I'll be here in sunshine or in shadow

Well now, here's the end of it. The summer is practically over this August Friday. Gone are my summer adventures, wasting time doing things on the computer, babysitting some great kids, trying to cook new foods, and me contemplating my summer days. I wish summer could last forever. It won't. I know. With all things considered, I do hope to continue this fun next summer: babysitting, adventuring, playing, cooking, and so much more.

So I hope all of you readers, if there are any, my friends and everyone else who may have come along this blog, I hope you stick around and continue this adventure with me.
In the words of Tennyson in Ulysses and
part of which was spoken by Frasier saying "Goodnight Seattle":

"... Come, my friends,
'Tis not too late to seek a newer world.
Push off, and sitting well in order smite
The sounding furrows; for my purpose holds
To sail beyond the sunset, and the baths
Of all the western stars, until I die.
...

"Tho' much is taken, much abides; and though
We are not now the strength which in old days
Moved earth and heaven; that which we are, we are;
Made weak by time and fate, but strong in will
To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield."

I'll be here in sunshine or in shadow..

And so I face the final curtain..

It is a normal Pacific Northwest afternoon. The sky has the streaks of sun shining through though the sun itself is barely covering itself in the grey clouds to suppress any complete happiness or sadness in any young child.

As high school comes to a start for me and my forever classmates and colleagues, I wonder if I truly am prepared for this new adventure. And as I look and wonder at the past and the present, and my present circumstances, I feel as though time itself is coming to an end.
It is not. I know this. Yet I will continue this journey, this adventure, as a new era in my life.

From the words of Mary Schmich, I will wear sunscreen.

Now do I listen to the words printed on a parchment pasted onto a block of wood hanging in my bathroom.. It begins, "GO PLACIDLY AMID THE NOISE & HASTE, & REMEMBER WHAT PEACE THERE MAY BE IN SILENCE.." continuing on, "Take kindly the counsel of the years, gracefully surrendering the things of youth. .." And Max Ehrmann ended this poem, "Desiderata" saying to "Be careful. Strive to be happy."

And now..

(*sound of blowing through his mouth as if he were tired and through with something*)
As this lovely, enchanting, dull, endearing, animating, and epitomic summer draws to its unfortunate end, I have regrets (yet too few to mention) in addition to satisfaction and contentment. I wonder if I have accordingly spent this summer.

5:43 PM
Alas after much thought, I think I have. I have traveled down Interstate-5 to almost its end and seen most of the grand beauty of California; I have read and pictured the moving events in a county called Maycomb in Alabama, seeing a brother and sister grow, and an innocent black man being served injustice; I have seen great art in Seattle that made me think new and fresh thoughts of the world and of thoughts itself; I learned to make great culinary dishes pleasing to the palate; I have put on a paper helmet, donned a cardboard shield of a red lion emblazoned on to aluminum foil, and with newspaper swords I fought great fiery dragons; so here's to life. (As sung by the fabulous Shirley Horn-) ..as long as I am still in the game, I want to play -for laughs, for life, for love.

A Second Chance

As I told you in a previous post, my computer hard drive was not working correctly and could not be accessed except for a certain time. Now that my dear friend, the computer and its innards, are working again, I am grateful for another chance, or privelege.
See you again some other time..

Strange ain't it?

Why is it i wonder that the natural reaction when holding a peace of plastic to ones mouth is to rip it from your face. Acting dead is the common response to danger in the wild yet us "advanced creatures" feel the need to stay awake and fight danger, no matter how dangerous. It seems to me that, when unable to breathe, the body should shut down, playing dead. This, however, could prove hazardous when having a peace of plastic taped around your mouth. This i have never tried but if the occasion arose by a strange string of events i would have to conclude that the best way to live is to stay completely awake, therefore keeping the ability to remove the tape. However, if given the choice, i would prefer to die sleeping than awake.

Dying is an interesting concept i think, the only thing that we don't have real experts on. We have experts on exploring new worlds, or exploring the world we live in. But the people who think they know everything about what comes next have just as much evidence as the guy that says the exact opposite.

Which brings me to faith. It is a strange concept as well. Everyone assumes theirs is the Superior version of the same story and no one realizes the possibility that they are all wrong and somewhere in all of the wrong ones the real life saving faith was lost. It would not be difficult to loose a faith when there are so many interesting ones to choose from. It could be that the one we were all meant to follow wasn't the most interesting one or the most advertised one so we decided that it doesn't matter, that we can have a more exciting one with golden gates/fiery furnaces.

well nice talking to all the nobody who reads this

this is Sean... signing out