And just to seal that deal, my I-Pod was playing an old favorite of mine:
America, America, God Shed His Grace on Thee,
And Crowned Thy Good With Brotherhood From Sea to Shining Sea""wailed Ray Charles.
For the first time in a long time, I actually heard the words: And crowned thy good with brotherhood"
Must have been a portent because my next mouse click brought up a story by IPS, the news service I work for. The headline read Iran's "Blogfather" Gets 20-Year Prison Sentence." The story ran:
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