The Furious Spinner

...and I don't know how to fix it.

Sorry. I'm awake and don't want to be. It is pouring down pissing down rain. I don't remember it raining in August before here. I'm sure it has, but not for days and days. I just turned on the heat. It's August. It's not that cold, but it is damp, so I want to chase away the mold and mildew before it has a chance to take hold.

I rewrote the essay "Intolerance" you read here and submitted it to Common Dreams, and they published it. As usual, I got quite a few letters, which I always like. So many people are out there doing the work, and they often feel quite solitary about what they're doing. One thing I really like about the internet is the connections people can make with other like-minded people, so we can see we really aren't "the only ones."

Are any of you going to New York to protest? One of the members of our peace group (and a participant in the Big River Slow Supper Salon) is going. I’m looking forward to hearing about his experiences when he returns. While I hope the event is nonviolent, I'd like to see their (our) concerns covered by the media. However, I am not delusional (despite appearances au contraire), so I doubt that will happen. The police have been trained for weeks about how terrible the protesters are, so they'll be primed for violence. Wouldn't it be nice if we could show the world how it's done? People express their constitutional rights to free speech, and the establishment nods and says, "This is the way we do it in the United States." Unfortunately, this administration has already demonstrated it has no respect for the Constitution, as the FBI goes around the country investigating (and harassing) people who are "known" activists.

Robert Byrd is speaking up again. I love this old bird. I know he wasn't perfect in the past (and ain't perfect now), but he is one of the few Democrats standing up and making a stink. Bravo!

Shut my mouth! Here's a reminder that "these people" are human beings, which I sometimes forget when they do so many nefarious things. Dick Cheney says (again) that he opposes a constitutional amendment to ban gay marriages. (One of his daughters is gay.) I was out to dinner with some friends the other night and one of them speculated that Cheney was going to be dropped from the ticket. I've never thought this would happen, but my friend had a plausible scenario. We were wondering how on Earth John McCain could be campaigning for Bush when he so clearly despises him. Was he being blackmailed or bribed? My friend said he believes Cheney may soon step down, citing health problems. Then Bush will offer the number two position to McCain. Stunning idea, isn't it? Although I'm not personally a big fan of McCain, a lot of other people are. Do you think it's possible?

Have I fixed the morning yet? It sounds and feels like November. So strange. My sweetie awaits, asleep, in our warm bed. I've got 15 minutes before his alarm goes off to soak up some of his body heat.

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