May twenty fifth two thousand and sixth.

Change.

There are times change comes like water on stone

other times

it is found between the hammer and anvil.

What I have learned today - May twenty fourth two thousand six.

There are bugs that communicate by vibrating plant stems.

That the stress of commuting is hard to measure.

I am strong however it is not easy.

The Writer's Almanac from American Public Media:

"I told him that in Mexico the poor say
that when there's lightning the rich
think that God is taking their picture.
He laughed."

A Prairie Home Companion from American Public Media: "Young people are pessimistic enough these days without their elders complaining about things. Shut up. Life is pretty good when you grow up. You own your own car, you go where you like, and you sing along with the radio or talk to yourself or chat on your cell phone. You pull into the drive-up window and order the Oreo Blizzard. What's not to like? "

Sheldon VanAuken's book A Severe Mercy

'It is, I think, that we are all so alone in what lies deepest in our souls, so unable to find the words, and perhaps the courage to speak with unlocked hearts, that we don't know at all that it is the same with others.'