On A More Serious Note

With time all things pass. Sometimes for better most often for worse. This can range from people to material objects, even to intangibles such as memories. In this case I must bid farewell to my bandanna. Some of you may recognize it for I have had it for a little over nine years. I received it as a gift in the summer of 2000 from Jun Sasaoka and a friend of his. They were in the states just tripping around and with their interests and my dealing in vintage jeans we hit it off quite well. On their last day in Santa Fe they gave me this bandanna and a very appropriate bottle of Fullers Vintage Ale. Very sly on their part. But as you can see time and unforeseen occurances have left old faithful torn and frayed. It has travelled with me to the east coast, Wisconsin, Arizona, Idaho, Washington, and Oregon. It has even been there to absorb blood and cover wounds. It was unique and I am most possitive that there wasn't another like it in the US. I suppose the proper way to dispose of it would be with fire. I am not certain so I will ask a boy scout.

Kahlil Gibran wrote a book titled A Tear And A Smile, and that sums up this situation. I shed a tear for the passing of this close friend, but a smile appears when the good times we had together are remembered. I smile also arises when I put on its replacement. I'm certain that in time it will not be referred to as just a replacement, but as another travel companion.

BOYCOTT QUIZNOS

This may have slid by most people, and quite obviously it has made it past the PC roop scoops who spend their lives crying for "minorities", but have you noticed the latest Quiznos ad that shows the two guys in a bathtub with a fire lit underneath it? The "hillbilly hot tub" as they refer to it. I ask you, what do you think the outcry would have been if it was two mexicans in the tub and it was dubbed the "wet back hot tub" ? Or two Obama look alikes and it was referred to as the "uncle tom hot tub"? If its hillbillies/white people its humor, other races and its racism! If you're going to cry, cry for all.

Fatigued due to JCS

I'll tell you more about being diagnosed with JCS later. Just tired right now. I've been so tired that I put off posting last weeks bi weekly beer buying binge. Here it is.