Nice and Nicely Done

The Ten Commandments:

1. Thou shalt read Mark Strand's poetry.
2. Thou shalt listen to The Spinto Band.
3. Thou shalt not wear Chacos in December. Or ever.
4. Thou shalt not watch Spike TV in excess.
5. Thou shalt spell "definitely" correctly (there's no "a").
6. Set aside one day a week for pumpkin ice cream.
7. Honor thy publisher.
8. Thou shalt not criticize those whom you cannot defeat in an arm-wrestling match.
9. Thou shalt not speculate on the "death" or whereabouts of Tupac.
10. Thou shalt not abuse the semicolon.

Symphony 1: In the Barrel of a Gun

Nothing’s gonna stop us now, not the long, long lonely, oh, my love.

Dear Graham Greene,

Is The Power and the Glory a criticism of the Catholic church and Latin American militarism? Just wondering. Write back soon.

Love,
Alex

Anyway, I was going to say that I'm glad Obama offered Secretary of State to Clinton. I'm sad that she took it. I wish she hadn't settled for anything less than vice president. But, she never listens to me.

The best thing for depression is alphabet soup.