Divinipotent About Summer's End

On the Friday of the final long weekend of summer, the cities will empty out, pouring their contents onto lake shores and ocean fronts; those left behind will revel in the silence and sense of space.

"If all the cars in the United States were placed end to end, it would probably be Labor Day Weekend." ~ Doug Larson

Divinipotent About Insomnia

Today those who spent the night chasing sleep, but never catching it, will feel as if they could sleep all day.

A flock of sheep that leisurely pass by
One after one; the sound of rain, and bees
Murmuring; the fall of rivers, winds and seas,
Smooth fields, white sheets of water, and pure sky -
I've thought of all by turns, and still I lie
Sleepless...
~William Wordsworth, "To Sleep"

Sleep is perverse as human nature,
Sleep is perverse as legislature....
So people who go to bed to sleep
Must count French premiers or sheep,
And people who ought to arise from bed
Yawn and go back to sleep instead.
~Ogden Nash

Divinipotent About Flu Season

This week, as the CDC takes its H1N1 preparedness message to the media, many will listen, some will tune out, some will claim it's a conspiracy, and some will continue sneezing in other people's faces.

For CDC news, consult Divinipotent Daily's handy H1N1 widget (at right under the heading, "Prognosticate About the Potential H1N1 Pandemic").