People were gathering at our home, a strange assortment including our children, some strangers (business associates, I think) and a young, pregnant teacher from the district where I teach.

We were awaiting some sort of catastrophe, hoping to survive together.

I remember thinking that I’d better have plenty of print resources, great books to read, since I’d be unable to recharge my laptop or iPhone once we lost electricity for good.

Your comment brought back my dream-state emotion: calm acceptance of the end of the world as I knew it.

Overly dramatic? I fervently hope so.

dianes last blog post..Bricolage

I still don’t know how to speak of all of this without feeling silly for believing it’s true. But I do believe it. Democracy seems to have failed in the US.

Clay Burells last blog post..Palin Debate Flowchart: Smiling Down the Decline

That we are even discussing Palin’s performance is enough evidence to draw some scary conclusions.

I am going clamming in two hours with my Uncle Bob, who is old enough to remember wars that were supposed to end wars.

Leslie, my wife and best friend, my Uncle Bob, and my Auntie Beth (whom I’ve had a crush on since I was 6 years old, over 4 decades ago) will then sit down and share a God-given bounty (or whatever word you want to substitute for “God”–mystery, nature, energy, creation, entropy) and discuss the day.

As a few folks did as Rome collapsed around them.

It wouldn’t be so sad if we had not peeked at our potential.

Michael Doyles last blog post..Pooped

I really have no idea how I am going to buck up and deal with this if they manage to get in office. I have been a trooper for the past 8 years. I am about finished with that role.