Excesses

Conversation: "Fire can destroy so much.... a house, trees, animals, and yet fire can be comforting on a cold night or a hint of romance in a candle. Even water, that provides pleasure, or rain that is good for naps, can destroy towns, or perhaps the world." With all the fires here in Santa Cruz and in Brisbane it is certainly on everyones' mind.

Is there anything that one can have in excess? Fun, comes to my mind, as in you can never have... Certainly not pizza, or pop, and even vitamins can be fatal if not monitored.

What about an activity? Can you sit on the porch too much? Or love your dog too much? These are all fine lines frankly, that I cross constantly. I leave the party last, go to bed last, eat last, drink more, laugh more, maybe I should be doing something else more; Reading, Listening, Savoring...I just hope I keep learning.

L>C The rate of learning must be greater than change. -Middleton C.

Sleepy Front Porch Lights

"Well I got this guitar and I learned how to make it talk."

Finally, I have shirt to prove it! Just got back from a Bruce Springsteen concert with some most excellent friends and new friends. And about 20,000 new fan/friends who love The Boss. Was it life changing? In many ways. An incredible concert, more importantly the new people I have met and the old ones I met again.

My best friend Carson (whose name is my horse and my blog) and I used to spend our summers at the Lake Wylie and Cape Hatterass. All the people we knew then, or that I can remember were there. They have fought illness, death, storms and time but they were there for Bruce. And rather, he was there for us. "Girls in their summer clothes..." what better image is that? Girls with lovers, holding hands on the porch, learning about life...riding bikes, cool evenings, free of everything, a girl can save your life....just going back to that young part was good for my soul.

Sally, Carson's sister, yelled as we went in, "this is gonna change your life!" They had just gone to Atlanta to see him. She was right.