Thursday, January 17, 2008, 8:10 p.m.

Engagements on the Internet--the news portals, blogs, political communities--prove too often more riveting than art. 

Would that I were paid for working for peace. 

Instead, between boundless curiosity and a little moral entrepreneurship, the hours drift away in typed reflections, and never two days pass without atrocious behavior or provocative language spinning through the ether and begging my comment.

Nonetheless, I got a short break this afternoon from punditry and scholarship: another snowstorm--another hour out with a camera in the cold air.

I had hoped Oppenheim Arts & Letters would provide a showcase for various efforts, including photography, but also creative writing and journalism. That's still the idea, but what a challenge. # # #