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tcr!
· Oct 1, 2017 at 2:17 pm
tcr!
· Sep 30, 2017 at 12:03 pm
Dude, it’s a parking lot, not one of those kid paper mazes.
tcr!
· Sep 29, 2017 at 8:30 pm
Me and the peeps got to go and hear him speak at Anderson’s Bookshop in Naperville.
My favorite part is when Owen told stories of how Stephen had him recording reading books onto tape so Stephen could listen to them.
How fun is that? Being eight years old and reading Dean Koontz books aloud for your dad for later.
tcr!
· Sep 30, 2017 at 9:35 am
One of my friends took this photo of the Kings up on stage.
tcr!
· Sep 29, 2017 at 12:47 pm
Peeps, here’s your you-keep-your-distance Friday jam.
While going down your own Tears For Fears rabbit hole, do yourself a favor and DON’T listen to any live version of this song from 2000 or later. Your bum hole will be ruined for life.
But back to the video… I was happy that Roland and the librarian were together in the end. Without the chimp. Animals really shouldn’t wear clothes.
tcr!
· Sep 29, 2017 at 12:48 pm
Also, since it’s CD Friday, please enjoy the Donnie Darko footage.
jimi hindrance experience
· Sep 30, 2017 at 4:06 am
Donnie Darko didn’t happen for me in real time. i caught up with Donnie LONG after the fact on a DVD with extras that i bought.
a woman i worked with was the age appropriate for Donnie when Donnie happened and she was in love with him from those days.
i watched it, maybe 10 years late, and i fell in love with all of its surrealism.
i wonder why surrealism is called that? not the history of the word. just that more of life fits in the surreal category than not for me (ok, at least half the time) and i’m happy with those numbers. divided by zero and multiplied by green.
tcr!
· Oct 1, 2017 at 4:18 pm
Ya, I didn’t watch Darko when it first came out either. Maybe 2-3 years later. It was one where too many people I knew hyped it and then I was all smug, like it couldn’t be that good. And then it was that good.
And plus one for surrealism is more everyday life. Me, two.
tcr!
· Sep 29, 2017 at 9:06 am
Audio (MP3): 20170929 - Fire hydrant flushing on the east side of Geneva
This post originally appeared on the Facebook group, What’s happening in Geneva, IL. I’m reposting here just in case someone decides the writing isn’t as exceptional as the Campana flame wars. I mean discussions.
Guys, they’re doing fire hydrant flushing on the east side of Geneva today and from what I gather the happening is primarily in neighborhoods around the Fox River.
This is important because I’ve never actually seen a hydrant being flushed. I’ve always felt they were akin to the elusive Sasquatch and Yeti up north. Signs for this city event, sure, we’ve all seen them. But a horizontal fountain spray? Never in all my time spent living in this wonderful city.
tcr!
· Sep 29, 2017 at 4:49 pm
I snapped a picture of the Division hydrant on the way home from work. It’s not the best since I applied le zoom but I was quite pleased they gave her a fresh coat of red paint after the flush!
keamoose
· Sep 29, 2017 at 5:24 pm
If that story doesn’t make people’s days better, I don’t know what would.
keamoose
· Sep 29, 2017 at 5:26 pm
Although, I wouldn’t really want to splash in that water. There’s a reason they flush it out. Stagnant water in the lines is a breeding ground for all kinds for gross stuff. (This is the downside to being a water treatment engineer.)
jimi hindrance experience
· Sep 30, 2017 at 4:01 am
Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. These writings have improved my day (noc) on a day (noc) that needed improvement.
tcr!
· Oct 1, 2017 at 3:48 pm
keamoose- I yep, after your comments on the retention pond I tend to shy away from public water in this fashion. 😊
jimi- you are most welcome!
tcr!
· Sep 29, 2017 at 9:00 am
Audio (MP3): 20170929 - Let the cosmos be your guide
Maggie and I found this note while having gelato at Graham’s 318.
Sometimes life pounds on my door, pounds with both hands to get my attention. But more often than not it’s just few taps, barely audible, just left of center.
When I see those things out of the corner of my eye, the kind that perk my interest, it’s important that I take another look. Stay in that moment and focus. I don’t think that whatever just happened along is an accident. I need to act on those glimmers because once they’re gone, they’re gone.
Time keeps ticking away whether I do something or not. And the odds are against me when I hesitate. If I wait too long it’ll be all but impossible to go back. I can’t rewind and recapture the magic from a moment ago. Magic’s got a shelf life. Unfortunately.
Sure, in almost all cases those left of center taps don’t amount to anything. I don’t always get to find a rabbit in the hat but I never regret at least looking, looking to see what was making that sound.
Ya know what I don’t like? Wondering what would’ve happened, what could’ve been. If I’d just taken a chance, taken a risk, and not necessarily jumped through that window, but at least said, “wait, what was that?”
I’d rather have the thought “well, that was nothing” than my heart murmuring and longing for something that I let slip away. Something that was knocking gently on my door and I ignored. That flicker I just walked by. There’s been too many times where I just kept walking. Just kept driving…
Like those bricks in St. Charles.
Or that guy I only briefly talked to in high school. Or that pirate ship1 I never got on. Or that barbershop I never went in. Or that phone call from Brazil I never answered.
Somebody told me a few years back that I was meek. And it pissed me off to no end. Because it was true. I hate when my submissive, unassertive alter ego holds me back. Ugh.
tism
· Sep 29, 2017 at 9:13 pm
There’s so much truth in your words.
I grew up better safe than sorry. Stayed that way most of my life.
It wasn’t until I did a whole series of “bad, selfish things” that came up aces for me.
That’s when I started having those “If I’d only….” regrets.
Now I do stop in the middle of a moment to take that mental snapshot.
jimi hindrance experience
· Sep 30, 2017 at 3:58 am
Thank you, Thank You, Thank you. Both of you.
T: sometimes I hold off on reading your stuff not because I’m too busy or not interested. just the opposite. i’m saving it to savor later.
it’s like Ferris said, “sometimes you gotta…”
tcr!
· Sep 30, 2017 at 6:04 pm
tism- better safe than sorry, I’ve been there far more than necessary.
jimi- yep, I hold off on commenting sometimes, too, just so I can absorb a smidge.
tcr!
· Sep 29, 2017 at 7:14 am
When I woke up this morning at 6:56 am I somberly smiled while thinking, “ah Saturday how I love you so.”
And then after I fully awoke I realized it’s Friday. I’ll still take Friday over Thursday though!
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What did the ghost say to the bee?
Boobie!
It’s a classic knee-slapper circa ‘65 when we were all eating the same paste. We’d sit cross legged on the floor in a circle and Mrs. Stemple would scream, “JAMES LARKIN!” HOW MANY TIMES DO I HAVE TO TELL YOU KEEP YOUR HANDS TO YOURSELF?!”
It was Eileen’s sweater. Needed some of my attention.
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“All eating the same paste” — when I read that I heard the Horse from the rubber nipples episode of Red & Stimpy. That’s a good thing, too.
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