I'm doing 39 things
Oh What the Hell!!
2 days ago
Seeing as how this pic was taken 25 years ago, I have plenty of experience.
Shelly's in a revolutionary state of mind's Life List
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1. make a picnic basket ensemble
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2. read all the Nag Hamadi texts
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3. study the major forms of Buddhism
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4. visit Deadwood, SD
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5. be a better Buddhist
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6. listen to 40 jazz albums in 1 year
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7. post randomly
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8. become a domestic diva
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9. Post 43 of my favorite works of art
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10. paint my front door
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11. Start a 43 Goat Cheese Lover's Group
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12. Wish Flirt! an Eye-Winking Birthday on Eleven-Eleven!
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13. Learn to appreciate the Dollar Store, Wallmart and Big Lots
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14. Learn to love soap operas, Oprah, Phil and reality shows
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15. Figure out what to do with the rest of my life.
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16. cleanse, refine, relax
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17. Resolve to live 2008 in style
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18. List 43 dead guys I wouldn't kick out of bed
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19. Your Choice: Hike a Trail, Drink a Beer, Do Something Kinky, or Any Combination of These to Celebrate TG's Birthday on February 21st
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20. Celebrate March 21st as "CropTillDawn's" Spring Birthday Party!
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21. enjoy the second quarter of 2008 by having one new and fulfilling experience in April, May, and June. Woo Hoo!
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22. cheerbomb Uncle Enore and scare the bugs out of his foot!
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23. Wish Abby (SublimeFallacy) a Stress-Free, Just Right Birthday April 17th
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24. Go to Gage Park, frolic in the sun and see if any flowers are blooming yet
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25. Learn Inkscape
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26. Words I love
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28. Design & make a "Freak Flag"
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29. Celebrate Serenity's "Magical 43" birthday on June 7th with Peace, Light & Love!
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30. catch up on birthday wishes
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31. participate in a 43T working-at-home support group
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32. Give Gemmword lots of love and hugs
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33. Get everyone to Google Shelly Bedsaul, so I can pass up Unc in Google Fights
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34. ~* Wish Uncle the most Beautiful, Loving, Tender big birthday bash ever on August 2 *~
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35. my hero avatar week from 3 august 2008 until 9 august 2008...b/c i miss avatar weeks !
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36. Get everyone to read "Stranger in a Strange Land" by Robert Heinlen
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37. Be there...Burning Man 2009...for a 43Things Convergence!
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38. Be a rebellious witch whore
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39. find 43 colorful rubber bands and send them to HippieChick
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Recent entries
I used to live in Nevada
4 days ago
years ago. Reno, Lovelock, Winnemucca and Elko, even a short stint in Fernley. That desert state is amazing. Raw beauty that really isn’t noticed just driving through. Every pocket, ravine and mountain offers unique flora and fauna that begs intimate inspection.
When I lived in Winnemucca, I used to take the ol VW and head for the dunes just west of town. I’d stay all night and commune with stars so close you could touch them. The solitude and silence was perfect. There’s spirits, energies..whatever you want to call them, that cleanse and make the worldly easier to deal with. Mystical…many years since, with my aged cynicism, it’s interesting to revisit my…maybe…fanciful impressions of that patch of sand. It’s apropos that Burning Man is held there, even if it is a few miles further south.
In exploring the maps to get to Burning Man, I realized my dunes are on the northeastern edge of the Black Rock desert. I can remember looking west at that white expanse and seeing the “heat waves”. So forbidding…so inviting. I’ll have to take a detour just north on 95 for the northern edge of the dunes. Ya know just to say hello to my old friends.
There IS life in Topeka!!
1 week ago
Friday, after 8 hours working in a building with no air conditioning, it was time for a pint at the Celtic Fox. Not an exciting place, but at least someone had vision enough to at least attempt ambience. Well, Guiness can make anything passable.
They surprised me this week. Usually, the entertainment fare is really bad Kareoke. One cannot get through the evening unless Meatloaf is played 4 times and Freebird twice. This time, they offered up a KICK ASS blues band called Cats. Don’t know if they had another clever spelling of the word, but suffice it to say, it’s the first time I’ve truly enjoyed a live music offering in this burg.
Yeah, they offered up familiar tunes to satisfy an audience with limited imagination, but they tweeked them into their own arrangements and style. I’d say their lead guitarist was on par with Stevie Ray combined with a bit of Nirvanna’s underwater guitar sound. Gave me goosebumps, a phenomena that happens with not nearly enough music. Love to hear them jamm or find out if they have any of their own tunes.
On observation of the usual audience, the word stoic would be too frivolous. They sit without a smile, glaring at their neighbors with a stick shoved so far up their butts, it defies movement. Even they couldn’t resist a little head bobbing and foot tapping. They even offered up a standing ovation. There’s hope for the poor dears.
Hell, I might step out a little more often, in hopes of finding more of these entertainment gems.
