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Just finished ...

Braving Home ... examination of several individuals who choose to live in places of isolation and sometimes danger ... the lava flows in Hawaii, an abandoned flooded town in NC, a single highrise in Alaska accessible only by tunnel, the southernmost boundary island of Louisiana, and the fire-plagued hills of Malibu. Excellent.

Now reading ...

The Painted Drum by Louise Erdrich, right up there with her finest stories, this one springs from NH, where the main character and her mother operate an estate sale business, and come across a treasure trove of Indian artifacts, the title drum of which leads her to explore its long provenance and origin.

The rangers had a homecoming in harlem late last night

And the magic rat drove his sleek machine over the jersey state line

Barefoot girl sitting on the hood of a dodge

Drinking warm beer in the soft summer rain

The rat pulls into town rolls up his pants

Together they take a stab at romance and disappear down flamingo lane

Well the maximum lawman run down flamingo chasing the rat and the barefoot

Girl

And the kids round here look just like shadows always quiet, holding hands

From the churches to the jails tonight all is silence in the world

As we take our stand down in jungleland

The midnight gang

The movie ran through me

The glamour subdue me

The tabloid untie me

I'm empty please fill me

Mister anchor assure me

That Baghdad is burning

Your voice it is so soothing

That cunning mantra of killing

I need you my witness

To dress this up so bloodless

To numb me and purge me now

Of thoughts of blaming you

Yes the car is our wheelchair

My witness your coughing

Oily silence mocks the legless

Those who travel now in coffins

On the corner

The jury's sleepless

We found your weakness

And it's right outside your door

Now testify

Now testify

It's right outside your door

Now testify

Yes testify

Its right outside your door

With precision you feed me

My witness I'm hungry

Your temple it calms me

So I can carry on

My slaving sweating the skin right off my bones

On a bed of fire I'm choking on the smoke that fills my home

The wrecking ball is rushing

Witness your blushing

The pipeline is gushing

While here we lie in tombs

While on the corner

The jury's sleepless

We found your weakness

And it's right outside your door

Now testify

Yeah testify

It's right outside your door

Now testify

Now testify

It's right outside your door

Mass graves for the pump and the price is set

And the price is set

Mass graves for the pump and the price is set

And the price is set

Mass graves for the pump and the price is set

And the price is set

Mass graves for the pump and the price is set

And the price is set

Who controls the past now controls the future

Who controls the present now controls the past

Who controls the past now controls the future

Who controls the present now?

Now testify

Testify

It's right outside your door

Now testify

Testify

It's right outside your door

I recommend it ... the stories present an innocent, soulful hopefulness in the face of the atrocities.

Krik? Krak. by Edwidge Dandicat. Contemporary and horrifying Haitian stories.

really looking fwd to this movie ... loves me some Joe Kwan.

I keep a close watch on this heart of mine

I keep my eyes wide open all the time

I keep the ends out for the tie that binds

Because you're mine, I walk the line

I find it very, very easy to be true

I find myself alone when each day is through

Yes, I'll admit that I'm a fool for you

Because you're mine, I walk the line

As sure as night is dark and day is light

I keep you on my mind both day and night

And happiness I've known proves that it's right

Because you're mine, I walk the line

You've got a way to keep me on your side

You give me cause for love that I can't hide

For you I know I'd even try to turn the tide

Because you're mine, I walk the line

I keep a close watch on this heart of mine

I keep my eyes wide open all the time

I keep the ends out for the tie that binds

Because you're mine, I walk the line

Want to cross

But I don

My copy was 'lost' for a while. I'll trade.

 

Warning: Hot dolphin sex.

that's okay, i just watched Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Im ready for anything dolphins might do.

that's not in my library system ... trade ya for Shakey

TC Boyle's new book of short stories "Tooth and Claw" just landed on my desk

does anyone have the lyrics to this song? thanks

call out the instigators, because there's something in the air

next.