h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

I'm glad you like the cadence of a cloudburst too.

So the next question is how did you learn the cadence? I don't think you got it from the transcription. Do you have a recording of it?

I think you do maybe. If so, it's probably Bevery Crum's. Here's an interesting link.

http://cougar.ucdavis.edu/nas/faculty/crum/schome.html

The Crums are from Duck Valley.

I was thinking of listening to her. But, be happy, I figured it out all on my lonesome, just speaking it out and beating a rhythm. I did once play a very complex, old, and many stringed musical instrument.

Talk to me Rusty, why do you continue to run in the shadows?

I don't know what you mean, "run in shadows". What do you want? I'm talking to you a whole lot more than I'd talk to most people.

an idea, if you have a few moments (somehow, hootoo is not very well behaved this week), check the lyrics:

Dire Straits
"Live at the BBC"
'What's the Matter Baby'

okay?

Well, I don't think you're the wild man,
the one they said who's yelling,
But running in the shadows still
might help you with your dwelling.

Because,

When your homeland's full of occupiers,
angry or insane,
it isn't very prudent
to get caught out in the rain.

be out for a bit. me boy and i had a a car crash in my volvo tue eve. other car came out of a side street. shoved us into street corner, air bags, the works. don't know much of scene as glasses knocked off, seems like no injury to other car. lucky to be able to walk out of er. with broken finger, possible cast for rt hand, his index, my middle, rt hands. cuts, bruises, abrasions and aches, stiffness, painkillers, lost time, doctors, insurance, police, repairs/replacements??? the american system is weird, maybe it is awful; esp. miss extended family at time like this. be very careful when you drive, if u can avoid, don't drive. cars are like deadly weapons in wrong hands. so take care, i may or may not be regular. i will try to observe u + put in a line here + there.

I'm sorry to hear you've been victimized by some negligent person. I'd glad that you're still alive and your son too. The injuries will heal I think, but it might take awhile to feel comfortable again driving.

I can appreciate the dangers especially now when it seems that people are so distracted by so many things that they can't pay attention to driving like they should. And with the glut of SUVs on the road it's even more dangerous. Those people might feel secure in their heavy indulgences but they don't enhance the security of anyone else.

Anyways I hope you have someone to talk to about it and maybe help with the healing a little. And please take time if you can to enjoy things beyond this computer stuff. You can see I think how it can end suddenly so don't waste time too much.

ana, too busy?

my dear, I am much too aware of the fragility of life; it's been my good fortune to bear personal witness or be the witness in remote,
far-away, dream-like places.

thank you for your cousel; I cherish it. I wonder if the barriers will ever come down and if we will ever be friends...

If you really want to be friends, just try lightening up a little, Dude! The world got on fine without us before and will again, so let's just play a little, okay?

as for lightening: i bow to wakatanka!

then again,
i'm on a see food diet ...
i see it, i eat it.

put on your good shoes,
we'll dance the blues,
yeah dance

put on your big smile
unfetter your soul
we'll play

...why such a hard heart, so much scar tissue, in one so young.
so it goes...

Yeah it's pretty creepy ain't it? Well, that's what you get for hanging out with rez trash, okay?

Now, did you do the big protests? Looks like the media's trying to play them down as much as they can while playing up the rah rah.

Oops can't discuss this.

Oh well, how's your boy doing? Not too much scar tissue there I hope.

i am so sick of having so many of my post just removed. at least i can post 'em at the rez and maybe someone will read 'em even. you have never been trash in my eyes; just reread/skim what i've written to you. angry, judgemental, strident, adament, wweeell ... . mon dieu.

my boy, he's 14, he's okay. he has a bright green cast from fingertips to elbow, his right hand was broken. he has a huge bruise and a small hole on his left upper thigh; that is healing well. the abrassions on his face have pretty much healed and thank God his eyes were not injured nor his head bashed. no whip lash or inordinate stiffness yet and hopefully not at all. he is coping with his mental responses quite well. back at school and going full blast, smart kid, really. his classmates and teachers have really come through for him. i hope he'll continue to play the violin. can you tell i care for the kid? i love kids; they make me feel very alive. i am so proud of them when they go out and stand up for causes and refuse to give up their autonomy and free thought and speech. i think kids who we help grow up to be responsible, caring, thinking adults will, for most of us, be our most important contribution to ourselves and what we are part of.

me, I agreed to go see a counselor/therapist.

my dear ana, i'm out there, probably will be again tonite; my family won't let me rest. thank you for your care.

since ur ignoring me ... again, here ... may assume you've been on the streets too, protesting? or maybe school finally could not be put off anymore? of course it is the weekend and you never miss a tick when it comes to date night(s), right? sorrry, i am a bit intrusive am i not? that's me, yep. women children old men young ones they must be dead in the multitudes or will be in slow small degrees... how infinitely fortunate we are; we can see the snow or the sun or the vast waters and we hear no more than the twitter of small birds...

All of the above, and maybe more. How does she fit it all in a day they ask?

We are fortunate, for no apparent reason and not because we deserve it. But compensation will be collected sooner or later.

I think things will bog down soon enough and the lie factory will be cranking up full blast to compensate.

It depends on how deep the love of the land goes as to how formitable the resistance becomes. Then there's always the other places that are threatened all over the world and what those people might do.

The buds are peeking out after the huge snowstorm. They know it must be spring, but sometimes they get fooled a little. Something or someone always endures.

in Gandhi's words:

"When I despair, I remember that all through history the way of truth and love has always won. There have been tyrants and murderers and for a time they seem invincible but in the end, they always fall -- think of it, ALWAYS."

think on it, okay?

Okay.

and now that you have thought what will you say i wonder as i always do anything at all or just a turn of phrase as you slip once more away why should i even concern myself why not lighten up and hop skip and jump away what purpose what goal why so what then is it that one can never have too many friends or even relations?

okay, so what in the world's happened to you? nothing other than spring break or exams i hope?

Yeah, I'm going to be in and out this week so don't expect much plus I'm working on a longer story which is taking my attention away from discussions or conversations or whatever they're called around here.

Hope you're doing okay. Don't fret. Things could be worse and probably will be.

what kind of person seeks to destroy their own cradle? hummm....