In this calm before the storm... or rather less serious storm before the worse storm, I want to say thank you. Thank you to the Americans who believed in this country and gave their time and work, and in some cases their lives to sustain our way of life and our freedom. Mostly to those who have been more faithful to their ideals and their perception of the world than they have been to the rules and general order of things. These idealists not only created our way of life, but they have perpetuated [...]
Jon Stewart came to the Detroit Opera House this Saturday (Apr. 2). He's a funny funny man. This isn't so much a review as it is an acknowledgment of my total fan-boy status. Seriously. I'm twice the fan of Jon as I was going in to the whole ordeal. The crowd and the vibe was something really powerful. I didn't know such a crowd existed. Young, old, rich, poor... though there were no stupid people there.. Everyone laughed, everyone listened intently.. people even asked if and when he was running for president. [...]
War. never has the word weighed so much on my soul. George Bush quelled the worries of many citizens with his direct, and sound statements. The stock markets are jumping, and everything seems to be getting under way. Perhaps it was the uncertainty of it all that made me uneasy. But I think it's more. When you pay taxes in a free soceity to your government, you feel you are making your contribution, and therefore should take an equal part of the responsibility. I know there is enough red tape out there to make [...]