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contours provocations
journal - 2001-0718 - wed 2130 Grasshopper Encounters Web Probs; Grasshopper Bows to the Wisdom of Brother Queerscribe; Grasshopper Considers the Rose Round the Bend; Grasshopper Wishes to Observe in a Different Light Is today Sweden? No that's yesterday. It's been one of those kind of days. I've been having trouble at work with what should be some simple web presentations. Several times I've changed something to get it to load quickly. Which is does at work with our VERY fast connection. But I checked it here a few moments ago and HOLY FUCK! It took almost four minutes!!! Crap! Crap! Crap! But I have a couple of ideas on what to do. I can not believe that I got an answer to last night's question about a teen going into the Alaskan wilderness. And dying because he didn't understand how to survive. The incomparable Queer Scribe knew the info. The teen was not a teen but 24. Name - Chris McCandless. "The New Yorker" article was by Chip Brown, "I Now Walk Into The Wild" and was in the 8 February 1993 issue. The book is "Into The Wild" by Jon Krakauer. And I thought I was a literary pack rat! Now the mystery is why I wanted to know. I'm thinking it had something to do with my fascination with people who seek "holy causes." Those who devote themselves to a singular pursuit in defiance of all others. The unrelenting athlete. The indefatigable adventurer. The unflinching radical. And Chris certainly fell into all these categories. But what the trigger was in this instance escapes me. It also struck me that I was determined to find what I sought. It became a minor "holy cause," if you will. At the same time, there is a part of me that is leary of "holy causes." Should we not stop and sniff the roses? Or should we seek that rose bush around the bend? Of late, I've been trying to observe things in a different light. Literally and figuratively. This is something I like to think I do on a regular bases, but it doesn't hurt to "sharpen the saw." Summer is a good time to try the literal part because of the plentiful sunlight. On my way to work, there are several buildings that are situated in such a way as to catch the full impact of the early morning sunlight. This morning I noticed how the sunbeams were almost exactly parallel to the southward-facing surface. And the smallest bump created lunar-like shadows. PAX!
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