I've got one of those 5-cd players with a random setting. You never know
which of the ~60 songs will play next. I've loading up jonis five at a time.
The lastest group contains CMRS. The last three times I hit random, *all
three times* the first song was Tea Leaves Prophecy (Lay Down Your Arms), and
the lines "...this world is shattered/The wise are mourning --/The fools are
joking..." resonate for me.
A day or two I posted a suggestion ("I second that emotion") that basically
repeated the theme of other postings that we "lay down our arms" and cool the
political postings and personal attacks for a while. Someone politely and
respectfully suggested to me that if I feel overwhelmed, that I scroll past
the offending postings, or subscribe to the Joni Only list instead. I hope
s/he didn't think I was suggesting censorship -- I was overwhelmed with what
was going on in the world, not with the jmdl!!
Anyway, the point was well taken. I have spent the last two days seriously
considering whether I should go to Joni Only. But I feel like I've gotten to
know many of you from your postings, the wonderful descriptions of the
Jonifest , and quite a few sweet, supportive notes to me from various jmdlers.
So I'll stick around for a while. My best to all of you in these bizarre,
heartbreaking times. As I mentioned in a posting a week or so ago, I use
music, prominently Joni, to heal myself both psychically and physically.
Maybe I'll just do that for a while, and lurk; but don't bet on it: "I'm
always talking--chicken squawking..."
peace,
walt
