Farewell Address

Hunger and thirst are always waiting, always relating. Stomaches may growl, tongues may become dry. What can you tell me about Marbury vs Madison? Do you remember the Louisiana Purchase? Let's talk of the Battle of Tippecanoe. And all the ladies ordered grilled salmon on spinach while the men recited Washington's Farewell Address.



Tecumseh and Harris did talk about doing a reunion tour but the other band members couldn't decide whether to agree and so there was a conflict over the tour name, tour dates and some reporter called it the Battle of New Orleans or was it the Battle for New Orleans. Well the tour almost didn't happen. And everyone talked about movies from 1985 and television shows from 1995 and music from 2005 which such crisp tones that there was such a blur, such confusion. Where were goodness, kindness, friendship, hope? Subsistence replaces substance in many contemporary conversations and the diagnosis and prognosis for mayhem and miscommunication and misunderstanding is the melange, accepted and approved by many between bites of scones and sips of espresso.

Our lives are a jumble of fact, fiction, fantasy. There are multiple interpretations for each word we say, each word we don't say.