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Great day for Ice Racing at Wild Goose Park
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Kerouac said "“No man should go through life without once experiencing healthy, even bored solitude in the wilderness, finding himself depending solely on himself and thereby learning his true and hidden strength.”
So, broken down in the woods, night falling, no clue as to the solution--this is a good thing, heh Jack? Long before cell phones and AAAuto club rescues--the dogs and I just sat and thought and tried to imagine how we could have been so happily bumping along the rutted road, and then just as quickly--face an unplanned night in the Bush.
It's a worrisome feeling, dread balanced with boredom. There's a lot of time to contemplate the sitation--there really should be some reading material in this old truck...perhaps a shop manual!
Time passes. And eventually a little Datsun 510 wagon comes down the road, pulls over, and asks if I need any help? Sure, I'll take help, what form of help d'ya got?
Well, they had beer. So we wet our whistle and sat and ruminated for a time. None of us was suddenly possessed by the Demon of Diagnostics, but just the frustration of all that talkng got me back under the hood with the boyscout knife (olden days--before Leatherman tools, as well). I'd already confirmed that I had plenty of spark, and I didn't want to pointlessly grind away and waste my battery. So--nothing ventured, nothing gained--I dismantled the carburetor, found plenty of fuel, and put it back together, without finding any obvious gremlin. This time, when I hit the starter button, Mr. Completely fired right up! On the Road Again! The dogs grinned, wagged their tails, and jumped onboard!
I never saw my three friends from the Datsun again. I've forgotten their names, if I ever knew them at all. I've concluded that the bouncing down that rutted road got the fuel bowl float stuck in the upward position in the carb, and that shut off the fuel--and tearing the thing apart, put that float back in proper alignment. So I learned something, I suppose, though not at the time.
Well, actually--another Kerouac lesson learned right at that moment as well--
“What is the feeling when you're driving away from people, and they recede on the plain till you see their specks dispersing? -it's the too huge world vaulting us, and it's good-bye. But we lean forward to the next crazy venture beneath the skies.”
Night falling, I rolled down off the mountain, remembering my Good Samaritan roadmates, and how the unplanned day had turned out so well. When you don't know where you're going, all roads will take you there.
I was browsing the University of Toronto campus not long ago when I discovered Queen's Park Crescent was closed to traffic. Instead, a run, or a run practice was being held. It's possible that this is part of the pre-Pan Am Games 2015 event.
When life is a bitch, you know who your true friends are.
You know who you are... I don't have enough words to thank you to support me going through this shit ... <3
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Quand la vie se fait bitch, tu sais qui sont tes vrais amis.
Vous savez qui vous êtes... je n'ai pas de mots pour vous remercier de me supporter dans cette terrible épreuve... <3
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Sometimes in our lives we all have pain
We all have sorrow
But if we are wise
We know that there's always tomorrow
Lean on me, when you're not strong
And I'll be your friend
I'll help you carry on
For it won't be long
'Til I'm gonna need
Somebody to lean on
Please swallow your pride
If I have things you need to borrow
For no one can fill those of your needs
That you don't let show
Lean on me, when you're not strong
And I'll be your friend
I'll help you carry on
For it won't be long
'Til I'm gonna need
Somebody to lean on
If there is a load you have to bear
That you can't carry
I'm right up the road
I'll share your load
If you just call me
So just call on me brother, when you need a hand
We all need somebody to lean on
I just might have a problem that you'd understand
We all need somebody to lean on
Lean on me when you're not strong
And I'll be your friend
I'll help you carry on
For it won't be long
Till I'm gonna need
Somebody to lean on
Lean on me...
When I first saw this shot it reminded me of Facebook's COO. (I DO NOT LIKE FACEBOOK!)
She wrote a book called "Lean In" which I haven't read yet, but her title REALLY irritates me. She urges women to basically work harder to get what they want........especially leadership positions.
Jeeze! If women Lean In any harder they are going to bury their nose in the manure!
" “If that’s what you’re into,” Harry said, hopelessly honest, and leaned in and kissed him again, holding him pressed up against the doorframe and kissing his mouth, the curling corner of it, and his jaw and a place near his ear. Malfoy made a little sound, broken in the middle, that made Harry’s heart stutter in his chest." - Drop Dead Gorgeous by Maya
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(Disclaimer: Photo has nothing to do with the text.) *makes whimpery sniffly noises*
Please read for backstory: raining-on.livejournal.com/154583.html
Yung Lean performing at The Danforth Music Hall on February 2, 2018.
Supported by Thaiboy Digital.
Photos by Anton Mak.
Burnett County MN 2012
Birch trees frame in the winding dirt road in Crex Meadows Wildlife Area. Crex Meadows is a wildlife area that consists of marshes, wetlands, brush prairies, and forests. Crex Meadows is located in near the village of Grantsburg, Wisconsin, in Burnett County, Wisconsin. Its 30,000 acres (120 km2) are home to 270 species of birds and 600 species of plants. The National Bird Conservancy categorizes Crex Meadows as one of the top 500 Globally Important Bird Areas in the United States of America.
Lean on me, when you're not strong
And I'll be your friend
I'll help you carry on
For it won't be long
'Til I'm gonna need
Somebody to lean on
Lean on me.....
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A cowgirl leans into the barrel at the IRPA Southeast Rodeo Finals at the QC Arena in Gay, Georgia.
Nikon D7000 -- Nikon 80-200mm F2.8 ED
120mm
F4@1/320th
ISO 5,000
Cropped
©Don Brown 2016
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Abdulla leaned on Sean. Sena leaned on..... ummmmm.... his imaginary friend?
Models/HMUAs: Sean Livengood and Abdulla Lami