Patty feels a little bit like Lindsay Lohan right now, attempting to dispel rumors, why can't you just let her live? She is alive and well (living in my basement), and of the opinion that if she has nothing to say (or rather too much to say), she shouldn't say anything at all. However, the public is far more demanding, she has received tons (tons!) of fan mail (actual hard copies of the TLC album), questioning her blogic and strategy. Why the quick rise to fame? Did we peak too soon? Was our lack of direction the true forbearer of our demise? Why have we dissolved into nasty facebook wall comments (*cough* alisa and samantha *cough*)? What's with all the rhetorical questions? Well, I don't know who is to blame, perhaps the media, perhaps ourselves. Alas, the time for pointing fingers and crying wolf must come to an end. We must move forth or not move at all!

Well, here is a thought starter, on my plane ride home from Duetschland, they played a made for t.v. special, the premise of which was Patty Hearst giving the viewer a behind the scenes VIP tour through the Hearst Castle, San Simeon. It looks pleasant.