Friday, May 22, 2009 A
"Waking with Random Thoughts"
6:20am
It's funny, the difference in climate. Yesterday, the radio announcer was exulting, "It will be 87F degrees tomorrow, summer like temperatures!" We in in Yuma had 'summer like' temps earlier this week. I'm glad to trade 107F for 87F, hah! It's funny, too, when I wake from sleeping, how I at first think I'm at home. Then something unfamiliar jars me into reality. In my mind, I am wishing I could both be at home and be here. I miss Julia. But in my mind, I can in a way, with memory. Then I think, how perfect is the man-headed bird, symbol for Ba, the soul. The mind can fly anywhere with thought:
Friday, May 22, 2009 B
"Waiting Outside the Met Museum"
I walked around to the Museum entrance, tried the door, but found it unmovable. They do not open until 9:30am. I do not mind. I am glad to park my wide butt on the steps and sit and rest... ...The closer it gets to 9:30am, the larger the waiting crowd grows. I hear many languages, among them Italian and German most recognizable.
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