I Am Truly Thankful...

...for music, and ears to hear, both mine and others'.

...for PALs, old friends and newish, and the clarity to be down with the genuine.

Jamaican Beef Patties. Breakfast cooked by others.

...Catherine Jamieson's journal is back. Can Terry Baker be far behind?

ThreeWayAction.

...much more for which I am slow to find words.

Happy Thanksgiving.

The News Has Been So Depressing...

and Hopkin Green Frog is missing! (Keep clicking each picture!)

Paging Jill: frog meme!

not enough of erotic melodic hippie happy psychobillies just gimme some fun

Fun I've encountered recently:

The acme heart maker.

Nancy Parisi's weblog.

Readying a manuscript for Nightboat.

Scuffing through the leaves under perfect blue sky. Friendship, grace, laughter, tenderness, and pure fun. 50% off Veteran's Day Sales at local thrift shops. Romeo & Juliet sandwiches.

Tara Fuki.

Writitng a medley-poem of Lennon lines for the 17th Annual Cold Turkey Tribute to John Lennon.

Traces of Optimism


Saw Andrew Bird perform last night at Soundlab. It was a very healing thing to hear that beautiful, intelligent music in a dark room of smart-looking people.

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Hey Canadians, Marry an American! The signed pledges are funnier still: http://www.marryanamerican.ca/pledge/signed.php

And, closer to my virtual home: This is so sweet.