some chapin

So, I felt like putting up a video of Harry Chapin singing a song called dreams go by but I couldn't find it on you tube so here is the audio
I also thought of another song that was on the tube of you. It is called Story of a Life. I hope you like it, if you don't....

everybody needs a medley

political periphery

So, if you listen carefully, you will note that behind the din of quasi-political rhetoric spewed forth by the obnoxious talking-point parrot pundits, is a barely audible chorus of of intellect. Yes, there are a few left amid the legion of commentators that can still think AND speak.
Though, I often disagree with their conclusions, I hold in high esteem the arguments of scarce few of the talking heads that have maintained their integrity. Such craft is a rare thing. More often, politicians and pundits alike, forgo the clarity of a sound argument in favor of a sound bite. The systematic logic that I admire seems all but lost in this day of bumper sticker policy.
So I was terribly saddened when I read of P.J. O'Rourke's recent diagnosis of cancer.

Fortunately, his prognosis is favorable and he will again rejoin the company of George Will, Robert Reich and Joe Klein. His sarcasm and wit have also been spared and I am glad that they now extend to his ponderings of the metaphysical.
Get well soon, Mr. O'Rourke. Prayers and Whiskey.

life is a series of compromises

so, seriously, consider, for a moment, the bagel. you know you would prefer a donut, but you should have some bran flakes (remember what the doctor said about cholesterol?). So you go for the bagel. (you could have tried the huge muffin, but come on) So you eat something that sort of resembles a donut and you feel a little better about yourself (because you don't acknowledge the impact of the pumpkin flavored cream cheese.)
Right?
what?
You really prefer the bagel?
well, fine, you can think that all you want, but I know I would rather have a jelly donut and if it was served on a bed of bacon, all the better.
But I think there is something to this compromise thing any way.