He’s a best-case scenario, doing it right; He knows it’s a gun, not a toy The most dangerous thing in his bedroom that night Was a visiting 4-year-old boy You mustn’t be tempted to regulate arms Which the second amendment forbids It can’t shoot itself, so a gun never harms But it’s clear—we must regulate …
Category Archive: Death
Jan 16 2013
On Coping With Tragedy
Just pointing you to another in NPR’s series “Losing Our Religion”–today’s story centers on dealing with tragedy, without religion. The series–and this story–focuses on just a handful of individuals’ stories, which is both nice (in that it allows for a richness of detail) and frustrating (in that a small sample will necessarily not represent the …
Dec 05 2012
Blue Shadows In The Street (Brubeck)
Yeah, it’s not all Time Out. Damn. Headphones, people. Headphones. You’ll be glad you did.
Dec 05 2012
Dave Brubeck (1920-2012)
Wow. Dave Brubeck has died, and lives on like so very few will ever live on, in countless influenced lives and fond memories.
Aug 03 2012
25+ Years For ‘Honor’ Killing Of Daughter
She wants a western life—for shame! For shame! Rejecting our beliefs, she wants to fly; How dare she bring dishonor to our name. Correcting her delusion soon became Our sacred task—I can’t imagine why She wants a western life—for shame! For shame! But western news reports held us to blame, And forced us to dissemble …
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