<![CDATA[It was very early in the morning Wednesday when I first discovered it was going to be a very grisly, depressing, heartbreaking, and infuriating day. James Lileks is a dear friend from Minneapolis whose house, Jasperwood, I've had the great fortune over the last couple of decades to visit now and again for a soiree to beat all soirees. James is one of the funniest and quick-witted men I've ever known, but a tweet Wednesday morning from him sounded very ominous. ]]>