In which The Gay Recluse becomes increasingly obsessed with birds.

With the addition of Sarah Palin to the Republican ticket, the choice in the 2008 election is even more clear: it is those who embody the ethos of the city — the metropolis — versus the graceless, who are too afraid to doubt. We are consoled that this conflict has been ongoing for thousands of years.

I hope you love birds, too.

–Emily Dickinson