My apologies to the One City community, I got caught up watching the final debate last night and neglected to pen something substantive for this AM. It was fun to watch McCain turn himself into the Incredible Edible Angry Old Man while I destroyed a half-pint of strawberry cheesecake ice cream, but I never should have let you down.  I offer up these lovely songs, meant to soothe an aching heart and calm economic anxieties, in a bid for your forgiveness. 

First up, a cut from Robert Plant & Allison Krauss’s 2007 album Raising Sand: 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FHPrLifRhX4

And Josh Ritter’s “Bright Smile,” from his second album Hello Starling: 

I feel better already.