June 22, 2006

• THURSDAY WHATEVER

  I see myself on
  that oldest day
  high on a cliff
  somewhere, its brow swept
  back with grass,
  looking out to sea,
  still lonely, and reaching
  high high up
  for the nets of angels
  to haul me into
  heaven.

  I see myself an
  iron-hard old woman,
  having foaled my share
  and spent my gift for
  singing to them,
  and gone on.

  ---

  Deep Thought: “The king threw back his head and laughed. He enjoyed a good laugh, and so did his wife, the queen. When she saw the king laughing she let out a big laugh too. In fact, she laughed so hard she broke her throne. This made them both laugh harder. Then they got serious when they remembered they had the plague. “The plague,” said the king, but the way he said it made them both burst out laughing again.”
  Today I am grateful for: Light
  Guess the Movie: “You, my friend, are a victim of disorganized thinking. You are under the unfortunate impression that just because you run away you have no courage; you’re confusing courage with wisdom.” Answer: The Wizard of Oz, 1939. Winner: Iby1014.
  Senate Rejects Calls on Iraq Troop Pullout
  By Liz Sidoti
  The Associated Press
  Thursday 22 June 2006
  The GOP-controlled Senate on Thursday rejected Democratic calls to start withdrawing U.S. troops from Iraq by years’ end, as the two parties sought to define their election-year positions on a war that has grown increasingly unpopular. (Rest of article here.)

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