Both Sides, Now
by Joni Mitchell

Rows and flows of angel hair
And ice cream castles in the air
And feather canyons everywhere
I've looked at clouds that way

But now they only block the sun
They rain and snow on everyone
So many things I would have done
But clouds got in my way
I've looked at clouds from both sides now

From up and down, and still somehow
It's cloud illusions I recall
I really don't know clouds at all

Moons and Junes and Ferris wheels
The dizzy dancing way you feel
As ev'ry fairy tale comes real
I've looked at love that way

But now it's just another show
You leave 'em laughing when you go
And if you care, don't let them know
Don't give yourself away

I've looked at love from both sides now
From give and take, and still somehow
It's love's illusions I recall
I really don't know love at all

Tears and fears and feeling proud
To say "I love you" right out loud
Dreams and schemes and circus crowds
I've looked at life that way

But now old friends are acting strange
They shake their heads, they say I've changed
Well something's lost, but something's gained
In living every day

I've looked at life from both sides now
From win and lose and still somehow
It's life's illusions I recall
I really don't know life at all
I've looked at life from both sides now
From up and down, and still somehow
It's life's illusions I recall
I really don't know life at all

The Light Will Always Find Her

Our beloved pup Emma. Little baby. Sweet girl. Happy defines her. Love always follows her. She is in our thoughts every second of every day. Her light shines through us. A gift from the day she came to us. A gift in every way.

I Just Have to Say Something Else Before I Go On To Something Lighter

Ever Since Sarah Palin has been announced as the Republican vice presidential candidate of 2008, I've been in an intellectual panic, wanting to make myself as smart as I can before I die, because watching Sarah Palin feels like getting sucked into a sinkhole of energetic stupidity. You can paddle like crazy all you want, winking all the way, but when you realize you've been going in a circle, you'll still believe you're getting somewhere.

Paranoid Palin Reprimands Her Own Supporters?

RICHMOND, Va. — Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin mistook some of her own fans for hecklers Monday at a rally that drew thousands.

A massive crowd of at least 20,000 spread across the parking lot of Richmond International Raceway, and scores of people on the outer periphery more than 100 yards from the stage could not hear.

"Louder! Louder!" they began chanting, and the cry spread across the crowd to Palin's left. Some pointed skyward, urging that the volume be increased.

Palin stopped her remarks briefly and looked toward the commotion.

"I hope those protesters have the courage and honor to give veterans thanks for their right to protest," she said.

Some in the crowd tried to shout toward her what was really being said, but she couldn't hear them.

From The Huffington Post, October 13, 2008.

John McCain as the Gollum

From Gail Collins' New York Times Op-Ed, October 10, 2008:

"I miss August. August was neat. The Dow was over 10,000 and nobody had ever heard of Sarah Palin.

Remember how we used to joke about John McCain looking like an old guy yelling at kids to get off his lawn? It’s only in retrospect that we can see that the keep-off-the-grass period was the McCain campaign’s golden era. Now, he’s beginning to act like one of those movie characters who steals the wrong ring and turns into a troll.

During that last debate, while he was wandering around the stage, you almost expected to hear him start muttering: “We wants it. We needs it. Must have the precious.”

For the full article: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/11/opinion/11collins.html

Sarah Palin: Serial Liar

One of the disturbing trends we're learning about Sarah Palin is how many of her favorite lines on the campaign are actually not true.

The "Bridge to Nowhere" is a blatant lie (she supported it before she opposed it). Her earmark reform platform is manufactured for sounding good on stages and at podiums (Alaska received more "pork" per person than any state in the country).

"That luxury jet that came with the office...I put on on eBay!" This is one of Sarah Palin's favorite lines on the campaign trail, repeated with such frequency that it has already become a catchphrase of the general election. As Governor of As Governor of Alaska, she rid the state of an unnecessary jet using a creative and cost-effective online measure.

What is left unmentioned is that Palin didn't come up with the idea to sell the plane using eBay in the first place. Before Palin took office, it was a standard operating procedure for the state to try to sell such big-ticket items using the online auction site. Officials had been doing it since at least 2003, three years before Palin became governor.

As far as troopergate, lying about that too.

Pulitzer Winner Journalist Take on Sarah Palin

Pulitzer winning journalist and columnist for "The Cleveland Plain Dealer" has written a couple of hard-hitting pieces about Sarah Palin, the one below addresses the apparent discrepancy in standards to which American citizens are holding the vice presidential candidates during their campaigns.

http://www.creators.com/opinion/connie-schultz/to-palin-supporters-where-s-your-outrage.html

This article speaks to recent nasty turn in Republican campaigning that would characterize Barack Obama as consorting with terrorists and which really amounts to racist hate speech.

http://www.creators.com/opinion/connie-schultz/so-much-for-folksy.html

Great, another bike to lust after

This new Ducati Monster weighs about 20 pounds less than my 2003 Monster 800 and gains an 1100 engine. I'm starting to think my favorite bikes are like my favorite cutting edge computers, neither of which are cheap when it comes time to upgrade. In general, nothing is cheap when it comes to owning a Ducati. Who cares. I love mi mostro.

As far as the new 1100 is concerned, some love it, some hate it.

I think Brad and I would get along great!

My Ducati Monster and Brad Pitt's Ducati Monster.
I think we'd get along mighty fine.

Tina Fey Sarah Palin Interview!

Sarah Palin, Tina Fey on SNL

What a riot! Scary thing is, Tina Fey doesn't even have to change Palin's dialogue to make this skit insanely funny.