Two days off the pop grid and the media world shifts. After a brief hiatus from mediation I re-entered into a hurricane of gossip and a circus of assholes speculating every which way about what would happen to Michael Jackson’s money. legacy, kids, etc. I never thought that I’d say this, but I’m actually sad about his loss. As the above “Earth Song” video attests, he had a humanitarian strain that was lost in all the finger-pointing at his odd behavior, as if the rest of us are normal, upright citizens.

Anyhow, I love this song (and video) because it expresses the pain I feel about the insanity of our times. There are very few tunes that give me shivers, but this is one of them.