2009 October

Freedom

Or, Follow the Yellow Brick Road

This is one of my favorite images from my tenure in New Mexico. When I’m feeling particularly squeezed by life’s seemingly impossible demands, I find myself seeking this image out in my archives. For me, it represents complete freedom.

Or, How to Eat for Free Off the Sidewalks of Midtown

First you select something from the bread group, like this crispy pretzel.

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How about a tantalizing ‘sidewalk salad’ to go with that pretzel?

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Of course you’ll want something to wash it all down with.

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And now if you could just find some place comfortable to watch the big game with a friend or two.

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Who gets the ‘good chair’?

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Or, Wake Up ~ Your Life is Calling

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View from ‘my’ bedroom window at my parent’s house, 6:30 am Saturday October 3, 2009. Sometimes it pays to wake up early. What a gift. What a surprise. I love this little patch of heaven on earth. You can HEAR the breeze through the trees and the tall grass murmuring. It is such a respite from the intensity of the city. I want this life. It doesn’t have to be in exactly this place, but I want this life.

Or, Let the Record Reflect That Some Days the Picture is Dark

“Everybody’s got a secret Sonny ~ Something that they just can’t face ~ Some folks spend their whole lives trying to keep it ~ They carry it with them every step that they take ~ Till some day they just cut it loose ~ Cut it loose or let it drag ‘em down ~ Where no one asks any questions ~ Or looks too long in your face ~ In the darkness on the edge of town” Bruce Springsteen/Darkness on the Edge of Town

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