archival email in which the many layers of illusion are removed and simple truths, said. it always amazes me that, no matter how many times i tell people ‘do not treat things you read here as true, often they are blended fact and fiction’ – they insist and persist upon doing it. always, always to their detriment. and, for a rare moment, admitting, this is not fiction in any way, shape, fashion, or form.
rollercoasters
life is a rollercoaster and damn if its designer isn’t the most fiendishly sadistic motherfucker i ever met.
09-04-07 smallish update
well… nothing’s ever as you expect, but that isn’t always a bad thing.
on the road… again!
about to depart for naw’th care-line-uh (grin) and parts thereabouts. will be staying the weekend if i can ever get in touch with my friend living there. funny moment, my daughter hears i’m going to this interview and says to me (in a very stern, serious voice, mind you), “you make sure you email me that address before you go, ok?” heh. the tables slowly turn! i hear there is a coffee shop on the hilltop nearest the place. looking forward to that too…. but, for now, packing, getting paperwork and portfolio neatly stored, and then, prepping the large container […]
possibilities
tomorrow, i’m making a six hour drive for what is, effectively, an informational interview. regardless of outcome, a new friend is made, which makes me smile.
reflection on burnt bridges
the worst part about burnt bridges is that, while they aren’t repairable they are rebuildable but humans, generally, consider it impossible i think because of ego and pride