The very next day I saw a sign that the sad angel was right. A new bronze sculpture called "The Left Handed Drummer," created by the British sculptor Barry Flanagan, was awaiting me in Union Square Park.

Barry told me,"The left handedness of this drummer speaks to the other side of the brain, from the past to the future, another tune in composure. A seed of hope after the conviction. I would subtitle this piece, I don't want to set the world on fire."

But I knew the Left Handed Drummer Hare had a special message for me....