the chickens have come home to roost, or, your stand on any political issue depends entirely on where you sit.

"As head of the Republican National Committee, Ken Mehlman advocated the Bush administration’s push for a constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage, which Republicans had hoped would galvanize the party’s conservative base in 2006.

"Now he joins several other members of the Bush inner circle who have publicly stated their support for same-sex marriage. Former Vice President Dick Cheney, who has a daughter who is gay, has said he supports the right of gay people to marry, as has the former first lady Laura Bush."

nytimes.com

coffee coffee coffee. need coffee. =8-|

lesson learned at the tidepool

the enemy of my anemone is my friend

happy birthday, brother of mine.

gene and me, 26 may 1990

happy 55 today. we miss you. 


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The road is long
With many a winding turn
That leads us to who knows where
Who knows where
But I'm strong
Strong enough to carry him
He ain't heavy, he's my brother


So on we go
His welfare is of my concern

No burden is he to bear
We'll get there


For I know
He would not encumber me
He ain't heavy, he's my brother


If I'm laden at all
I'm laden with sadness
That everyone's heart
Isn't filled with the gladness
Of love for one another


It's a long, long road
From which there is no return
While we're on the way to there
Why not share


And the load
Doesn't weigh me down at all
He ain't heavy he's my brother


He's my brother
He ain't heavy, he's my brother.

regret (v.), part deux

Pain of mind on account of something done or experienced in the past, with a wish that it had been different; a looking back with dissatisfaction or with longing; grief; sorrow; especially, a mourning on account of the loss of some joy, advantage, or satisfaction.* 

*merriam-webster online dictionary

once upon a time there was a tavern
where we used to raise a glass or two
remember how we laughed away the hours
and think of all the great things we would do

those were the days, my friend
we thought they'd never end
we'd sing and dance forever and a day
we'd live the life we choose
we'd fight and never lose
for we were young and sure to have our way

la la la la la la, la la la la la la
la la la la, oh yes, those were the days

then the busy years went rushing by us
we lost our starry notions on the way
if by chance i'd see you in the tavern
we'd smile at one another and we'd say

those were the days, my friend
we thought they'd never end
we'd sing and dance forever and a day
we'd live the life we choose
we'd fight and never lose
for we were young and sure to have our way

la la la la la la, la la la la la la
la la la la, oh yes, those were the days

just tonight i stood before the tavern
nothing seemed the way it used to be
in the glass i saw a strange reflection
was that lonely fellow really me?

those were the days, my friend
we thought they'd never end
we'd sing and dance forever and a day
we'd live the life we choose
we'd fight and never lose
for we were young and sure to have our way

la la la la la la, la la la la la la
la la la la, oh yes, those were the days

through the door there came familiar laughter
i saw your face and heard you call my name
oh, my friend, we're older but no wiser
for in our hearts the dreams are still the same...

those were the days, my friend
we thought they'd never end
we'd sing and dance forever and a day
we'd live the life we choose
we'd fight and never lose
for we were young and sure to have our way

la la la la la la, la la la la la la
la la la la, la la la la la la
la la la la la la, la la la la la la
those were the days,
oh yes, those were the days

mary hopkin, those were the days, 1968

i'm feeling a little farklemt. . .

The Jewish Buddha says:

• If there is no self, whose arthritis is this?
• Be here now. Be someplace else later. Is that so complicated?
• Drink tea and nourish life; with the first sip, joy; with the second sip, satisfaction; with the third sip, peace; with the fourth, a Danish.
• Wherever you go, there you are. Your luggage is another story.
• Accept misfortune as a blessing. Do not wish for perfect health, or a life without problems. What would you talk about?
• The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single Oy.
• There is no escaping karma. In a previous life, you never called, you never wrote, you never visited. And whose fault was that?
• Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.
• The Tao does not speak. The Tao does not blame. The Tao does not take sides. The Tao has no expectations. The Tao demands nothing of others. The Tao is not Jewish.
• Breathe in. Breathe out. Breathe in. Breathe out. Forget this and attaining Enlightenment will be the least of your problems.
• Let your mind be as a floating cloud. Let your stillness be as a wooded glen. And sit up straight. You’ll never meet the Buddha with such rounded shoulders.
• Deep inside you are ten thousand flowers.  Each flower blossoms ten thousand times. Each blossom has ten thousand petals.  You might want to see a specialist.
• Be aware of your body. Be aware of your perceptions.  Keep in mind that not every physical sensation is a symptom of a terminal illness.
• The Torah says, Love your neighbor as yourself.  The Buddha says, There is no self.  So maybe we’re off the hook?

tenafly: a slide show

http://www.nytimes.com/slideshow/2009/10/08/realestate/1011-livingin-slideshow_index.html

Digital Soul Experience: Living In Tenafly, NJ: A Slide Show

Digital Soul Experience: Living In Tenafly, NJ: A Slide Show

put this in the how often does that happen category

one of the contestants on last night's america's got talent show was a fellow named Rudy Macaggi, an acrobat who became disillusioned with his career and. . .

RAN AWAY FROM THE CIRCUS. . .

to live in New York.

how often does that happen?

war and peace it ain't, or you must be kidding

justin bieber is writing a memoir. it is coming out in october. according to the new york times, publishers weekly predicted the book sales to be about a million to a billion copies.

can they be more vague in their estimate?

get a haircut, dude