Cold Spring

The Equinox has passed.
Spring is here.
No matter that the wind is cutting,
and piles of old snow still litter the ground,
and the pond freezes up at night,
to the consternation of the Canada geese
who land on the frozen surface
slipping and sliding
like drunken skaters.
They fall through the ice where it is thin
and paddle frantically,
pushing with their chests against chunks of ice,
and make a watery path to the far shore,
where they graze like horses, tugging with their beaks on frozen blades of grass.
The sky is gray - it could be a snow sky.
Perhaps rain, if the temperature holds, just above freezing.
Whatever...
The air is dark; it holds little heat.
Suddenly, the crow of spring dusk
cries out,
full of longing.

Law of the Garbage Truck

Love the people who treat you right
Forget about the ones who don't.
Believe that everything happens for a reason.
If you get a chance, TAKE IT!
If it changes your life, LET IT!
Nobody said it would be easy...They just promised it would be worth it.

Blessing always look small if we hold them in our hands. But if we learn to share them, we realize how great and precious they are."

Some comments I agree with from bloggers at the Baltimore Sun

I'm sad to say that I've finally crossed the threshold that all the Democratic Elders fear - I hate Hillary Clinton.

I won't vote for her if she is the nominee. She is so violently power hungry that she will do anything to win this election - including setting race relations back 50 years. And she can lie repeatedly about her so-called experience, and then turn around and say "Sorry, I'm tired, I misspoke"... and the media doesn't give her a free pass? She's not so tired that she hasn't with all of her might delayed and/or prevented her tax returns, schedules, and the donor list for the Clinton library out of our view, all the while throwing the "kitchen sink" at her opponent. Are you kidding me? Samantha Power didn't accidentally call her a monster, she had actionable intelligence that she is one and was trying to warn the rest of us.

Are Hillary supporters so blind that they cannot see how manipulative she is? Do they not see how badly she has managed her campaign? Do they not see how whenever she has been put down legitimately in this election she has turned around with a political low-blow (not just to Barack but to the Democratic party) and then spun it as a "rebound?" How's this for a reality check: the only thing she has been politically consistent with is her ability to deceive. I cannot believe I used to be someone who would try to defend her early on in this campaign. She's not only lost my vote, she's lost my respect - not just for her, but for the former president as well.

We are no longer simply choosing between two candidates similar in position, we are deciding the fate of our party, and ultimately this nation - taking a stand against everything that frustrates and angers us about the rancid and stale state of our politics today. And I'm sad to announce that Hillary and her campaign is the primary source of that smell.

I for one say "not this time."

Posted by: Adam M | March 27, 2008 12:04 AM

I'm with you, Adam. I started out thrilled that Hillary was going to run. But along the way she and Bill and killed any excitement I had for the first woman running for President. It started with Shahane's comments way back at the beginning about Obama's drug use, and went into high gear after Bill's comments in South Carolina about Jesse Jackson having won there too. Now there are two many instances to number. And if Hillary gets the nomination, I won't vote for John McCain, I'll stay home.

March Madness

The geese are back
The pond is filled with the sounds of them
They stomp across the iced surface, necks outstretched
Heads bobbing
Wings flapping
They race after each other
Marking territory
Marking time
Waiting for the pond to become a pond again
So that nesting can commence
The return of the geese
Signifies spring and new beginnings
In the midst of still frozen fields and bitter wind
Winter is not giving up easily
Not this year
Climate change
Lessons can be learned
From the chill of shivering snow
And the plaintive cries of ice skating geese.

The Dire Economy

The economic situation in the country is so dire that racial issues may move to the back burner rather soon. We have some money we had invested in a retirement account - relying on stocks. We moved the money to a fixed interest account this week. Paul and I really believe that we could be facing the beginning of the worst financial mess since the Great Depression. People will become more racist if they take the small view that they are competing with minorities for the pitiful jobs that may be around (thus, the attack on immigrants) or the large view that it takes all kinds of people to get us out of this economic mess - and there Obama has a chance - if he sticks to message and does not get caught up in the discussion about race. He has gotten distracted by the likes of Geraldine Ferraro and Hillary's fear mongering. I think his main strategy has to be to let most of this stuff slide and focus on the problems of the country.
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