not much for words these days

i think i'm going through a reality check this year. it's pretty intense. probably why i haven't been saying much at all since january. mackenzie mentioned the other day a great quote from Tao Te Ching that basically sums up my silence - or at least, my lack of words:

Do you have the patience to wait
till your mud settles and the water is clear?
Can you remain unmoving
till the right action arises by itself?
~translated by stephen mitchell

speaking of which, doonesbury today sums up my thoughts on the current race to the white house: