This appeared just down the street from my house. It makes me smile every time I walk to the grocery store.

Posting had to take a hiatus while I underwent a crash course in migraing files, dealing with css and generally out-smarting php. Assuming this continues to function, it will have been worth the effort. This visual design by Michael Heilemann is a great base to work from. His design sensability is a bit finer than mine so don’t blame him for my header.

Is there no limit to hypocracy and hubris of our degenerate leadership?
Vice-President Cheney at Auschwitz:

“The death camps were created by men with a high opinion of themselves — some of them well-educated and possessed of refined manners — but without conscience. . . And where there is no conscience, there is no tolerance toward others … no defense against evil … and no limit to the crimes that follow.”

Amen.

A new year and a new guitar. Hope springs eternal. Nothing is quite so beautiful as the sound of a loud electiric guitar. Perhaps its not even the sound as much as the visceral movement of the air and the eminating warmth of the tubes.

A city that inspires. A great place to wait out the Bush years.