Bad Moon Rising
When the moon rose full as a ripe melon the
other evening, I marveled at its size. Certainly,
the diameter and mass of the moon does not change
from month to month, but the atmospherics that
night made it look swollen to the bursting point.
But with all of the aggression and anxiety I've
come across recently, I'm wondering if it was just
an optical illusion, or if perhaps it really was a
bad moon rising.
In the past few days, I've been dragged into
confrontational conversations... I've found myself
in the middle of other people's conflicts... I've
witnessed objectionable conduct and heard hurled
insults. Even friends have told me stories of
unusually bad behavior that they've encountered
directly and indirectly in recent days. World
events, politics and the nation's economy still
generally suck, so unless something's in the water,
it's got to be the bloody moon.
Most surprising of all was to receive an irate
email from one friend unhappy with another friend
about a perceived slighting. The irate friend was
generally not one to get upset, and the other was
not the sort who offends people. How these two
friends, who I introduced a few days ago, came to
such a bizarre misunderstanding, I have no
idea.
As the waning moon starts shedding its extra
weight, hopefully the people around me will start
calming down. There's enough bad mojo in this world
without letting the full moon bring out the worst
in oneself. Okay, everyone... take a deep breath...
hold it... hold it... hold it... and now release it
slowly. That's better, isn't it?
©2003 Michael
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July Columns:
7/21: Hiatus
7/17: Death Ship
7/16: The Da Vinci Code
7/15: Bad Moon Rising
7/14: Adios, Compay
7/13: Ty Odeh
7/10: Muse
7/6: Memories
7/4: On the Road Again
7/3: Onion Valley
7/2: Happy Independence Day
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