Overwhlemed, buried alive, and into The Wire....

Those who visit my web site or my webcam site typically see this shot of my home office, and in the forefront is a modernistic "Sisyphus" pushing a rock -- or attempting to do so. For those who know me, a more appropriate interpretation might be that the Sisyphus character is actually trying to hold back the boulder from rolling over on him.... While I have all the best of intentions to keep my "reshelving" project (see previous posts) going, life keeps getting int he way. The attempt will get into gear again in the near future... I hope.... In the meantime, for those who want more to think about than just the mundane tasks of everyday life, consider the "Unspeakable" subject in a Slate.com Wednesday column/audio/podcast. That will put things in a bit of perspective.... And while you are at it, read up on Slate editor Weisberg's view of The Wire....