both sides now

some quick hitters for a sunday morning... I've always wondered what would happen if a car stalled at a gas station pump and couldn't be moved.. well, now i know... total chaos, bordering on anarchy. thank heavens it wasn't me, and thank heavens I carry jumper cables in the van.. Still, you should push your car away from the pump before you ask for help.

I've said it before, and I'll say it again. You can't teach a pig to sing, or a fish to fly or a bird to swim, or basically anyone to do anything contrary to their nature. IT's funny how life sends us these little reminders of why we are where we are and how we got here.. that's not being fatalistic, it's just saying.

kinda had my faith in romance and love restored just a bit yesterday, Congratulations Kristi, I seriously don't think anyone deserves it more, I know it's been a long journey and It's very nice to see you reap the rewards. your patience and faith has definitely been rewarded

the words of my political science professor ring in my ears "there are enough kooks on the right now to counter balance the kooks on the left " of course that was back in 1994
... so where are we now ?? even further down that crazy path..with no end in sight. I wonder if this is how all empire's die.

so I am now 46. It was a nice week and thanks to everyone who sent wishes. After the craziness of the last few years I needed a nice quiet birthday alone to reflect. It's quite funny actually, that the last 2 women I've dated in relationships that have spanned the last 4 years have both had birthdays on the day adjacent to mine. I'll freely admit I missed them both this year. I missed the crazy clubhouse party, the first time someone made me lobster, and of course it didn't help that the LAKERS and KINGS played here in sac the night before. This years birthday was different in many ways. Images of the past, memories and echoes, but mostly just time to relax and reflect. The last four years reached their APEX last week, and really, one could say my whole world was turned completely upside down over the last four years. That all culminated with this years birthday, At long last I finally have some resolution to all that has gone before, and I am truly starting over. No barriers, no parameters, no preconceived notions of what the world or my life should be. I've almost rid myself of the filters and bias's that have colored my life up to this point.. I gotta be honest, it's scary as hell. But I guess it had to happen.
as the song goes, I've looked at life from both sides now..

k. gotta get the kids up for church... talk later