real shabby dee

“Keep on tryin’ ’til you succeed, then suck a bigger seed!”

“Conservatives cannot govern well for the same reason that vegetarians cannot prepare a world-class boeuf bourguignon: If you believe that what you are called upon to do is wrong, you are not likely to do it very well.” — Alan Wolfe, “Why Conservatives Can’t Govern”

Carmella: I want to compliment you on your behavior out there.
Tony: Hey, I want him where I can see him.
Carmella: That’s what we mean when we say “family.”

A beautiful song, written many years ago, perhaps more meaningful today than ever:

So, so you think you can tell Heaven from Hell?
Blue skies from pain?
Can you tell a green field from a cold steel rail?
A smile from a veil?
Do you think you can tell?
Did they get you to trade your heroes for ghosts?
Hot ashes for trees?
Hot air for a cool breeze?
Cold comfort for change?
Did you exchange a walk-on part in the war
for a lead role in a cage?

How I wish, how I wish you were here.
We’re just two lost souls swimming in a fish bowl, year after year,
Running over the same old ground.
What have we found?
The same old fears.
Wish you were here.