I am sitting here in the crow's nest. I should take off, things will somehow find a way of being taken care of, I'm sure. Yet, I am still sitting here in Dave Brubeck's company, contemplating a certain Biblical death.
Herod is no less guilty than Salome for the beheading of John the Baptist. Only, in this situation, Herod and Salome acted their written part in the farce but John decided that he will keep his head attached to his body and refused Salome her satisfaction. Does that mean Herod and Salome are free of guilt, or are they still guilty for their intentions?
Caravaggio, Salome with Head of St. John the Baptist, 1606
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