catching worms
approaching a certain mtn a birdshifted its glance towards the constructionof a new development on thefoothills of its usual bird's-eye view below.communicating to its featheredcomrade, the bird explained that yes, thehigh-societal humans sure knew how to clutter the view with awkward intangibilities andcommodities in stasis. "just fly," he told his bird friend in regards to the humans. "just fly and stop settling. it gets on the nerves of others."

Shine On
Remember when you were young,you shone like the sunShine on you crazy diamond. Now there's a look in your eyes,like black holes in the skyShine on you crazy diamondYou were caught on the crossfire of childhood and stardom,blown on the steel breeze. Come on you target for faraway laughter,come on you stranger,you legend,you martyr, and shine!You reached for the secret too soon,you cried for the moon.Shine on you crazy diamond.Threatened by shadows at night, and exposed in the light.Shine on you crazy diamond.Well you wore out your welcomewith random precision,rode on the st

T.H.U.G. in Peace

David Foster Wallace on 9-11
Click below to listen to David Foster Wallace read his essay "A View From Mrs. Thompson's" -- which is based on where he was on 9-11 and the day after. It is wonderfully written, and it is around 25 minutes long. Well worth the listen. The last two-thirds of the piece are excellent. The essay is