October 22, 2005

• Chapter 9 – War (cont.)
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  And I fell in love. This time he was a flaxen-haired, slender, Minnesota Scandinavian Lutheran, Saab-driving, conscientious objector who had a job as janitor custodian for the Ali Akbar Khan School of Music right there in San Rafael and who played the sarod to top it all off and lived at the school.

  It was a time of longing, shattering losses, and a slide towards the dark. John Lennon released Imagine that fall, and I imagined too much. This last California love affair was cruel. It took only six months to run its course. The Indian music was always woven through it, the walks in Deer Park, the poems he became. And in the end, when I was too sick from addiction for him to watch, he walked away up the little path from my front door to the street and out of my life. The distress was incurable, unbearable, electrocuting. Hope was getting shorter in duration. (to be continued)

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  Deep Thought: “If you’re in a war, instead of throwing a hand grenade at some guys, throw one of those little baby-type pumpkins. Maybe it’ll make everyone think of how crazy war is, and while they’re thinking, you can throw a real grenade. “
  Today I am grateful for: Animal magnetism
  Guess the Movie: “Is there any risk of brain damage?” “Well, technically speaking, the operation is brain damage, but on a par with a night of heavy drinking. Nothing you’ll miss.” Answer, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, 2004. Winner: Silverthorn.
  On the Occasion of the 2,000th U.S. Troop Death in Iraq, Gold Star and Military Families Mourn and Speak Out: ‘Bring Them Home Now’
  Available for Interview: Families of Deployed and Fallen Soldiers from Iraq War
  WASHINGTON – October 21- On the eve of the next horrific milestone, the 2,000th troop death in Iraq, families with loved ones who are serving in Iraq, families whose loved ones were killed in Iraq and families whose loved ones may deploy or re-deploy are calling on the Bush Administration, Congress and decision-makers at all levels to honor the fallen and prevent future deaths by ending the occupation of Iraq, bringing our troops home now and taking care of them when they get here. (Rest of article here.)
  End of Day: 8:04 pm
  + = Fabulous Fall.
  - = Backache.

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