Word of the Day

Anomie (or Anomy)
noun

1. Social instability caused by erosion of standards and values.

2. Alienation and purposelessness experienced by a person or a class as a result of a lack of standards, values, or ideals.

Target for Faraway Laughter, Stranger, Legend, Martyr, Raver, Seer of Visions, Painter, Piper, Prisoner.

Roger Keith "Syd" Barrett
January 6, 1946 - July 7, 2006

Oh where are you now
Pussy willow who smiled on this leaf?
When I was alone you promised the stone from your heart
My head kissed the ground
I was half the way down, treading the sand
Please, please, lift a hand
I'm only a person whose armbands beat
On his hands, hang tall
Won't you miss me?
Wouldn't you miss me at all?

The poppy birds way
Swing twigs coffee brands around
Brandish her wand with a feathery tongue
My head kissed the ground
I was half the way down, treading the sand
Please, please, please lift the hand
I'm only a person with eskimo chain
I tattooed my brain all the way . . .
Won't you miss me?
Wouldn't you miss me at all?

Dark Globe, 1969.

Motion in Lemonade

Next week I defend Mr. Z, a high-priced, unlicensed plumber, accused of theft from an elder by false pretenses.

The fun part of this trial is that I get to argue in favor of everything I despise about capitalism.

Here is an excerpt from a motion in limine to be filed Monday:

". . . The prices charged by Mr. Z. were equivalent to "puffing," or an exaggeration of the value of his work, actionable only on television's Moral Court. See People v. Morphy (1893) 100 Cal. 84. Sadly, in a free market capitalist society, such as the one we enjoy in America, salespeople may charge whatever a little old lady is willing to pay. Caveat Emptor."

Miss You

Well I've been haunted in my sleep
You've been starring in my dreams
Lord I miss you