flower

Well I never shall wither
Well of course I forgive her
Oh please Lord deliver me
To love

I’m going to reach on up over that fear
I’m never alone won’t you please be near
I know that darkness before the dawn
Tomorrow’s coming and yesterday’s gone.. 

amos lee

i first became acquainted with amos lee about 2 years ago- i think the song was "colors". i loved his easy rock style, his voice, and his look. he came out with a new cd recently titled "mission bell" and this has been no disappointment at all. i have come to love "with the windows rolled down" and "el camino", but this week, i think that flower is my ambrosia. i am listening to the cd quite frequently... once an addict, ya know????

and on a very much more somber note, there is the sentencing of tim dechristopher today for interfering with the bureau of land management. he was given a pretty hefty sentence, especially given some of the horrific deeds some of our own city and state staff members have made in the name of the law. in colorado at least 6 deaths have been attributed to police brutality in the last 6 months, all of them inflicted upon persons of color. yet the severity of the punishment in most of those instances does not match the ire that has met mr. dechristopher. i find myself struggling with the concept of equity. please take a moment to read what tim dechristopher spoke just prior to his sentencing. it is more than just compelling.

Tim DeChristopher, who was sentenced Tuesday to two years in federal prison and a $10,000 fine for disrupting a Bureau of Land Management auction in 2008, had an opportunity to address the court and the judge today immediately before his sentence was announced. This is what he said

read the rest here..