Sundown at the old Gallagher place

Lounging out back around the firepit. Burning some amazing incense. The two hens, "Camilla" and "Nigella", are winding down and getting ready to tuck themselves into their coop for the night. Our neighbor's white peacock "Sebastian" is perched on the peak of our roof like a weathervane. The sunset ia lighting him up, seeming from inside; he doesn't look real, he's all golden. At this particular moment, life is good.

This is what a collapse looks like - Feb 21

Detroit Schools Closing: Michigan Officials Order Robert Bobb To Shut Half The City's Schools

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/02/21/detroit-schools-closing_n_826007.html

Sarko joins the chorus: multiculturalism has failed

More interesting doings in Europe. Sarko joins the growing chorus (Merkel, Cameron) of leaders admitting that Europe's multiculturalism experiment has failed. A sea change, or just typical political maneuvering for advantage with an increasingly xenophobic polis?

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20110210/wl_afp/francepoliticsimmigrationsociety_20110210231042

UK's Cameron declares multiculturalism a failure

First Merkel, now Cameron, declaring that the European experiment with multiculturalism has failed. Interesting times in old Europe. Very interesting times.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41444364/ns/world_news-europe/?fb_ref=story_header&fb_source=profile_multiline