Khoo, Most refreshing. I thank you for sharing. Now I have words for what I'm doing with my life - I'm tightening my string.
John On Mon, Aug 30, 2010 at 5:59 AM, Khoo Hock Aun <[email protected]>wrote: > Hi JC, > > Thought I should share this with you: > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dB8j_9k-QzI > > Remember, > If you tighten the string too much it will snap, > And if you leave it too slack it will not play, > > Go with the flow, John, with the twists and turns > Life's path lies between the fire and the rain. > > Take care, > Khoo > > > > On Mon, Aug 30, 2010 at 12:16 AM, John Carl <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Suzanne the plans they made put an end to you > > I woke up this morning, and I wrote down this song. > > I just can't remember who to send it to. > > > > James Taylor; as learned by the author in miss Ann Roacha's 6th grade > > guitar > > class > > > > I've been thinking about miss Ann Roacha, my teacher at Scott's Valley > > Middle School, who was the sweetest, prettiest, most hip and sexy, > slender > > and miniskirted teacher I ever saw in my life. Admittedly, most of my > > previous experience was SDA parochial school, but even so I know she was > > something special. Years later my Uncle Arnold, who lived in Scotts > Valley > > many years, took guitar from her and still sorta just sighed over her, > the > > way all men did. She was the cherry on a perfect existence - Scott's > > Valley, 1971. Nestled in at the base of the Santa Cruz mounains. Ann > > taught health as well, so she was my instructress in Sex ed. Drugs and > Rock > > and Roll. > > > > Sigh indeed. > > > > I've been thinking about her, and that guitar class, because of a story > > I've > > been working on. A story I owe to a girl, a friend of my oldest daughter > > Em, who won it from me in a contest. I'll probably share it when it's > > done, > > because the contest was name the people in the photo on my face book > page, > > and the people were RMP and Chris, posed on the motorcycle. The story > > starts with Miss Anne Rocha's guitar class; my mom interrupting me > > learning > > that song in our fourth week, with terrible news. > > > > Just yesterday morning, they let me know you were gone... > > > > But that's not ready yet. Today you'll hear about the usual subject this > > time of year, with a few surprising juxtapositions. > > > > The usual subject this time of year, is fire - our only nemesis in this > > here neck of the woods. You might hear about the threats people in > > California live under - floods, earthquakes, tsunami maybe. But the > > foothills of the Sierras are impervious to earthquake, riding as we do > our > > 400 mile long, 20 mile wide, solid slab of granite surfboard, into the > > sunset. Tsunamis and floods are problems for the valley people and coast > - > > dwellers at the bottom of our 1800 feet in the air. Tornadoes and > > Hurricanes happen elsewhere, and our only real fear is fire and only from > > July to October. > > > > There's one started yesterday, pretty close to the same place I saw one > > start last year. In the woody inaccessible areas below the bullards bar > > reservior, right behind my house. This year I'm not as worried about it, > > because the wind's wrong (nice! no smell of smoke) and it did something > > real unusual for this time of year - it rained. Just a bit, scattered > > drops, no more, but obviously we've got humidity in the air. The dry > > eastern wind which dessicated is gone for now. > > > > > > Lu and I have agreed to separate. That's a brand new development. Not > > with > > any hostility, nor with much sadness. We both think its a good idea, > each > > of us for our own reasons, and many good ones we both share. We've > > discussed it in terms of our community situation and children. We're > not > > interested in dating other people (oh god - shudders. As if any woman in > > the world could put up with me except Lu. And if they would, believe me, > > they ain't good enough for me. Sorta one of those groucho marx > thingies.) > > We're interested in changing some patterns. And she's working at Josh's > > school all week, and our vehicle situation is dire, and it just makes > sense > > for her to spend the night in town. Meanwhile, all the piles and piles > of > > things that our house so desperately needs, don't get done unless I'm > here > > to do them. And not even then. So I guess while I say there's no > > hostility, there's gonna be if I don't get this place in better shape. > And > > I just don't seem to be much motivated when she's here all the time, > seeing > > to the things that need to be done, being her sweet, loving self and its > > like, I'm perfectly happy so why make any effort? > > > > So anyway, that's that. I've had Josh all weekend, just him and me. We > > get > > to have the house to ourselves apart from feminine domination in 9 > years > > for him, 20 for me. > > > > So the longing for my wife, and and relief from disapprobation are > > opposing > > forces in my heart. Fire and rain. It fits the mood of the moment. > > > > I've seen fire, and I've seen rain. > > I've seen sunny days, that I thought would never end. > > I've seen lonely times, when I could not find a friend. > > But I know that I will see her, be with her again. > > Moq_Discuss mailing list > > Listinfo, Unsubscribing etc. > > http://lists.moqtalk.org/listinfo.cgi/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org > > Archives: > > http://lists.moqtalk.org/pipermail/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org/ > > http://moq.org/md/archives.html > > > > > > -- > > [email protected] > 6016-301 4079 > Moq_Discuss mailing list > Listinfo, Unsubscribing etc. > http://lists.moqtalk.org/listinfo.cgi/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org > Archives: > http://lists.moqtalk.org/pipermail/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org/ > http://moq.org/md/archives.html > Moq_Discuss mailing list Listinfo, Unsubscribing etc. http://lists.moqtalk.org/listinfo.cgi/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org Archives: http://lists.moqtalk.org/pipermail/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org/ http://moq.org/md/archives.html
