gratitude/prescription

I'm absolutely enamored with the BBC's 'Planet Earth" collection...and I'm only on the 3rd DVD! I have an impression and also a question to present:

I think 'Planet Earth' is must see teevee for someone just about to off him(her)self! If I could legislate suicidal procedure It would be mandated that before you made that huge , final decision you must sit down and take in this masterpiece. After viewing, if you can't grasp how special, precious and fragile life is and if you aren't motivated to change your mind, you can proceed with your big plan.

...and my lingering question is about age. What age do you show a child (or adult) Planet Earth? The topic of lifecycles is thoroughly explored and although no scene is ultra-graphic in nature the collection itself includes many scenes where life takes life for the need of survival. These moments could be challenging for someone not ready to see it.

hmmmm.....not for little spirits anyway.

No one would get out of my biology class without a viewing....if I taught biology that is.

I'm quite thankful for this treasure. See it if you are older than 10, in or outside of a biology class and even if you do want to live!

PB

A part time job I made of it this summer (and I suppose the fall too.) The beach season is coming to its close with the waning light of the post-daylight saving paradigm but that's certainly some deceptive thought. Even during the rainy season a pearl of a day can be found here and there and here.

Figure this year I had at least 30+ beach days where I slow roasted for at least two hours or more (often on the moreside.) What a retreat. I really beached it up this year and tried to appreciate my privilege thoroughly. In 14 years of being here I reckon I set a new seasonal record for myself... in disc golf we call that a personal best. So for an early thanksgiving wish I want to thank the sand at Seabright for taking good care of my soul. This year I got to enjoy that hot sand with many of those I love and care for. A wedding was planned, an intense wiffle ball championship played-out, a bottomless beer enjoyed and an endless playlist listened too. Fantasy Football teams were strategically crafted, naps were enjoyed, books read and day dream after day dream was fantasized.

Some would say such a waste and a dangerous waste at that. The SPF 0 didn't seem to help too much either. My soul sings though and for that it was all worth it!

Infraction

You ever feel like you had it coming? I sure did. After thousands of blown stop signs I finally got pinched. Officer Black pulled me over at Stoney and High on Thursday afternoon (it's really Storey but some fooligan tagged the sign.) Apparently I was going 10mph and blew through the stop. Officer Black was sweet about it all and certainly gets good cop points from me. Could have additionally ticketed me for having earphones plugged but let me off. He also thoroughly explained how I could attend bike traffic school and get the fine written off altogether. Should be just under $200 by his guesstimate.

I don't know if I will go to bike traffic school. I think it could be super dangerous. I might go there and find my soulmate. I imagine sweetheart and I getting into terrible mischief of one kind and another while racing metro busses cross-county.

I feel for the broken streak more than the citation and fine. I've been doing my self-rationalization tricks to try and ease the burden of payment. I justify that I just don't contribute enough to the roadway system and this is just an inconvenient tax. I think of the untold number of blown signs and divide the bill by X, I'm probably looking at .00something cents per sign.

Already I'm back to it and have blown at least 2 dozen stops. Instead of learning a valuable lesson I'm chasing a ghost. stupid dummy.