Archive for February 22nd, 2003

Life’s Sense of Humor

Saturday, February 22nd, 2003
Friday seems to have marked the end of the first wave or tax filers at work. For the first time in a long time I wasn’t booked thoughout the day with walk-ins waiting in line just in case I was finished with my on-the-hour appointment. Of course it’s a little difficult to complain when you’re [...]

Poetry Lovers in a Dangerous Time

Saturday, February 22nd, 2003
Sometimes when I allow myself to think about it, I feel guilty when I focus on poetry rather than on the political and environmental disasters I see happening around me. When I feel that way, though, I try to listen to Bruce Cockburn’s "Lovers in a Dangerous Time." Don’t the hours grow shorter as the [...]