Impetus, Sophia

The idea for a blog came from the devine one, Jill Devine, www.oneyearofopus.blogspot.com. The impetus at this time was Sophia, a dear friend of mine from Oregon. Last week I was doing some cleaning and I found an old phone book of mine. Her name and # were in it and she still has the same #, tho yet a new name.
I meet Sophie back in '92. I had left L.A. in '91 to kick the pony and wound up moving to Oregon in '92. If it weren't for Sophie I believe I would have either wound up in prison, or been dead by now. Although I got off of heroin, when I met Sophie I was still smokin' pot, droppin' L and snorttin' coke, along with some very heavy drinking. (Sophie if you are reading this I'm sure you recall). So coming 12/10 I am 15 years drug (illegal) free. Now, having met her changed my life in more ways. For better or worse her little sister...well I don't know what it means, but "is the cats pajamas". Kind of funny throwing about cliches not really knowing the origins. No sense makes sense!
"So Free, whats the point?"
Bear with me and we will get to it at the same time, just not now.
Oh Sophie I owe you an appollogy. Do you remember the Thomas Merton you colligraphed for me? I went to pull it out to take a pic of it but it wasn't there. In that you summed me up. "Thomas you never hold silent. Dam your words and your poetry will out in other ways..." More or less, what it said is that I can't keep my mouth shut, and if for some reason I am unable to speak I still get my point made. Where is it? I can't believe this. You gave it to me 14 years ago and I lost it now?
Well hocus pocus my dear friend, its gone. See, here is the reason for my blog. Oddly enough I remember her telling me that she had seen this in a bathroom at a home she was taking care of.
Yes, in the bathroom, freak.
Sorry Soph. Man I hope it shows up.
(you always did make fun of me for saying "man" so much)
More on Sophie and her sister in the future.