Here's what I'd like to see built on the site of the World Trade Center: A single structure that incorporates houses of worship for Protestants, Episcopalians, Roman Catholics, Reformed Jews, Orthodox Jews, Hindus, Buddhists, Sikhs (I love Sikhs), and Muslims. Yeah, it would be pretty big. But it was religious fanatacism and intolerance that brought the world to this point. Regrettably, I don't doubt that all the waves of benevolence that swept the country in the wake of September 11th have now subsided to the point that the planning meeting for such a structure would quickly devolve into a shouting match. What the heck, build a mall. Make sure there's a good food court.

In fact, the repercussions of September 11th--from scoring political points as the November elections draw near in DC, to scamming FEMA for free air-conditioners, to the War on Terrorism seguing into a war without end akin to that described in Brave New World--just get sadder and sadder. People really are rotten to the core. Jean Calvin was kinda right about that.

Criminy. From whence comes this dark muse? Probably fallout from the approach of Pride.