Here are several scenes from the National Mall in D.C. on Tuesday. "Our challenges may be new. The instruments with which we meet them may be new. But those values upon which our success depends - hard work and honesty, courage and fair play, tolerance and curiosity, loyalty and patriotism - these things are old.… Continue reading New Weird America
Month: January 2009
Sweat Lodge
On Saturday, a small group of friends and I showed up for a power yoga class that our mutual friend was assistant teaching. Power yoga means its heated, I think. It was the first Beginner level class of the day and very crowded. The class before ours was getting out as we arrived, and drenched,… Continue reading Sweat Lodge
A Chimp in the Saddle
"Is there such a thing as insanity among penguins? And why is it that human beings saddle a horse, and like the Lone Ranger, put on masks in order to disguise their identity and then feel the urge to chase the bad guy? And why is it that certain species of ants keep flocks of… Continue reading A Chimp in the Saddle