Great blues jamming!

We live in an extraordinary time. On the one hand, we're under these incredibly corrupt governmental and financial systems...that's the Dark Side. On the other hand, there is this amazing profusion of talent, brilliance, and creativity in the field of art and culture, and the sheer quality and variety of goods being manufactured and made available to the general public is staggering. That's the Light Side.

I don't know whether we're on the threshold of a world disaster or another Renaissance, but it sure is an interesting time.