feels a little like Texas

i spotted this building on my way to a house concert last month. i thought the Q&A of this photo was fun. and kind of philosophical. who is asking the question? isn't it kind of universal that we probably all feel like we "don't know."

the weather is so strange. and i swear i heard an alarming report on NPR yesterday that the global temp has increased 35% more than scientists had predicted it would this year so far. i don't want to complain--i prefer warmer weather. but at this point, the summer has to end sometime, right? even i know that. although, while i was sitting outside working today, the breeze swooped in and pushed dark clouds overhead. no (desperately needed) rain fell, but it was a moody sky, none the less. strangely, the breeze felt drier than it should--i guess an indication that although there's water in the air, it's not falling here today. overall, the afternoon reminded me of an early fall day in Texas, not Maryland. and for just a moment, i was 12 years old, walking home from school or wandering around the backyard. it's interesting how weather, like smell-nostalgia, has that effect on memory. i'm miles and hours and days and years away from that moment, but i was back there for just an instant.

Yerfdog (see blogs to the right) commented that he feels something strange is happening with the planets, with the cosmos and it might be affecting him personally. i don't see how this can be anything other than true. we are made of cosmic dust, why wouldn't we be shifting as it shifts?

it's a day like today (California's about to burn away, Turkey and Iraq are about to start duking it out, and people are just Dancing With the Stars in some kind of apocalyptic frenzy of obliviousness) that makes me wonder if the planet will just pick a day next week and shrug (like it seemed to do with the 2005 tsunami) and try to shake humans off of it and start over.

here's hoping i can get the album sent off to press before that happens.