You once made me a 'mixed tape' back in the day of cassettes. And you put Sinead O'Connor on it.
"It's been eight thousand and fifty-five days,
Since you took your love away...
I go out every night and sleep all day
Since you took your love away.
Since you been gone
I can do whatever I want
I can see whomever I choose...
I can eat my dinner in a fancy restaurant.
But nothin', I said nothin'
Can take away these blues...
Cause nothing compares,
Nothing compares 2 U."
My slight bastardization of Sinead O'Connor's "Nothing Compare 2 U." (Just e-mailed her to do a Seattle show.)
Wow. Just wow. It's been 22 years+ since Lady Beatrix has said a kind word to me, or acknowledged me as a human being with rational emotions. (Or even considered that I'm alive, sentient, and possess memories of her. I still do remember the distinct smell of her Swiss Family facial scrub in 1991. Apricotty.)
Hey...Thanks for coming. Anyone from outta town tonight? Let me start with an old favorite...
"You didn't know what you were lookin' for
'Til you heard the voices in your ears...
Hey, It's me again.
Can't you see again?"
Cheap Trick, Voices. It rocks. The whole thing.
Been slinging hammers and nails elsewhere and away, and still omni-multiple 'someones' are reading. Thanks, sly-dogs. Shout-out to Indonesia!
The Internet isn't everywhere, yet. Not in the tall trees past civilization where I currently reside. So I must humbly apologize for my sequestrationalisms. BOO-YAH! Pretend I'm at the Library typing this, smoochin' beerskis, chillin'.
Break for musical Interlude:
(Pick something nice for yourself, and chill, and really listen to it.)
The ultimate reason of the universe isn't apparent to any of us. If you think you know it, all of it, I fear you may be some freakin' freak. Institutions may be in your future.
I won't delude myself that it's all rational and crisp like garden-fresh celery. (So tasty, and the greens are ultra-high in magnesium. Soups and stews, people. Use that stuff!)
The Universe does what it does. (Simply amazing, I say. Anyone want to untangle some quanta?)
Beyond the constantly-changing ways of the popular mantras, there are old core truths and simple wisdoms. Some rather silly things turn out to be decent almost-rules, for one reason or another. "Mom telling you to wear a coat in November kinda-shit."
The oceans of time yield their pearls.
1. Try to eat seafood once a week. Good minerals, prots, GOOD fat, and it keeps your immune system busy, primed, longing. I understand the 'tuna/mercury concerns' but, let's be serious, tuna isn't supposed to be anyone's staple food. You can't just cherry-pick at the top of the food chain. You have to graze all the levels. I'd eat a small pebble if it smelled like shrimp. Trout is delicious. Anchovies do exist, so eat them. I soooooo wish octopi and squid would slither right to my kitchen and eat garlic along the way. (Sigh)
2. Some things just go together on your palate. (Good beer, great chocolate and Satsuma oranges come to mind...)
There are 'right place/right time' moments; mindful consciousness just swirls it all together. (Rain-cloudy sunset, Sonoma County red wine, light breeze smelling of cedar. Bill Withers on the stereo.) Beauty is a constant input to the curious. You try! We all have our own favorites, of course. (Blue-rare beefsteak with kimchi, sea salt, and sesame oil, fresh thin asparagus steamed perfectly over lemon-water, and cold German potato salad with bacon bits... mango gelato to finish... NUM!)
3. (Disclaimer: I'm an ass.) You can tell someone's intelligence by the way they drive. And let me tell ya, there are some randy right idiots out there. Meek driving, scared driving, offensive driving. People are mostly egocentric behind the wheel. Larger SUVs, shitty old cars, and all Audis are suspect.
4. Pee on trees, if you can. They most likely don't mind the nutrients and urea.
I'll end it on that note. Trees are awesome.
(Lotsa threads to wind to a knot vis a vis this column. Working on that, and many other things...)
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