I live pretty close to New Jersey, and I guess we're all about to get walloped by Hurricane Sandy, so I'm hoping no huge trees decide to fall over and punch a hole in my roof. Last winter a tree fell on the roof but the tree was the one that suffered rather than the roof. Several years ago a tree fell on a beloved '63 Volkswagon bus in my yard and demolished it. So the trees around here are a worry. My house is situated in a way such that when winds do pick up around here, it sounds like a freight train drawn by the hounds of hell. My backyard is an echo chamber.

Now for a poll.

When is it appropriate to act like a veritable fool?

a.) Whenever you feel like it.

b.) Whenever there is peer pressure involved.

c.) Whenever there is a huge hurricane and a full moon arriving on the same day.

d.) Whenever you're pretty sure that instant karma ain't gonna gitcha.

e.) Can you repeat the question?

f.) all of the above.

And:

Fill in the blank--

Now why would I do a ________ thing like that on the way to Shambala?

Is the answer?

a.) dumbass

b.) highly-skilled

c.) conspicous

d.) phantasmagorical (love the definition involving the magic lantern, as if we know even know what they're talking about)

e.) all of the above

And now for a video, one of my all-time favorite songs, Shambala, actually a cover of a Daniel Moore song, apparently, done by Three Dog Night.  

Now, I'm so so, SO sorry but I just have to put this one up, too--Old Fashioned Love Song

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