to admit that I never took the computer out of the bag until I had to pay a bill on Monday morning. One can see the headlines there, the cupidity and kakistocracy of the present moment--one just can't feel it the same way in Manhattan, as if the whole city is protected by a dome of political s

Going to the city, got you on my mind, Country sure is pretty, I'll leave it all behind, This is my decision, I'm coming home to stay this time 'Cause I'm a fool for the city, I'm a fool for the city, Fool for the city, I'm a fool for the city -Foghat An apt name for the group offering this morning's quoted sentiment. Sixty-five and foggy, but the fog is lifting which is good because we're about to jump in the Caddy and drive to Manhattan for the weekend. Dio's been down the

The language of these Soviet show trials... could only be understood in the Aesopian imagery of the closed Bolshevik universe of conspiracies of evil against good in which 'terrorism' simply signified 'any doubt about the policies or character of Stalin.' All his political opponents were per se assassins. More than two 'terrorists' was a 'conspiracy'. -Simon Sebag-Montefiore We've all now read about the circus in the Senate yesterday, as a United States Senator was allowed to

I used to think that this was my town What a stupid thing to think I hear you're fighting off a breakdown I myself am on the brink I used to want to be a real man I don't know what that even means Now I just want you in my arms again And we can search each other's dreams I know you're tired And you ain't sleeping well Uninspired And likely mad as hell But wherever you are I hope the high road leads you home again -Jason Isbell As usual, this morning it feels like Isbell is ta