I should be upset....

...but I'm just disappointed. It failed. Take a look to see who voted what way...

http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=109&session=2&vote=00163

Signifigance and Perspective

I know, two posts in one day. I guess I need it.

Any how, I got an email from one of the most intelligent and thoughtful people I know. Her name is Lindsey and I knew (know? what's the tense for I knew someone and just haven't spent time with in a long while?) her from church camp and college (her blog: http://www.jroon.com/words/).

At any rate she started me thinking about relevance. Specifically my relevance. I realize in perspective that I can be the most relevant and important person and with perspective be the least important person in the world. I see no way of valuing what perspective is more correct than the other. That leaves me with the idea that my relevance can only be based on what I do and my own perspective.

Sadly I think my therapist is right. I do need to revisit the demons of my childhood and face them, but they have the power in me and cause me to shut down and not operate. How does one fight oneself when what you are fighting against has been there longer? Sadly my therapist did not have the answer for that.

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On a separate note, Samuel Delany is a fantastic writer. You just finished Babel-17. };-)