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Out in the cold

But if you do not find an intelligent companion, a wise and well-behaved person going the same way as yourself, then go on your way alone, like a king abandoning a conquered kingdom, or like a great elephant in the deep forest.
- Buddha

Lazarus

Hey I used to have a blog. Who knew? Little has changed since my last post. Me and the cat are still here. It's good turret weather again. Summer is coming. Might need to buy a new air conditioner. Did some landscaping recently. The front yard had gotten a bit out of control. Back yard is still out of control. Haven't painted anything in years. Haven't dusted off ye olde banjer in years. Sad faces. I've started into a bottle of wine but the night is still young. Maybe I will have better blog material in a few hours...

No. 543

I fear a Man of frugal Speech -
I fear a Silent Man -
Haranguer - I can overtake -
Or Babbler - entertain -

But He who weighteth - While the Rest -
Expend their furthest pound -
Of this Man - I am wary -
I fear that He is Grand -

-Emily Dickinson

And I know she's living there
And she loves me to this day
I still can't remember when
Or how I lost my way.

Candace

I ran down the hill in that vacuum of crickets like a breath travelling across a mirror she was lying in the water her head on the sand spit the water flowing about her hips there was a little more light in the water her skirt half saturated flopped along her flanks to the waters motion in heavy ripples going nowhere renewed themselves of their own movement I stood on the bank I could smell the honeysuckle on the water gap the air seemed to drizzle with honeysuckle and with the rasping of crickets a substance you could feel on the flesh

Bittersweet

10 years ago today, my Uncle and his partner died in a car accident while vacationing in Cuba. We miss you Harry and Gary!

But it is also my Nephew's birthday. Happy Birthday Luke!

Tater out