just a note . . .

temporarily staying away from the blog– i am now celebrating 5 weeks without a cigarette thanks to chantix– although there is a lot going on which i would love to write about, i am finding less desire and more distraction than normal– even writing this, as i pause i look for a cigarette to punctuate the point– i am banging on the guitar more and it is a good way to deal with the abscence– after 30 odd years it is as though i am mourning the passing of an old friend and starting a new friendship with someone who was always there, yet i never took the time to get to know him–

111306

what a wild week it was . . . from the elation of ted haggard’s demise
and the election day results to the saddening news of the loss of ed
bradley . . . it has been an emotional rollercoaster and to see jesse
crying this morning on national tv was probably fitting for me as an
emotional culmination representing the hell that this country has been
through since george took office . . . i mean, if jesse is crying
uncontrollably then what the hell is going on??? what’s going on man???
where the hell have we been???

a memorial for martin . . . glad to see it . . . but do keep in mind
that it is 11/13/06 . . . i haven’t followed this to closely but it is
a little late, no? maybe that’s one of the reasons jesse was crying . .
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