"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:
Friday, July 13, 2007
For No One (Everything)
This is a live performance video of an original song by Aubrey, one of my friends on YouTube. She has the most amazing voice, it reminds me of a springtime drive through rolling green hills. Yeah, I know, too poetic. Well, you'll see. Anyway, the sound quality leaves some to be desired, but the video is exactly like she wanted it. Enjoy! Oh, her thoughtful musings on this video? "Yup...I wrote a song." Get ready to fall in love.
Where There’s Smoke Four firefighters in Sacramento, Calif., have been suspended after being caught ...um... engaged in “on-duty consensual sexual misconduct,” says Chief Julius Cherry. The four, a male station captain, two male firefighters, and a female firefighter, would have one of the men act as a “lookout” while the others had sex. However, investigators say, the activities did not impair the squad’s response to emergency calls. (Sacramento Bee) ...Because most of the calls they got were to report smoke coming out of the fire station’s windows. Available in This is True: Book Collection Vol. 11
