10-20-08-- monday james taylor, a chapel hill native, returns home to unc- ch to perform a free concert in support of barak obama. it was so great to hear him sing his tunes live in the clear crisp autumn evening. the first song he sang was the first he'd written worthy to share- "something in the way she moves." the event opened with the pledge of allegiance and a prayer for unity. by a show of hands, the majority present had already voted. we were encouraged to get out the vote. so here is my message to those reading this- VOTE!

11-12-08-- wednesday "out beyond ideas of wrongdoing and rightdoing there is a field. I'll meet you there. when the soul lies down in that grass, the world is too full to talk about. ideas, language, even the phrase 'each other' doesn't make any sense." -- rumi