got the ebb, but not the flow
i'm big in Japan
Tom Waits
sunny day in Seattle. walked along Elliot Bay at lunch. blue skies, mild breeze, tourists, Duck tour boats, lines at Victoria Clipper to go over to Vancouver Island. there was an outdoor concert on the harbor steps between 1st Ave and Western with people sitting on the steps. i saw Steve Andreason, partner with Davis Wright. he's now in my building but first time I've encountered him. a few feet further and a guy stops me with "didn't you used to play basketball with Kirk...?" he was right but i didn't recognize him but we spent a few minutes catching up after 20 years.
listened to mp3's as I walked. Neil Young singing "helpless, helpless, helpless" had me on the verge of tears thinking about my boy...but, walk on down the road, admire the beauty that summer bestows on women when they are outside, and briefly take refuge in the old refrain from Cu Chi, "don't mean nothin'". briefly, and then try to get swallowed by the summer day, the walk, and the rhythm.
Tuesday, August 05, 2008
Sunday, August 03, 2008
What's Up?
Lauren is home. We're pleased to see her and get to see her friends, also. Livens up the house to have some young energy about.
Summer is mild this year, to put it mildly, but we're getting some house chore stuff done that been's ignored for a while. Hanging our clothes on a line outside to be green and it's surprisingly easy to manage...small loads in washer and plan ahead.
Got to get the moss off the roof. Bought some "organic" stuff that is supposed to not harm pets and fish. Install a rose trellis out front for a climbing rose we bought for Lauren. Last weekend we pressure washed the deck and house...bathe that sucker...looks much better. The weekend before we painted the frame of the arbor on the deck and then mounted new lattice to it. K has bought two clematis to plant and climb up it.
I'm off to Mt. Rushmore on 8/23 for a week on the motorcycle. Going to meet Gary Stacy and Don Woodlee, riding up from Oklahoma and New Mexico. We're going to camp and ride around, but after Bike Week in Sturgis. I got a new tent from REI and borrowed some other gear from neighbor and now have piles of stuff in the living room floor.
I miss my son and as we approach August 23 I think of him more and feel his loss a bit more keenly than usual. It will be three years..seems like 20. He was such a fine young man and I'm sure I knew that at the time, but daily life dealing with irritations or money or other petty nonsense can cloud a person's awareness of how precious and irreplaceable a person can be in your life. Love you, Seth.
Summer is mild this year, to put it mildly, but we're getting some house chore stuff done that been's ignored for a while. Hanging our clothes on a line outside to be green and it's surprisingly easy to manage...small loads in washer and plan ahead.
Got to get the moss off the roof. Bought some "organic" stuff that is supposed to not harm pets and fish. Install a rose trellis out front for a climbing rose we bought for Lauren. Last weekend we pressure washed the deck and house...bathe that sucker...looks much better. The weekend before we painted the frame of the arbor on the deck and then mounted new lattice to it. K has bought two clematis to plant and climb up it.
I'm off to Mt. Rushmore on 8/23 for a week on the motorcycle. Going to meet Gary Stacy and Don Woodlee, riding up from Oklahoma and New Mexico. We're going to camp and ride around, but after Bike Week in Sturgis. I got a new tent from REI and borrowed some other gear from neighbor and now have piles of stuff in the living room floor.
I miss my son and as we approach August 23 I think of him more and feel his loss a bit more keenly than usual. It will be three years..seems like 20. He was such a fine young man and I'm sure I knew that at the time, but daily life dealing with irritations or money or other petty nonsense can cloud a person's awareness of how precious and irreplaceable a person can be in your life. Love you, Seth.
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