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December 29, 2008

Uneven

The creative life is uneven. You have a few short bursts of genius now and then, the rest of the time you're trying SOMEHOW to get the magic back again, mostly without success. It's exhausting. I am exhausted, often.

Hugh MacLeod wrote that the other day.  On his blog, which is awesome.  And in a post that's pretty heavily religious, which I didn't expect but kind of dig.  Because I didn't expect it.  If that makes sense.

Anyway, I like the observation.  Makes me wonder how many of us not quite artists can be said to be living the creative life.
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December 16, 2008

When the Rain Fall

I wrote about protest yesterday, about generational distance, about the failure of a call for marching and sitting to resonate.

Calls from Bob Marley never fail:

Don't you forget your youth, who you are and where you stand in the struggle.

Notice the power of religion to justify. Notice the law and innocency. Notice the nonsense. Notice the abrupt ending.

So Much Things to Say is track 2 on Exodus.

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October 16, 2008

A Cosmically Controversial Technicality

Apparently, Nebraska State Senator Ernie Chambers is considering an appeal.

Months ago, Senator Chambers filed a lawsuit against God. 

He said God has made terroristic threats against the senator and his constituents in Omaha, inspired fear and caused "widespread death, destruction and terrorization of millions upon millions of the Earth's inhabitants."

Day before yesterday, however, the judge dismissed Senator Chambers' case.  The d