What's an Ojibwe?

Over the past few months, I've been prone to finding inspiration is sources ranging from the sublime (Thomas Pynchon) to the absurd (The All-American Rejects). Most recently, The Sopranos has been providing a few pearls that I've caught myself latching onto. I'm slightly hesitant to take anything on The Sopranos seriously, since it usually seems like most of the ideas portrayed in the show are cynical. But I'm a sucker. But you already knew that.

I've been thinking a lot about the Ojibwe saying that has been given a lot of screen time in the last couple of episodes. If you watch The Sopranos, you'll probably think it's dumb of me to be reproducing the saying here. I think it's pretty dumb too. But here it is.

"Sometimes I go about in pity for myself, and all the while, a great wind carries me across the sky."

I've put off posting for a couple of days because I was reluctant to have the "04.06" link pop up. It's April. It's spring. The weather was spectacular yesterday. I sat outside on the hammock and read all afternoon.

Who am I? Where am I going?