Hmmm . . . I have this ongoing learning process that is apparently part of the human being. I see it evidenced before me everyday now, and I am part of it. At least I am participant in that I am learning continuously. I wish I could describe to you what it is that I am learning, loyal reader, but it's kinda like describing what it's like to eat an apple: it seems you only learn about how an apple tastes by eating one.

So now the trick is, how do you return to the orchard when you can't find your way back? I keep finding that I walk by a big cave with strange sounds coming from inside. Sounds like a buncha people talking from here. Yeah, it's pretty easy to find that. Can you take apples back into the cave? I don't know, we'll have to wait and see. I'll try to let you know what happens . . .

In the meantime, both of the blogs that I read regularly are standing vacant. The writers are off on vacation or work related travel, so I do miss reading about what's going on in thier lives.

For those of you who are starting to feel the holiday spirits come on, they're just around the corner. Remember that this is a good time to drink hot tea, as that helps to soothe the spirit, relax the mind and ease the body.

Tomorrow is NOT my ten year high school reunion, it;s next Saturday, Nov. 30, same as my sisters birthday. I have no idea what to expect, but I'll be sure to have something to report come Monday.

Until then, have a good weekend ya'll, I'll be living vicariously through your fun since I'm finishing my paper this weekend.

Anybody see that 1982 Kurt Russel movie, The Thing? it's about the one about the Antarctic expedition that find a spaceship and soon this alien microbe that works as a genetic mockingbird/xerox machine infects and kills all the people and animals there and becomes this hideous anthropomorphic/lycanthropic blendy mixed thing. So now it looks like somebody wants to build thier own version of that, or maybe they want to make some orcs, oh perhaps they'll build a grendel race. I dunno, this just sounds way off base to me.

Ok, so the Leonids were not as spectacular as I had hoped, or perhaps they were, but i just couldn't see them through all of the clouds rolling over. I went to Claysville to my favorite meteor observing spot, at least i havent' been shot there yet, so . . . and watched the clouds roll over the moon. i may have seen some bright bright fireballs, but through the clouds, they were either dim streaks or imagined.

OK, question, does anybody know about the Russian photographer who has the series with this guy wearing crazy traditional Russian MC Hammer pants, dancing on a mountain top? He's like the greatest dancer guy, he's doing crazy flips and turns, like he breakdances, but he's in the air, not on the ground. I know it sounds fantastic, but you should see the photos. It's from the eeearly 20th century if that helps any... I saw him sampled (terminology?) when I visited the Cleveland Museum of Art with Karen. It was a montage/collage sorta piece, but i immediately recognized the mountain dance guy. He's not to be confused with Jesco White, the guy in the Mountain Dancer documentary. That's the guy from WV who appeared on the Roseanne show. Completely different character, but that's a good weeknight rental from Heads Together. Gotta watch the sequel too. :P

I haven't posted lately loyal readers. Mostly been doing school work and work work, so it's been hard to do this. I am exicited to tutor tonight. I want to share with my 6th grader one of my favorite poets: Jean-Joseph Rabearivelo. He came from Madagascar and died in 1937. He does some good stuff.

TONIGHT !!! TONIGHT !!! TONIGHT !!!
No, not the Phil Collins song, but the Leonids!!! The meteor shower peaks tonight and should prove to be pretty spectacular. I went out in mid-August to view the Perseids, and it was pretty good, but these are promising to be spectacular. Go check 'em out!!!

A good weekend over all. Saturday, I did some recording with Marty, it was a lot of fun doing harmonies on a song with him. Here's hoping it will all come out alright (marty's doing some fine tuning on the quality and sound levels). maybe there will be a way to link you faithful readers to a space where you can hear what we did. I can't promise a whole lot yet, so please be patient. And let's keep hoping that good ol' Tommy Maddox will stay on the recovery course and maybe help us get back in it . . . our thoughts and prayers are with you Tommy.


In the meantime, and on a completely different tack, anotha poetry by Russel Edson:

a performance at hog theatre

there was once a hog theatre where hogs performaed as men, had men been hogs.

one hog said, i will be a hog in a field, which has found a mouse
which is being eaten by the same hog which is in the field
which has found the mouse, which i am performing as my contribution to the performer's art.

oh, let's just be hogs, cried an old hog.

and so the hogs streamed out of the theatre crying, only hogs, only hogs.

russel edson, 1976
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As E. B. White and his mentor Mr. Strunk say, Mr. Edson demonstrates in this poem, beware of 'which' s. Because, simply stated, one which leads to another. And soon you can have a whole coven of 'which's.


Yeah, one final note: we live in an incredibly stupid society. Let me clarify that statement. We have some incredibly stupid perons who have achieved a high level of influence in our society. Here's why universal statements (think back to your logic course), aren't always a great idea. Not all drugs are used for recreation. Some are used to prevent health problems and even prevent death. Becoming a teacher still looks good, but the battlefield extends well beyond the classroom, no doubt.