“How to Break the Political Fever”
07.11.2004
From “How to Break the Political Fever”
By Garrison Keillor
Time Magazine, November 1, 2004
“….What will reconcile us is what has always restored our sanity, and that is the plain pleasures of the physical world, our common love of coffee, the world of apples, the movements of birds, the lives of dogs, the touch of skin. Music. Dancing to music. Shooting baskets. Shooting conservatively, scoring liberally. Lacing up our skates, gliding through the dusk. Having worked ourselves into a fever over the future of Western Civilization, we will now begin enjoying our oatmeal again, with raisins, chopped apricots and honey from bees that grazed in meadows of clover. The beauty of engagement is disengagement. You simply put on your jacket and walk out the door and find good health. There is no fever that a 10-mile hike can’t cure.”
Message from Body: FUCK YOU!
07.11.2004
It’s truly amazing how your body works. Two straight weeks of running myself ragged and my body was finally like, FUCK YOU! THIS IS IT! and put me on my ass for 24 hours. From noon on saturday till around 2pm on sunday, it was all about the couch and bed! Ugh. Thank God I had Eggi to take care of me!! THANKS!
Us in the park/tomb on Day 2 – recovery day. Like an old man going for a walk in the park.
Sad America
02.11.2004
A sad, sad, sad day. How could so many people be so misled about what the future of America needs. I’m not talking about ideas or plans but what America needs in terms of things like thinking, ideas, open-mindedness, compasion and honesty. Ideals and morales that will guide us into the future. Ugh. Makes me so mad… but rest assured 49% of America Still Hates Bush… [more]
