Self-erasure is a harsh religion. - from travel journal I have to remind myself sometimes that in spite of what I think of my general...

Be at war with your vices, at peace with your neighbors, and let every new year find you a better man. -- Benjamin Franklin   Always do so...

Ain't no money in poetry, 'cause that's what set the poet free. Well I've had all the freedom I can stand. - Guy Clark I ...