Drinks flow
People forget
Big wheel spins
The hair thins, people forget
The news slows..., people forget
The shares crash, hopes are dashed, people forget
They forget they're hiding


Jean Cocteau, Orphée (Orpheus), 1960

* McCain camp hits back at Sarah Palin. From CNN:

"McCain sources say Palin has gone off-message several times, and they privately wonder whether the incidents were deliberate. They cited an instance in which she labeled robocalls -- recorded messages often used to attack a candidate's opponent -- 'irritating' even as the campaign defended their use. Also, they pointed to her telling reporters she disagreed with the campaign's decision to pull out of Michigan.

"A second McCain source says she appears to be looking out for herself more than the McCain campaign.

"'She is a diva. She takes no advice from anyone,' said this McCain adviser. 'She does not have any relationships of trust with any of us, her family or anyone else.'"

* 500 Magazine with Frank Zappa on the cover (click to see better).

* Short piece by David Berman on shopping for glasses near the local mall. Originally published in The Purple Journal, Summer 2007.

* In DC? Tonight The Plums at Galaxy Hut. 9pm

* "Computers are useless. They can only give you answers." -- Pablo Picasso