A Topic

A.

I stretch out for a nap in my little hut.
In the fields, frogs chant their songs
And the birds in the bamboo grove sing along.

~ Ryokan

B.

Get rid of the Vice President?

"Given that the office is at best worthless (most v.p.'s) and at worst a threat to the republic (Cheney), why don’t we simply get rid of it? Obviously, having someone ready to take over in the event of a president’s death is a necessity."

~ Matthew Yglesias in this months Atlantic Monthly

C.

More summer happy jamzzz:

LAKE

Check them out next week at Holocene on Thursday.