Gone East

"Be well, do good work, and keep in touch."

I'm a big fan of Garrison Keillor. From an article about him on CNN.com:

Keillor's radio show has become increasingly political, zinging Republicans and President Bush. While Bill Clinton's foibles provided much richer material, Keillor says, there's something about Bush "that's kind of smirky and kind of uncurious and proud of it."

"You get older, you feel a certain freedom that you wouldn't feel if you were in your 30s," Keillor says. "You'd be far more politic. You'd think, 'Well, now, you know, how is my dad going to feel about this? How is my boss at work going to feel about this?' And you get to a certain age, you don't think about that anymore." More...