Hammer Mill Days

Now there's something you don't see every day. That is, unless you're one of those people who sees it every day. I'm just sayin'. (Oh no... I've become one of those people who says, "I'm just sayin'..."). The thing I'm seeing (as opposed to the thing I'm sayin' ) is this massive crack in the foundation of our beloved Hammer Mill. Never noticed it before, actually. Funny what you run across when you're snooping around the place, looking for discarded foodstuffs (abandoned sandwiches, leftover fruit, etc.). Pretty soon you're picking up on all of the stuff that's been going on without your noticing it. I always thought that Mitch Macaphee's experiments in plate tectonics might have some regrettable consequences. Now I can see that I was right. What has Mitch been working on, specifically? Funny you should ask. It's this thing he picked up on in one of Matt's songs, a little number called "Why Not Call It G...

Just a few short takes on what's happening on planet Earth this week. Got a lot of things going on, as it happens - no excuses. Anyway... here's what's bugging the hell out of me. Haiti. The story is starting to get old, I can see, even though many are still waiting for help, not getting enough food, can't find a doctor, etc. A large part of the problem is our obsession with security. I'm afraid we've been an occupying power for a few too many years; it has had its effect, just as it has on the Israeli Defense Forces. We take a military approach to everything, and we trust no one. The U.N., for the most part, is in the same boat, driving around in secure vehicles even before the earthquake hit. Combine this with the general decay of our emergency management capabilities over the past decade and it's not hard to understand why even with a significant commitment of resources, people in Haiti have been waiting a long time for a helping hand. For chrissake - ov...