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The last thing I wanted was to be alive when the three most powerful people on the planet would be named Bush, Dick and Colin.

-- Kurt Vonnegut, Man Without A Country

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Kurt Vonnegut died.


This makes me feel empty, though I can't say why.

My cat is sitting next to me, licking her paws. In a minute, I will hug her, which she allows me to do even though she never hugs back. Her purrbox is very small, and I have to press my ear to her side to make sure it's still working away there under her fur.

And so it goes.


God bless you, Mr. Vonnegut.