Where on earth will they find enough sage for THAT?

Happy new year, everyone...sorry I've been a bit off on the posts, but I've been under the weather recently.

So, here's my tangent de jour :). I was watching the Rachel Maddow show tonight and one of the guests mentioned that she was going to celebrate Dubya's impending exit by arranging, with some of her friends, to smudge the White House. No, they won't be going in the White House (I rather think that the Secret Service might have Issues with that idea, for some reason :-P) but will instead be standing on one of the streets outside the White House, trying to smudge (or "sage," as she put it) away the foulness of eight years of Dubya's rule.

Major bad juju, as my friend Alwyn would say.

Sageing/smudging has its roots in many ancient cultures, in more than a few neopagan traditions and in some major religions. I've smudged to rid my apartment, and my life, of the residue of a boyfriend who broke my heart. I did it because I couldn't move on unless I forced his memories out...and when the sage had burned to embers and my heart had healed, I met the man who later became my husband.

So smudging can have good benefits, obviously. :) But as I watched Rachel's guest talk about smudging tonight, I began to wonder if they'd ever find enough sage to chase away eight years of war, death, bad decisions, arrogance, pride, ignorance, greed, stupidity and self-pity. Not to mention a president who can't pronounce "nuclear."

But somehow, I can't blame them for trying. Every little bit helps. :)