Bending with the Wind



11/12/06 The winds are high this week, shifting and swirling. Here in Western Washington, we've endured heavy rains followed by floods that changed the course of rivers. Houses have been washed away, many people's lives have changed irrevocably.



Notable correlations to the recent election occur: Locally, the state legislature is flooded with Democrats; nationally, the Dems have washed away the conservative majority. The course of the great American river has changed. Depending on which side of the aisle you sit on, the new course either damages or cleanses. I'm choosing the latter. I have faith that clearer heads will prevail, corruption will slowly funnel through the clogged drain, and the sun will rise on renewed hope for world peace and American accountability.



Of course, Taopoet bends with the wind and the wind changes, bringing intermittent storms and showers. We're looking for rainbows today. Meanwhile, I'm keeping hope alive and doing my best to keep pursuing the American Dream.