Positively Puzzled

VIDEO- Special BLUNT: Dear BP… Thank you to GottaLaff of The Political Carnival for creating the space and bringing together the expressions of citizens compelled to rage against the crimes of British Petroleum and its leadership. You'll find me in this artfully edited montage of rants; I'm identified by my Twitter name puxxled . My brother, Jamie ( jamieharbor ), also participated. It's pretty remarkable that we each independently made the same point in reference to BP CEO Tony Hayward having blithely remarked that he wanted to get his "life" back.

I see it’s been nearly three months since I composed a full blog entry. I seem to have lost my voice. I never intended to drop out for so long, but that’s how it turned out. It’s not for lack of an earnest desire to speak out on a myriad of issues and deep concerns, particularly about the state of the union. It has been a difficult period for me, which would have been unbearable without the solace and support, the love and blessings, of my family. I’m so grateful that they’re here for me. I thank them for their patience in dealing with the vagaries of my funk and splenetude. Frankly, just about every day it seems, I’ve felt overwhelmed and depressed by the accumulation of things I hear and read about in the news. So many of my days have seemed joyless, and I’ve come to sorely miss my sense of humor. Also, I’ve been extremely frustrated by the very fact that, despite a sense of urgency, I’ve been unable to write about it. I’ve been backed into a corner, mainly b...