word up. chilling at the pad. not going out as intended and thats fine thats ok i got some hanging to do. work is flowing a little easier these days. catching on to how things are done, which is nice. sounds like the caught the sniper fellow. and with links to tacoma no less. it does not ease my mind and worry about whats next. i read a very intelligent article on salon.com today. feels like the shit is hitting the fan these days. finally catching up with us and our americanistic ways. union des singe approvoisé. usa. united tamed monkeys. at least that is what they used to say at the belgian school in rwanda. no suitable links right now. i looked.

haven't been sailing in ages which is driving me nuts. arghhh. slipping into not cycling pretty easy too. it is cold and dark in the morning and the bike is not the most attractive prospect. tomorrow i will muster.

some pictures from maria at her friend scott's site.. the picture of the tanks coming out of the wall of an appartment building is in the words of maria...

"HEy Nicko,
On my way to a friend's for dinner, but the pictures
of the tanks in the cement is the Monument to Peace
here in Lebanon. It was built after the war. I
thought it was a pretty impressive monument. I love
you. M"

think about the monuments that we may have to build in this country soon. hrumph. hoping for a good leader or a miracle.