Cowboy Junkies tonight. Not live, just through the Dell Speakers...but the Junkies mood. Like no other. And I often forget to mention them when asked for a list of all time favorites. They got me through so many nights...so many years. If you let it, the keyboard can be an instrument...a piano of sorts. The typing keyboard that is...

A different world today. Violence is the norm. It has become expected. Joy is lost in the shuffle. Who has time? Some fun stuff going on these days...though all in the shadow of a terrible situation in Iraq. I said in January that going to war Iraq was a bad move and I stand by that statement today. Fighting for peace...

And beyond the obvious...the war...the actual killing...there is an uneasy feeling in the air. Waiting for the next terrible event to occur. Bracing for the the horror.

But there is a glimmer of fun. The Red Sox. The Cubs. So often I hear myself saying that sports are so meaningless...so unimportant. And yet, the presence of sport adds a dimension to life that I'd hate to live without.

And it's at times like these that I appreciate the thrill of a fun-filled, pressure packed sporting event most. Playoff baseball. Every pitch matters. Every action intensely critical. Like life...at its finest.

Like Caution Horses...