It is a time of freedom and fear, of Gaia and of borders, of many paths and the widening of a universal toll road, emptying country and swelling cities, of the public bought into privacy and the privacy of the public sold into invisible data banks and knowing algorithms. It is the time of the warrior's peace and the miser's charity, when the planting of a seed is an act of conscientious objection.

These are the times when maps fade and direction is lost. Forwards is backwards now, so we glance sideways at the strange lands through which we are all passing, knowing for certain only that our destination has disappeared. We are unready to meet these times, but we proceed nonetheless, adapting as we wander, reshaping the Earth with every tread.

Behind us we have left the old times, the standard times, the high times. Welcome to the irregular times.


 
If you live near the Triangle (Durham, Raleigh, Chapel Hill) of North Carolina, be sure to make it to the following event for a protest greeting of George W. Bush. If you don't, forward this notice on to someone who does live near the Triangle. It's important to let Bush know that even in the South, which he takes for granted, large numbers of us are sick of his presidency.

Here's the event:

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Announcing the George W. Bush Early Retirement Party on Wednesday, July 7th! His Fraudulency Himself will be in town for a $25,000-a-plate fundraiser for the GOP that day (the day after his birthday) at the "humble" home of none other than Cliff Benson (of Raleigh Beltline fame). We plan to publicly announce our very special birthday present for him, to be delivered on November 2nd -- an early retirement, complete with luxury accomodations, in lovely Crawford, Texas! Our gala event starts at 4:30 p.m. at the Capitol grounds, and when all the invitees have gathered and had a chance to express their deep feelings for our beloved Vacationer-in-Chief, we will begin to prominade along the sidewalk, starting at 5:45 p.m., to (Michael) Moore Square, where the festivities will begin officially at 7:45 p.m. Hors d'oeuvres and elegant musical accompaniments will be provided at our $2.50-a-plate Presidential Retirement Soiree at fabulous Greenshields in City Market. No RSVP required.

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