My cousin, Brent LeBlanc, was cutting some trees down this afternoon, was struck by a branch and fell from a tree, receiving, in the process, a serious head injury and a broken back. He’s currently en route to the Cities in serious condition. All prayers are appreciated.

This is not the greatest blog in the world: this is just a tribute.

I invited myself over. Nathanael’s page needs some help — don’t you agree? What should I change first?

and teen angst in twenty-somethings is more than a little unsettling. Hurrah for market-driven personalities, I suppose. Anyway, today I played a new album which I picked up at the Salvation Army — Streets of Laredo and Other Ballads of the Old West by Marty Robbins — Viva Hate by Morrissey, Bloodletting by Concrete Blonde, and Common Ground by Rhythm Corps.

Is Amazon’s Search Inside the best search idea since Google?