It is a time of freedom and fear, of Gaia and of borders, of many paths and the widening of
a universal toll road, emptying country and swelling cities, of the public bought into
privacy and the privacy of the public sold into invisible data banks and knowing
algorithms. It is the time of the warrior's peace and the miser's charity, when the
planting of a seed is an act of conscientious objection.
These are the times when maps fade and direction is lost. Forwards is backwards now, so we glance sideways at the strange lands through which we are all passing, knowing for certain only that our destination has disappeared. We are unready to meet these times, but we proceed nonetheless, adapting as we wander, reshaping the Earth with every tread. Behind us we have left the old times, the standard times, the high times. Welcome to the irregular times. Mother Davis looks through her catalog of left behind items as she chides,Oh, my impatient fellow bloggers! The revelations of Paul O'Neill are certainly the biggest news of the day, of the week, and who knows, maybe more. However, how are people going to catch the information behind the headlines if they don't get a hold of the book that is their basis? Dear readers: All the headlines you're reading about Paul O'Neill are based upon the content of a new book by Ron Suskind. It's entitled The Price of Loyalty: George W. Bush, the White House, and the Education of Paul O'Neill. The book is not due to be released until Tuesday, but you can get in on the action now by pre-ordering the book through the above link. Personally, I always prefer to actually read the material that the news is based upon. The reading gives added depth to what Reuters has time to fit into its narrow columns. Searching for her reading glasses, Mother Davis Return to the Irregular Times Main Page
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