I had a really weird dream a couple of nights ago. I think it might be prophetic. The dream featured my friend Greg, a poet who left Paris at the end of May to go work for the Kerry campaign. In the dream, we were at a train station and he was heart broken. He asked me to read the letter he had written to the girl he loved, who he was apparently leaving behind. I looked at the letter, addressed to a girl named Victoria. It was written in French, but the only word that stuck out to me, because it was much bigger than the other words, is "cocasse". I have no idea what this word means and Stephane (who is the first line of defense against my dream tales) had no idea, so I looked it up today. My old school British English-French dictionary translates it as "droll, laughable." The Robert Micro describes it as a situation or event that is both shocking and funny. Will Greg's work lead to a Victory? Will the 2004 elections create yet another "cocasse" situation like the 2000 elections? Does Greg's heartbreak over abandoning an aptly named girl indicate the inevitable failure of the Kerry campaign? Or does his pain and dedication mean that it will be a hard road, but the message is being sent? I think I am going to try to manifest a sequel to clarify this image a little. If you have any wisdom, do share.