Earlier this week three long hibernating, off the scene, bloggers stopped by my comment section to say “hey”. Though lost blogging compatriots sometimes appear out of nowhere, it is unusual to find three “long-goners” appearing in the comment section of the same post. It was lovely of course, if a bit odd — foreboding even. It was as if a few of those who had escaped to the world of non-bloggers were simultaneously summoned for jury duty, or a secret inquisition, surrounding my blogging universe. I’ll never know what strange truth landed them here, but it was a pleasant surprise.
This sudden congregation of old timers gave me cause to reflect on the length of my blogging pilgrimage. I gave it brief consideration, and was content. It’s unlike me to be content, but with blogging, satisfaction comes easily. Unlike the rest of my life where (to quote the neurotic post-adolescent female protagonist in one of my least favorite Joyce Carol Oates novels), “it’s as if a wicked troll had baptized me, in infancy… unknowing; a flick of the troll’s fingers, poisonous water splashed on to my forehead. I baptize thee in the name of ceaseless yearning, ceaseless seeking and ceaseless dissatisfaction.”
This malcontent is unplugging, rejuvenating, for a few days. An escape to Banff and Lake Louise.
peace
Vienna, a metaphor for life.
The original from the 1977 album The Stranger.
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Yeah, wow that Indie emerged. I wonder if, rather than blogging on a community basis, he’s been using google to trawl posts about stalking. Indy?
Enjoy the trip, Coop.
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I bet there are more than a few posts about stalking inde – it should be a movie, or at least an HBO film.
It turned so chilly overnight I feel like I’m in Canada.
Have great rejuvenation.
I’ve never heard that song.
Come on …you’ve never heard that song..
I’m sending you the Billy Joel songbook. ;)
Have a nice rest. The Canadian Rockies are awesome – in case you don’t know it already.
The separation between “the rest of your life” and blogging is what’s always made this blog, I think. Though I’ve always suspected that such a JCO quote would work for your real life. ;)
Great song btw. Don’t hear if often.
It is a great song…thank you.
It was a nice rejuvenation, in a beautiful setting.
We all could use a little rest now and then, Miss Cooper. Have fun in the Great Canadian Wilderness.
mojo shivers recently posted..There Is A Wait So Long- Youll Never Wait So Long- Here Comes Your Man
Indeed we could and I needed that one. ;)
Now I have to recover.
“Vienna, a metaphor for life”
What you figured everyone is too stupid to figure it out for themselves?
Rightly so.
I’m jealous. Jasper is awesome I expect Banff is the same.
Re-juice and enjoy.
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awesome it was.
It’s good to be much smaller than your surroundings. You know that, or you’d be going to some lame Caribbean island to drink Margaritas on the beach.
I ‘d love to be going there about now.
Take care.
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They drink pretty well up there.
It is immense for sure, like Jasper which is close enough.
I was out enjoying the Rockies in my back yard last night under some very dark skies with my telescope at 10,000 feet (Wolf Creek summit). The milky way was bright enough overhead to cast shadows. Hope you enjoy your part of the same…
That sound spectacular. We had some rain, but went hiking in it anyway.
Just stopping by to wave. …
About time.
Was I one of the three?
Enjoy the outdoors, old friend =P
EsotericWombat recently posted..Maybe this one will take
No, believe it or not these guys have been gone for several years. It has not been that long for you, and I hope you don’t plan to make it so. Two years or more would be unacceptable.
Indeed, quite the opposite. Check me out =P
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I saw you had posted and am catching up. Sunday is for the blogs I actually read read…as opposed to read.
I think you are still in the “read read” category despite your erratic commitment to the blogging community. ;)
It’s beautiful there, ENJOY.
It beautiful there.
It was grand.
Graham stopped by my place too. Nice to see him coming in from the cold.
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blast from the past – as they say.
You know it wasn’t until a few of weeks ago that I figured out the swaying cat head with headset was your blog’s default ID image.
Before then I thought it was this same weird person who had a thing for cats.
That’s why it is good to be cautious.
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Bennett, you are probably not the only one.