we had a small crash in the kitchen yesterday but today we're ok. two kids in red white and blue sporty clothing were skittish and curious of mister. i said he's a friend and they believed me, reaching for his soft furred dome. it rained on the way there but not on the way home. they no longer deliver papers to each unit so i brought up our neighbor sarah's news. all the news is crisis. it's where civilization is taking us. r. read me a quote by kathleen norris about crisis being a gift, the greek root word meaning to sift. in middle english it meant the turning point of a disease. it also means decision. we could not decide, to live or die, civilization indecision. the decision being made then for us, by krisis, the turning point of a disease when an important change takes place, indicating either recovery or death. recovery won't mean a return to normal. normal is the crisis.