April 20, 2003
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Life Blossoms
The sun beat down on
A heart chapped
By wind and cold
Sometimes happy
Already old.
Gloom blooms.
Still, wind on
Dunes blew
Nonsensically
Like the tunes
Of a didgeridoo
Singing to you.
(Gloom dooms.)
And you rested
In the warm glow
Of snow
From heaven
That tickled your
Soul
And after
Made
Laughter.
(We grope for hope.)
We all try to mask it
Beats in a basket.
Moments
Passing
Crib to casket.
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Slow. And. Steady. Wins. The. Race. And. Gets. Me. Lunch. Too.
Today, we sat mesmerized in front of a tank, watching turtles chase after minnows. It was pretty funny. As many as six turtles chasing after three fish, reactions slow like too many cups of Nyquil. After five minutes of hapless pursuit, we concluded that it was the turtles’ strategy to tire the fish out. And running into each other, smashing into the glass walls, each reptile went frantic on Filet-O-Fish Saturday. Going for the kill, each turtle missed his mark by large inches. So, in like fashion, kicking their hind legs into glacial gear, they brawled in a pathetic melee for a scanty meal. Like watching a shoving match between jiggling bowls of Jello, not a lot happened.
They live in slo-mo, their surroundings in twitchy fast forward. <raise one eyebrow>
I love breakfast more than any other meal. Ate at Marston’s, the highest rated morning joint in Southern California. French Toast covered in Corn Flakes. Steak sandwiches. Great Omelettes of Mt. Olympus! <grin> Man, it was good.
We hung out in Glendale. Dale’s doin’ the gangsta chin. NY better watch it.
We Kerouacked the open road. Minus the drugs and loose women.
Ramming speed!
Die Masala! Die!
A movie about revenge and later Redemption. The chariot race rivals the car chases from Ronin.
Matt11:28
Comments (6)
I like being the first to comment.
I own a didgeridoo; Once had a pet turtle named Cheney; Love dive places that serve breakfast around the clock; Always thought Charleston Heston aged gracefully; I’ve watched Ronin
Ben Hur was great.
But nothing rivals the Ronin car chases… sorry.
my dad told me that it took 6 months to film that chariot scene. is that right? either 6 months or 3 years? something like that… :T
ronin’s car chase scene was like an audi commercial… sah-weet.
Gotta agree, hard to beat the chase scenes in Ronin … altho I’ve heard French Connection set the original standard for films like these.
Cornflake-crusted french toast! WOW! With maple syrup or jam?
By the way, very cool shot (and narrative) of the turtle chasing the minnow. Hard to believe a turtle could catch up with anything!
I really enjoying your posts Daniel…so full of life! Keep up! Ironically enough…Ronin is on T.V. right now! My lil’ bro’s watching it! =D
Happy Easter to you!
proverbs 3:5-6
Thanks for the comments, guys. Sheesh! OK THEN… I only mentioned Ronin to get a rise out of y’all. -wink-
Hope it was a good Easter for each of you.