The Entroporium

[Soundtrack]
Mel & Tim – Starting All Over Again.mp3

Looking back it seems so obvious now. That sense of foreboding, of torpor and motionlessness was all the build-up to the election. Basically nothing seemed to happen in October — and the molasses-slow playoffs did nothing to dispel that impression. In retrospect, it feels like a peaceful time.

My dear friends in the Red 26, let me extend a hand. We can make it through the next four years together. You promise not to restrict my civil rights or any of my friends’ and I’ll promise to not call you stupid. You can try not to overcommit our troops or legalize abusive use of our environment, energy supply or national infrastructure.

Mmmmm maybe not. Maybe you just don’t give a shit. More likely, you live in a parallel universe where we’ve found WMDs and Sadaam and Osama get together for cocktails. There’s got to be an explanation. Right?