Friday, July 2, 2010
Modern Life
Living in America today is like living on a train
That’s speeding toward a distant cliff.
The scenery is going by so fast you can hardly see it,
And when you do spot something nice
Its miles away before you can get the lens cap off your camera.
Once in awhile you just need to get off.
Walk around. Skip a stone. Sit in the grass.
If you get bored, don’t worry.
The next train comes in fifteen minutes.
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So true Randy!
"And somewhere on the way, you might find out who you are." (James Brown's "Livin in America)
We were just discussing this over coffee this morning.
Getting centered and finding your true self keeps everything in perspective.
Boy, do I relate to this one....and here's the deal, the older I get the faster the train goes!! When I was younger, like most of you, I hated hearing all the "old folks" lament about how fast the time was flying by. But now that I am one of "them", I realize how absolutely real it feels. Now I know there is no way time can actually speed up, but somehow this feels like a true phenomenom to me. So, I do make a real effort to "get off the train", slow down, take deep breaths, smell the roses, etc., etc., etc., and I don't ever seem to get bored!!
AAA
Thanks for taking time to comment on this one guys!
See, every now and then I have a perceptive moment.
AAA:
I’ve had a long running theory about why time seems to go faster as you get older, and here it is:
The only true gauge of time we humans have to compare all other increments of time with is the length of time that we’ve been alive. Therefore all increments of time are perceived by us as a portion (or percentage) of that “lifetime” gauge. For example: One year to a five year old is 20% of a lifetime, so it seems like forever, but one year to a fifty year old is only 2% of a lifetime. Just think, 2% of a five year old’s lifetime is less than six weeks! No wonder time flies on this side of fifty. I’m surprised I can still keep the train on the tracks!
Happy 4th of July Randy! Speeding train or not, we're still lucky to be living in in America and not . . . Afghanistan.
randy, i have a different view about trains. i take them when i have an urge to see america's backyard.
by the way, gotta plug those motivational posters on your new site, especially "get your ducks in order"!
folks, check it out!
Itsmecissy:
Happy 5th of July! The day we get to show our independence by sweeping up burnt cardboard tubes and other singed debris from our nation’s streets and driveways
..and yes, despite the hectic pace we’re lucky to be living in America. In fact America is in my top ten list of places I’d rather be alive than dead in. Afghanistan doesn’t even crack the top one hundred.
Thanks for the free plug Bob!
Oops, I wasn’t thinking of trains in a John Prine, or Norman Rockwell sort of way. America’s backyard and all. I was thinking more of a Japanese bullet train, which kind of guts the whole America theme right out of it. Maybe instead of train, I should have said… wait, what do we have that still goes fast in this country?
Randy, I've been on the "bullet train" for four days (a house full of family visiting for the holiday)and just now sat down to relax at the computer. I love your theory on the speeding up of time. Makes perfect sense to me.
BTW, I too thoroughly enjoyed your motivational posters!
AAA
AAA: We're getting as far away from the train as we can for a couple weeks. Leaving tomorrow to spend a few days with our favorite Hippies at the Oregon Country Fair. Then it's off to the ocean for four days, followed by a week of backpacking near Mt. Rainer. Nothing fancy this year, but it will be nice to follow our own tracks for a little while.
Hey Randy,
Where are you? It's almost a month since you've posted anything. Are you back from your trip yet? Just checking up on you.
Hi itsmecissy:
Yes, we’re back. Actually we came back sooner than expected. Wouldn’t you know it, after a year working only a few days a month, the minute we tried to go on vacation my phone started ringing with jobs that people wanted done yesterday. (FYI: I’m a self employed laminate countertop installer.) Not wanting to turn down work in this economy, I installed new countertops in a house and 2 apartments while “on vacation,” and 4 apartments and a restaurant since Monday. I have 2 more homes and 24 more apartments already scheduled for August.
….Jeeze, after walking next to the tracks for so long trying to hop into any old box car, I feel like I just got run over by the whole dang train.
Randy,
I have to have your secret recipe Jamaica-mon bread. I promise never to share it, por favor con azúcar encima?
Please
Please
Please
Itsmecissy:
Here's my "Secret" Irie Bread recipe published for the first time. My handwritten copy is an illegible mess of edits and food stains, so thanks for giving me a reason to finally type it up. Suggestions to improve it are welcome!!
Randy’s Irie Island Bread
(Like banana bread, but happier!)
1 20oz can pineapple chunks
5 or 6 ripe bananas
4 eggs
1/2 cup milk
1/3 cup vegetable oil
2 tsp vanilla
2 cups brown sugar
1 ½ tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
3 cups (wheat) flour
2 tsp cinnamon
1/2 cup chopped walnuts
1 cup shredded coconut
Preheat oven to 325°
Puree pineapple (including juice,) bananas, and eggs together in blender or food processor, then blend in milk, oil, vanilla, and brown sugar.
Stir dry ingredients together in separate bowl, then mix with pineapple/banana blend above.
Pour into 2 buttered 9x5 loaf pans.
Fill pans 2/3 full (pour extra into mini loaf pan/s)
Bake for about 1 hr 20 min (until toothpick come out of center nearly clean.)
Cool/ slice/ butter/ enjoy …Irie mon!
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