ok, so my menfolk are back in town- i arrived at the dart swim meet, and ernst was already there- looking for me- mom and stephan had left him and gone on to the house. stephan looks taller to me, but that may be just because i haven't seen him in almost 2 weeks.

how about those texas floods? i hope that the loyal opposition takes her life jacket just in case. i thought of the loyal opposition today when i heard an npr review of a group called the doves.they seemed to have a nice new edge. of course, i am slow on the uptake about new edge- i have just been informed that i actually have heard the strokes while we were in europe...........ah well, the doves sound like a cross between radiohead and U-2- very rythymic and with interesting lyrics. i came across an old vanity fair magazine recently that focused on hip music talent in america- i learned that ani difranco left home at 15 to start her singing and recording career in earnest. on one hand i am impressed, on the other, i thought of how hurt and upset her mother was..............the music i have heard in my mind this week ia the ramones 'i wanna be sedated'.......it could be worse, i suppose. it could be the captain and tenille......