1. The Armistice ending WWI was signed 93 years ago today; today we tell veterans “thank you” and then go shop pre-holiday sales. I liked this poem from W.S. Merwin, which I assume is satirical:
When the War is Over
When the war is over
We will be proud of course the air will be
Good for breathing at last
The water will have been improved the salmon
And the silence of heaven will migrate more perfectly
The dead will think the living are worth it we will know
Who we are
And we will all enlist again
2. And one more Carl Sagan-inspired post to finish the week: I found this clip looking for the one I posted on Wednesday, and it’s a pretty great 29 seconds.