Fog

I took this a few weeks ago, while driving into work one foggy morning. There are times when the weather in the area is breathtaking. On this particular morning, I drove through that transition area where cheesecloth haze begins to give way to hard details. After rolling down the window, I tried to capture the subtle beauty of translucence.

It's hard to take good pictures while standing still. It's even harder to do so while hurtling down a freeway at 60 miles an hour. (Fortunately, digital photos are cheaper to preview than traditional film.)

While driving, I thought of characters like Arthur, Gwenivere, Merlin, and Morgan le Fey. I imagined cloud kingdoms rising to meet the rising sun and invented legends of impossible romance and improbable destinies. Dragons, druids, and (of course) gentlemen of the pad.

What can I say? I'm a romantic soul at heart and my imagination runs rampant at times.

Here are a few things I've been pondering over the last view days.

• My friend McGlk posted a very interesting reply to my last post, which I greatly appreciate. I highly recommend his ideas for your consideration. I think he's spot on and thank him for taking the challenge so directly.

• Does anyone else find it curious that, upon hearing the report from the Iraq Study Group, President Bush immediately commissioned three other reports? Is he, perhaps, trying to find a report that reinforces his previously chosen point of view?

• Speaking of things that our President doesn't quite seem to understand, isn't it amazing that the best he (or anyone in his administration) can come up with after watching protests against the current policies is, "I applaud a society where people are free to come and express their opinion." Would someone please send these folks a clue?

• Speaking of missing the forest for the trees, many interesting observations can be made from a decision made by the officials at our local airport. When asked to include a menorah with the Christmas trees, these folks instead chose to remove the Christmas trees and defer a more thoughtful decision until after the Holidays.

• Unfazed by his failed attempts to blackmail Microsoft, I note a local "man of God" is seeking to enshrine discrimination into our state's constitution. I call "Shame!" (Frankly, the current debate over same-sex marriage rights strikes me as the modern day version of the miscegenation debates rampant during the '70's.)

• I thought Daniel Schorr's commentary on NPR this evening regarding the failures of the 109th Congress to be particular insightful. (More on the "Do Nothing" Congress can be found here.)

My next post will not be about politics. I promise.