Thanks to the magic of Google satellite imagery, we can visit locations that are otherwise off limits. Today, I’m going back to an earlier time, when my brain still didn’t overanalyse things. Yes, back to when I was about sixteen.
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I am unable to remember the title, but there’s a book that lists all the regular saints, along with the coincindent date. Useful, in its context. Hopelessly particular, at the same time. As we swing through the vernal equinox (which is imprecisely dated, apparently), I’ve noticed that the date is linked to the feast of Saint Patrick. Stay with me; I’ll explain my why.
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So many things depend on contextual clues. I forwarded a photo of myself, in a group, to one of my sons.He was unable to identify me. Context: the photo was more than a half-century old, in shades of gray. And we all had similar hair styles. I recognized me, but I had the “know myself” part. And I was there, on the day in question. Son had none of those advantages. Context.
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If I may, I’d like to take a break from my usual undirected dialog, and discuss the elephant in the room. Or rather, the one that a small group of individuals cannot describe. The blind individuals. There, I’ve said it.
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Pardon my distracted interest in history. I ended up watching a vdeo about the Templars, who have give so much material to modern pulp fiction. Read any Dan Brown? He doesn’t write history, but he borrows heavily from the canon.
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I comefrom a familyh of campers. Unable to pay for swank motel suites, we brought our vacation accommodations with us. That first canvas tent with dire warnings not to touch the walss during rain, gave way to a towwed tent trailer. Yes, the one that destroyed the lock from high school. A funny story… The safety chains were firmly attached, at least for the first bit of road travel. And there were no inspectors, where we were going.
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There’s been a recent increase in calls from one telemarketing firms. According to the sales pitch, they are worried that my water quality isn’t as good as it could be. Even letting them know that I have a “full five hundred feet of sand as a filter” (not something I’ve verified
doesn’t suffice. They are concerned. Even weht so far as to offer a free first aid kit, although there’s a condition. I have to let them come by and test my water. They have a solution.
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Around here, the wind can be relentless. A rare day, when the breeze turns off. And if you have any experience with that sort of wind, you learn that it will pick out the flaws (in construction) that you had missed. We’ve been here for seven years, and there are still moments of surprise.
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Twice a year, they (anonymous) try to sneak this clock silliness by me. I see you! Let the record show. Just because most people fail to complain, this “spring ahead, fall back” model of making the average person fight with their stove display should end. Relegated to the archives.
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There was a time when I referred to myself as educated. The audacity!
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