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An eclipse in the season of light
December 30, 2006 |
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Last night found my wife and me at the house of a friend, a minister, along with another couple who were long-time friends of the hostess. It was a warm and congenial evening in a comfortable room with a wood fire, a brightly decorated Christmas tree, a sleepy cat, good company.
At one point, the husband in the other couple paused to answer his cell phone. He listened for a bit, then spoke briefly before hanging up. He looked up at us.
"They hung Saddam," he said.
Philip Barron is a St. Louis writer and author of the blog Waveflux.
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