Diversionary Tactics

but often it happens you know
that the things you don’t trust are the ones you need most
so it's cautiously into the dark
but you see before long that your eyes will adjust
and under the night you can hear
the full moon rise like a psalm in the air
and the air goes into your lungs
and around in your heart and on through your blood
it goes cautiously into the dark
and you see before long that we all have a part
and under your skin you can feel
that the fear that you feel is what will set you free

and under the night you can hear
the full moon rise like a psalm in the air
and the air goes into your lungs
-Hey Rosetta

I'm getting old...i mean 27 isn't that old but older and after seeing how swiftly this summer passed by and how 2009 seems to be speeding along at impossible speeds, some days I feel it more. In October it will be 2 years since Em and I got married and this please and shocks me, I can't decide which it does more. All of a sudden feelings, fears and prayers intensify, things seem to take on more meaning and as we approach the last 3 odd months of the year we being to reflect on the year that is passing and perhaps passing far quicker than we would wish at this point or any point.

In the midst of that we often begin to reflect on things of importance to us. When we think critically and personally we come to the conclusion that the things that matter most are the things we can only be measure by the units in our hearts. Intangibles. The very things you cannot physically take to a desert island, but the things that will sustain you on that island when hope and resolve seem to abandon you. As time speeds itself forward, we cling to these more and more as we feel that perhaps we may not have them for as long as we thought, as often as wished and in any way we chose.

We value the felicity of our kin and those we extend our kinship to, the loyalty of our bonds and the friendships that sustain them. We value the love of our families and the joy of nurturing relationships we hope will grow far into the future that we see in the distance. As we get older and transition into various aspects of our individual lives, the collective ties we have established makes us smile deep into the nights that leave us cold. We may not see one another for weeks, months and even years but what we have given and taken from each other makes those moments special enough and easy enough that we can pick up where we last left our sentences.

So in the interest of whatever it is we all have for this moment, thanks and my way of saying thanks is as always to a) rant b) divert you into the caverns of the internet, perhaps put a smile on your face, perhaps get a thinking cap to light up. So here are some links i found interesting plus two blog posts from your truly that didn't get mailed out for some reason or other.

When any of us reach days that are difficult to endure, I hope that our friendship and any friendship we all have serves as even a minor light through any moment we feel let alone in the dark.

Cheers to Friends

-s

peavelovefreedomjustice

"this is has been a sad sappy tale from the freecity."

OH AND WALJEEs & NICK, PLEASE EITHER BLOG OR SEND OVER YOUR MAILING ADDRESSES PLEASE...WE NEED TO PROVE THAT PRINT IS NOT DEAD AND THE ART OF HANDWRITING THOUGHT IS NOT YET DEAD!!!! and waljee dammit, blog for christ sakes...you're slacking again.

http://legenies.multiply.com/journal/item/60/Uniformity_part_2

http://legenies.multiply.com/journal/item/56/defending_the_indenfesible...then_one_for_nick

http://www.theworldofisaac.com/2009/08/10-people-smarter-than-bronson-arroyo.html

http://warmingglow.uproxx.com/2009/08/id-say-this-went-well/ - and it happened on GLOBAL TV!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j3-3mqcJ3uo&eurl=http%3A%2F%2Fsportsillustrated%2Ecnn%2Ecom%2F2009%2Fextramustard%2Fhotclicks%2F08%2F14%2Fgina%2Dcarano%2Dplayboy%2Dadrian%2Dbeltre%2Dinjury%2Dmichael%2Dvick%2Dreturns&feature=player_embedded#t=54 - banned iphone commercial

http://www.astrosurf.com/legault/atlantis_hst_transit.html - beholding the sun

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/8211209.stm - Because since they are already working on the invisibility cloak this is the next logical step...is there anything Harry Potter CAN'T DO?

http://www.thespec.com/article/621664 - my poor wife...her people are dying and she sticks a knife in their back by marrying me...but i still believe my kids are going to look like trolls with flaming red hair that sticks up and brown skin...my genetic ego would die after that

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/09/01/chicks-being-ground-up-al_n_273652.html - NOT FOR THE WEAK OF HEART...but after one of my posts and continued defense of Michael Vick, only fair I link to something reputable that shows how are food is eventually brought to us...does this mean i won't eat meat? umm no....if i was an animal i'd probably be even crueler but does it no behoove us to demand more of what we consume and pay for?

http://blogs.phoenixnewtimes.com/bastard/2009/08/tempe_pastor_steven_anderson_p.php - because americans are so dumb and because this pastor probably watches organized pro sports which is far more communist in nature than Obama...

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/32659678/ns/world_news-asiapacific/?gt1=43001 - to show that not only americans are stupid...i predict that this leads to another recession in Japan...in fact doesn't everything in Japan lead to a recession in Japan? Nick welcome to your new country...

http://www.tofugu.com/2009/07/25/10-crazy-things-about-japan/ - more crazy stuff for nick

and to end off http://imgur.com/qoBI9.jpg - when fruit breaks the 7th and 10th commandments

http://imgur.com/ORogZ.jpg - fireball takes on a whole new meaning