November afternoon

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Consolations

Beauty

At a happening: On a brighter note.

Art

Art flourishes in political defeat (via Poetry Hut).

Body & Soul

At the vernacular body: Innominate

The innominate bone is twinned: each person has one on the right, the other on the left… to form the pelvis, cradle of the world. It provides numerous points of attachment for the muscles and ligaments of the buttocks, the thigh and the groin…

 

It connects the upper body and the nether parts. It is the Tao bone, uniting our dualities, making us one.

 

It is seat, fulcrum and axis; the unseen frame for the shimmy of an ass; the reliable armature of the copulative piston's thrusts.

 

Unnameable and anonymous.

 

The end shaped by our Divinity.

Spirit & Unity

Thanks to Butuki for Candlelight. He is right: “We are all here, even in the rest of the world, sticking together, remembering who we are, and strong within our own circle.”

And a link a friend sent me this morning: “Maiden Rock”

Hope

Obama! (excerpted at Daily Kos):

Tonight, we gather to affirm the greatness of our nation, not because of the height of our skyscrapers, or the power of our military, or the size of our economy. Our pride is based on a very simple premise, summed up in a declaration made over two hundred years ago, "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal. That they are endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable rights. That among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness." [oh, but read the rest!]

Perspective

At mole: One of the reasons the Kerry campaign was a success: “Democrats have been more united and energized than I have ever seen them.”

And Kos: “We are energised, and will continue to fight for a better future for our country.”
Plus, from elck, the perspective of the long view.

Humor

At North Coast Café (via Laughing~Knees)

And we will still have The Daily Show.

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What next?

A few days ago, I posted about Garrison Keillor's article, "How to Break the Political Fever" (Time archived it, but I have a copy if anyone wants it). Here's a critical piece:

So what happens next? The winners smirk and gloat, of course, but what do the losers do?

1) Join the winning party

2) Curse the darkness

3) Move to Vancouver

4) Take up the sins of the flesh, all of them, not leaving out a single one

5) Brood, connive, conspire

The exit polls said that the number one issue for voters was "moral values." Therefore, I'm picking #4. My own personal effort at achieving some balance in this country. How about you?

Update: Kos has some thoughts on the need for us to work together and continue the battle. (I guess that would be option #6.)

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