Hey, Ya Wanna See A Dead Body?

Cold wind ripping down the alley at dawn
And the morning paper flys
Dead man lying by the side of the road
With the daylight in his eyes

- "Don't Let It Bring You Down" by Neil Young

First off, go get the Annie Lennox version of this song on her CD 'Medusa'. It's about a jillion times better than the original version by the aging Canadian whiner.

Kind of eerie on the way to work this morning. At the intersection of Long Point & Witte, the cops were out in force and had the entire SW corner taped off, and the usual horde of illegals who hang there all day waiting for a job had been hustled across the street.

It wasn't until I got to the intersection that I saw what all the fuss was about. There was a corpse leaning up against the trash dumpster, partially covered by those blue sheets the cops use to protect evidence.

At first I thought the dead guy had been hit by a vehicle jumping the curb, but he was a good 20 feet back from the road. The only reason I thought it might have been a vehicle impact was that the guy wasn't wearing any pants. I've heard of people getting literally knocked out of their clothing in accidents.

So, there's the cheery start to my day. Dead Hispanic guy faceplanted on the pavement next to a run-down strip mall, his blue skivvies pointing towards the sky. Hell of a way to depart.

Don't let it bring you down
It's only castles burning
Find someone who's turning
And you will come around