Musings Archive: May 2004

:: BETRAY THE AGE ::
 
Like all good rock stars and pop song writers, U2's Bono is a bit of a thief, building his band's cathedral-like songs on the ruins of the glorious pagans who came before him. U2 has found a way to fulfill--and redeem--the promise of the Clash, Patty Smith, even the Sex Pistols, all while making something genuinely new from the spoils they have plundered.

It turns out that Bono's a thief when giving a speech, too, as evidenced by his pitch-perfect paraphrase of Irish poet Brendan Keneally in commending nothing short of revolution to the 6000 graduates of the the Ivy League bastion....

If you want to save this age, betray it... Expose its conceits, foibles and phony moral certitudes.

Or, as those of us without the good grace of the poets might say:

Look, the Emperor's willy!

Amen and stuff.

Posted by Dwight Ozard   (5/18/2004 10:46:49 AM | link)

:: George Will on George Bush ::
 
A long, long time ago I wrote the following unattributed quote on the front page of my Bible:

No wise man is impressed by anything but his own ignorance.

21 years later, it's still true. There is something terrifying at work in a mind that is seemingly incapable of real reflection and self-criticism. And conservative columnist George Will get's it dead-on this time.  more

Posted by Dwight Ozard   (5/14/2004 11:45:47 AM | link)

:: Saying What We Do Not Know--Happy 9th Anniversary, Sheri ::
 
May 13 is our anniversary. Remember when we used to dream of romance and sex and flowers and long walks.

Well, these days we remember and celebrate in a very different way....  more

Posted by Dwight Ozard   (5/13/2004 9:13:13 AM | link)

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