"From this hour I ordain myself loos'd of limits and imaginary lines, going where I list, my own master total and absolute, Listening to others, considering well what they say, Pausing, searching, receiving, contemplating, Gently, but with undeniable will, divesting myself of the holds that would hold me."
Walt Whitman (1819-92)
"When I look back now over my life and call to mind what I might have had simply for taking and did not take, my heart is like to break."
Akhenaton (d. c.1354 BC)
And now, the current weather, from some random person we pulled off the street:
Sunday, January 15, 2006
Touching Base
Just figured I should say...
The reason I haven't been posting regularly is that things are happening in a big way here, and so fast I'm amazed I've not lost my hat! The bad thing is that, even though these events are very, very good for Cliff (or look to be anyway) I can't actually SAY anything about them here yet.
It’s a Wrap Just in case there’s some sort of mass casualty incident such as a tsunami or terrorist attack, the Thurston County (Wash.) Coroner’s Office wants to be prepared. To help manage stacks of victims, it has received approval to purchase a giant shrink-wrap machine. Bodies would be put on plywood “cremation trays” and then go through the $50,000 machine on a conveyor belt. Coroner Judy Arnold says the shrink-wrapped bodies would be nicer for her employees or any onlookers, and shrink-wrapping is the “most respectable way” to deal with a large quantity of bodies. “It’s not as disturbing as seeing lumpy body bags.” (Olympia Olympian) ...Rest In (One Self-Contained) Piece. Available in This is True: Book Collection Vol. 11
