Guard with jealous attention the public liberty. Suspect everyone who approaches that jewel. Unfortunately, nothing will preserve it but downright force. Whenever you give up that force, you are inevitably ruined.

Monday, May 19, 2008

weekend summary

in ad form:

990 miles by car: $110
387 miles in a fully-loaded 26' u-haul: $780
ten assistants: free
getting dad closer to his grandkids: priceless


in prose(?) form:

leaving...
plans & midnight,
"amarillo by morning"
the dark northwest flow
interrupted every half-hour.

returning...
air & caffeine,
"lemmings in shiny metal boxes"
the first blue of dawn touches
the sodium-lit haze over dallas.

3 comments:

The Local Malcontent said...

Glad you're back home, and safe.

I hope all is well with dad.

Hatless in Hattiesburg said...

thanks.

everything has gone better than anybody expected - including selling the old house, without having to "spruce it up" or worry about the market.

there were definitely "showers of blessing" for all of us that weekend. :D

Col. B. Bunny said...

A lot of nice things in your "ad." I enjoyed that.