militant, beheading, burning, control
jihad, deteriorating, offensive
force, worrisome, tension, attack
dangerous, suicide, fears
unsafe, infect, frustration
corpse, killed, decimated


Here are just a few words I pulled from a cursory glance at today's world news.

Our world has been going to hell in a handbasket for as long as I can remember, but these days the state of things has gotten so bad that people simply cannot bring themselves to care. We rarely even make small talk about the countless daily worldwide tragedies...we just grip our glasses or smokes or pipes (or all three)a little tighter. We ignore, because to care is to go insane with our inability to stop this runaway train. We build our nests a little bigger, shinier, more comfortable, insulating ourselves from the horror outside. We swallow things, go places, play games, talk, fight, screw, sleep.....all to make the smiles come a little easier. We laugh to keep from screaming. We run fast, faster, faster to keep from falling on our faces, knowing that each day is lived one stumble away from the kind of collapse that may snap our minds completely.


Soundtrack for this afternoon:
Nick Cave
Cat Power