Stream of Consciousness
I had a nice surprise yesterday morning. The morning Mass was being said for my father's soul. I dutifully went, planning to join the half-dozen or so regulars in the pews. I walked into the church during the opening hymn and saw Marie and The Seven. It was nice to have them there with me, since I often find those Masses kind of hard. * * * The day ended well, too. Marie and The Seven have gone out of town for a few days, leaving me home alone. I worked late, then brought a stack of paperwork home. I clicked on the TV at 8:00 and saw that two of my favorite movies of all time were just starting: Walk the Line and GoodFellas. They were perfect background watching while reviewing work papers since I've seen them both a few times. The little things in life gotta be appreciated. * * * A lawyer could spend his whole life doing pro bono work. I spent nine hours at the office yesterday, and billed barely more than half of them. At that pace, I can work myself hard into the poor house. * * * I planted five dozen pea seeds last weekend. The weather here has been gorgeous, and peas are a cool-weather crop. I'm really hoping for a plentiful pea harvest this year. The kids love to pluck them. I'm thinking about planting some hops for the heck of it, but since I don't brew beer, I doubt I'd have any use for them. Yet it seems like such a manly crop. * * * "I hope your damn plane crashes." According to the FX commentary last night during Walk the Line, that's what Waylon Jennings jokingly said to Buddy Holly right before Holly climbed into the plane that would take his life. Pretty freaky. I guess Waylon felt bad about it the rest of his life. Waylon was also a liberal, if I recall correctly. In Suicide of the West, James Burnham said it was guilt that drove the liberal agenda. Maybe it drove Waylon's politics. * * * I've started that evolutionary fitness regime, at least as I understand it. I did short spurts on the exercise bike last night. I did it for about 15 minutes. I was still a bit breathless 20 minutes after I was done. My one-hour work-outs never had that kind of impact on me. Maybe it is possible to do more in 1/4th the time. We'll see if my waistline corroborates it.
