popeless, popeless, popeless.

that can be al yankovich's next song. a parody of neil young. or has al also mercifully retired?

i don't know why exactly this whole pope thing amuses me, but it does. he wants to read books and pray. i mean, isn't that what he did anyway? he's got to retire to do that?

i suppose it's that it takes a lot of weight off his shoulders. i do get that. i was real tired of having weight on my shoulders too. but you would think that a guy who had ambitions to be pope wouldn't be much like me.

i actually didn't like this pope very much. not that it matters if i like any particular pope or not. i'm not catholic and all. but here's something else i've always wondered- do they have to get a guy who is a hundred and 10, everytime? why not a young pope? a vibrant pope? a dancing or singing pope would be great. how about a pope that tells jokes and juggles?

in the meantime- we find ourselves somewhat popeless. some people might be wondering "who's going to wave at us now?" i'm finding that doesn't matter much to me. i think the sun is still going to come up tomorrow. pope or no pope.