And Once Again
As an elderly man of this the Hyborean
Age, it falls upon me to tells tales of might and woe and also beer
drinking. Might and woe I ain't so sure about, but beer drinking I
know and also do I know about hard work and pain. I once was quoted
as saying “there can be no art without pain” and while what I am
currently involved in doing might not be art, there is at least
plenty of pain. So maybe it is art after all but that is not what I
came here to talk about; in fact, I have no idea what I want to say
but as usual, you can count on me to say it anyway.
There's This
One of the things I always worked hard
at teaching my various offspring were these little nuggets that I
magically called “Secrets of the Universe” to make them sound
enticing but really they were just the stuff of common sense, another
thing that has involved pain and loss in my real reality but whatever
the case, the Pythagorean Theorem is about as real as it gets and
there is also Pi to consider. So there ya go.
And Then Again
Meanwhile, the Trailer Park Cyclist
pedaled this morning; again in the predawn to the local coffee place
for a mug and an apple fritter. Enjoying a momentary lapse of work,
he then came home, drank the coffee, ate the fritter, pondered the
Universe and then looked over in the corner of the trailer to where
sat his forlorn and neglected Little Miss Dangerous, his Little
Darlin', his 1981 Schwinn Super Le Tour bicycle, the partner of many
a long ride, many adventures and much guilt.
There were clouds in the sky and rain
foretold: and yet...
The Rest of the Story
Well, I rode. Worn out yet restless, I
rode. The saddle beckoned and hurt my butt. The pedals were mired in
some kind of glue and every little bump was painful. But I rode and
the sky opened and the rain fell and the thunder rang and yes,
there was lightning and it would have been disastrous and dismal but
somehow, it was perfect: this is Florida and the rain was warm and my
road was empty: rain-drenched and exhausted and recharged I plowed my
way home and soaked up a hot shower and cracked a beer (and poured a
shot) and here am I to tell about it.
And This...
What's to tell? Oh, just this: there
are secrets in the universe and one of them is that the more it hurts
the better it feels and also, sooner or later, pain pays off and
another thing: A squared plus B squared equals C squared and 3.14 is a magic
number.
Yer pal, Old Tim Joe
Whispering Pines Trailer Park and
House of Mirrors
November 15, 2013
