April 21, 2008
Road Noise
Your past is never far away
I found an FM frequency (91.1) for my XM Inno auto kit good for the entire trip from the bayou of southern Louisiana to Central Oklahoma. A minor miracle considering within the Dallas metropolitan area every Baptist or Assembly of God Church with more than 50 members has an FM station broadcasting in one language or another 24 hours a day. (A Baptist friend from Texas joked I did not find an open frequency – it was simply down for maintenance. We’ll see next weekend. M)
I laugh when I see the $350,000 motor home with two bicycles strapped to the back bumper. Is there no room inside or below?
Here’s a car ad I’d like to see: The announcer on crack yells at the camera “Our cars are not loaded – they are OVER-loaded!!”
If ranchers are selling cows because they can’t afford the corn to feed them at the feed lot because the price of corn has risen due to the ethanol craze which doesn’t create more energy than it takes to grow the corn, process and ship the ethanol then maybe more cows will be range fed instead which increases the number of cows with lower body fat content because they won’t be standing around in feed lots eating corn on hills made of dung. So, maybe we’ll get leaner beef…maybe. I’m not waiting I’ll stick with bison.
I have a Danish video of a guy riding a motorcycle 200 KMH through traffic in a country where the average driver respects most traffic laws. I dare him to come over here and make the same ride on 635 around Dallas. He wouldn’t make it 5 miles – someone would cut him off and run his ass over.
Mars out.
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Posted by Marshall Hansen
March 23, 2008
Long walks;
A calm March sun;
White sand and nacre;
A passive mentor is no mentor;
Two bare feet and my black hoodie;
A travelling fat tire five speed would be nice for these trips;
I wanted to live near the deserts of Arizona and New Mexico. Not anymore;
One item expunged from a short list of five one-year goals and a new one added;
A low-grade sinus fever ten days running (from allergies) will not change my state of mind;
Where are the lines between a good memory, collecting another momento and obsessive detachment, or, shall I pick up this beautiful shell? (No, not this one).
Mars out.
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Posted by Marshall Hansen
February 17, 2008
I spent the last few days in Dallas. If I had to move there I would probably find a place Uptown/West Village. For one thing I had the best haircut I’ve had in the past 9 years from a 20-something beauty with a great smile and the rest of the time there’s plenty to eat and to do (or not) close to/in downtown. I missed the sign commanding “Women must wear black yoga pants” but it’s there somewhere.
As you can see in the still life I had my first major banana blow-out. The mercy peeling was quick and painless.
Mars out.
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Posted by Marshall Hansen
February 2, 2008
After dealing with the mess last weekend from the local parade (there are two more) I’m not going anywhere near Creepy Town for Mardi Gras. The Southern part of Louisiana is shut down Monday and Tuesday. Not every one drinks like a punk frat boy but there are enough all over town to make you go somewhere else. My apartment is completely locked inside the perimeter of closed streets so leave early and don’t come back until it’s over. I’d rather not be around it. I’m in OK for the weekend house hunting and digging for more papers in the warehouse.
Enjoy your day -
Mars out.
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