Under a canopy, we're feeling safe

As we talk about forewarnings and yellow flags.

She studied a little bit of Freud,

Knows what she's talking about

And I know, I've been bad too many times




But it just takes one, to-

Hold you in her arms as you dream about purgatory and a life alone

It just takes one, to-

Stop worrying so much this summer,

About real people, and their real fears.

Cuz we're all climbing and then stumbling,

mixing and retreating,

to our own.





And just one month can't hurt so bad

So we're making love...

In Saturday night parking lots.

We've both used that axe so many times before,

so we're talking about,

who's getting chopped down for the first time.




And it just takes one, to-

Hold you in her arms as you dream about purgatory, limbo and a life alone.

to-

Dress you up, parade you around, show you things you never knew when you were alone.

to-

Leave your mind on the other side of the world, leave you thinking maybe you were even meant for this world.

to-




Stop worrying so much this summer,

About real people, about real fears.

Stop worrying so much this summer,

About being clever, about being unique.

Cuz we're all climbing and then stumbling,

mixing and retreating,

to our own...

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Korea's Big Bang

We owe this day off to the opening of the sky. It was on this day, many centuries ago, that Korea's sad history began, or so they say. Korea's first inhabitants were sent from above and now we celebrate them with a holiday. But most South Koreans are either unaware of the significance of the day or don't believe the ancient Adam and Eve-Esq story anymore. Koreans could use this annual break to think back and remember all those who wronged them in the spirit of imperialism. Or they, or we, could celebrate all we've accomplished and our recent peace and comfort south of the division. Or we could all meet in some lecture hall to plan the reconciliation of this divided peninsula. Instead most, myself included, will just shop and sleep. For my part, I did guide my conversation class through a North Korean debate last night. This as many international news programs focused on the first meeting between S. Korea's soon to be retired president and Team America's star, Kim Jung Il.

We hope this meeting will bear fruit, but the natives here are unable to be so hopeful. They know their president sees the end of his term coming and he's concerned with his legacy. At this point, I had to stop and define 'legacy' for them. All powerful leaders must be cognizant of their legacies, we concluded. And so maybe George Bush really believes God chose him to give freedom to the world. Foolish, but not evil. But how about Kim Jung Il's legacy? Can he really believe that, by isolating and starving his people, he's somehow protecting them? Then, as often happens, my students taught me a few things. Kim Jung Il, they say, really doesn't have adequate power to save North Korea. Like Bush, he's controlled by his rich administration and they refuse to risk their wealth and power to open up North Korea. Thus, as one student said, Kim Jung Il, the 'King of the Beggars,' and thought to be a descendant of God in N. Korea, doesn't even control his own legacy. Still, it doesn't hurt to be hopeful like CNN and the rest of the world.