Questions, Questions  

Posted by Wonko D. Sane in

Pride posted a wonderful question on her blog a few days ago and it started me thinking once again. As usual, she has a talent for getting to the point rather quickly and it normally causes me to contemplate how things go for me.


Here is a sample, if I may be so bold as to copy her words:

How is it people can meet and fall in love instantly??
What is it that makes it possible?
Can it be explained? Can you read about it somewhere?
Do you just trust your instincts that it is what it is?
How do you not look into someones eyes and wonder, "what the hell took you so long to get here!".
Do we go through all the "other" relationships to learn how to appreciate the one that is really going to matter?

When it comes to love, I can not explain how it works. There have been times where I thought I knew, only to have it dashed from my hands. There are millions of books around that try to explain when it is true and when it is not, but I don't think even the authors can fully explain how each of us feel. Instant love happens, at least in my opinion, when two people match and they both know it at the same time. The cynic in me would want to claim that as wishful thinking in a desperate attempt to find love. However, I have been able to smack down the internal critic and just say that all things are possible, even love on the drop of a dime.

Instincts are a wonderful thing when it comes to not placing your hand in a fire and knowing that running around downtown naked is not a good idea. Instinct when jumbled with desire is not always accurate. However, when things are taken at a pace to allow instinct to catch up with the heart, then we can get a better idea of whether or not something is right. We go through our experiences to learn, to grow, and to hopefully find the balance in life that we need. Sometimes, it is right in front of us while other times we must search for it. We sometimes get into the complications of a relationship and end up feeling that our souls have been shattered whether the ending was for a good reason or not. While other experiences have made us feel like nothing could interfere with the love we have for someone else.

The trick is to be true to one's own self and keep the faith that the person who finally showed up is supposed to be in your life for that moment and hopefully for more moments to come. If we live in our past experiences too deeply, we might miss the moment that was intended to place us in the clouds. If we become so cynical and not believe ourselves the chance to be loved, then we doom ourselves to eternal misery.

BTW - Happy Birthday Pride! 40 is the new 30!

-WTS

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Here We Go Again...  

Posted by Wonko D. Sane in

The latest round of TEKS updates have been released by TEA. If you have a moment to rattle through a few hundred pages of prattle from the so-called "experts," then by all means click here, then click on the links from each of the members of the panel.


When done:
1. Cry for the people in our past who are now considered "not important enough."
2. Weep for the narrowing of exploring other cultures and learning why they should not be studied.
3. Mourn for the children and their limited education if these suggestions are followed.

-WTS

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The Quest for a Shirt  

Posted by Wonko D. Sane in

Before leaving town, I was online and describing the upcoming journey to Rob, he made an odd request at the time. He needed a new shirt from a west-coast chain of fast food restaurants known as In-N-Out Burgers. Not being familiar with this particular chain, I checked out their website to find out more. To me, it seemed just like another chain of burger stands that have a catchy, if not a bit suggestive, name. However, I let Rob know that I would hunt high and low for a shirt for him.


Once arriving in California, the thought of getting Rob's shirt was always in the back of my mind. However, whenever I spotted one of the fabled In-N-Outs, they were usually on the other side of the highway or the next exit to turn around was too far. As the ending of my journey west was coming to a close, I had made an appointment to visit a WOW friend that lived in the area near where I was visiting.

The thing was that I had made a journey into Los Angeles to see North Hollywood and other places in the area. Being from Texas, a 45 mile trip should only take about 45 minutes. However, on the west coast, it took over three hours and I was dreadfully late for my meeting and I had to sadly cancel so my friend could feed her starving children and get them into bed. Disgruntled and hungry, I took the next exit and decided to make my way back to where I was staying.

Needless to say, that I was delightfully surprised to find one In-N-Out burger stand right in front of me. I parked the car and almost skipped to the doors knowing that I was about to complete my other quest. Well, in the end, I am glad to report that the journey was well worth it seeing how the service and food were outstanding. I also purchased a shirt for myself as well as the one for Rob.

Cheers!

-WTS

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The Quest of Five Mountains  

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I finally arrived to my first destination and it has been over twenty years since I have been there. It seems silly to many that a grown man with some education would be fascinated with this one place. The memories of being here as a child are ones of family and great joy. Also, before this point, I had only been to two of them and it was time to see the other three. For my dear readers, I was on a quest to see the five mountains and here they are:


-WTS


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New Mexico Gets Existential  

Posted by Wonko D. Sane in

*This post has been modified* (See the July 3rd Posting for the explanation of the quests)

The journey west has begun and going through west Texas is pure joy. This is not sarcasm my dear readers for the landscape is beautiful and the journey from hills, to flatlands to mountains is
one that is not to be missed. Even the sighting of 12 highway officials on the Texas highways is something to be seen. With the posted speed limits being what they are now, the journey to the Texas border did not take as long as I remembered and soon I was in New Mexico.



I love southern New Mexico for its desert and landscape. The people are friendly and the signs for the "Thing" kept me amused for quite some time. The "safety corridors" that encourage you to turn on your headlights and remind you that traffic violations will cost you double were a good distraction. I just don't remember being that many traffic cameras on the road before though... Just when I thought New Mexico did not have an imagination. This road sign proves to me that even in the middle of the desert, we are able to get a bit existential. Then again, after passing the sign, I wonder if the sign existed.

The journey through New Mexico is short and then it was time to travel through southern Arizona. I will try to be kind to our western neighbor, but getting through Arizona was arduous and seemed to have lasted forever. You learn how to correctly gage how far a tank of gas will take you since the distance between gas stations is something you really need to keep track of. This becomes especially important when you circumnavigate Phoenix. Arizona does have somewhat of a sense of humor as they strategically place correction facilities near gas stations and remind you not to pick up hitchhikers. Their signs that tell you "Blowing Dust is Possible" is amusing on a fifth grade level but not as creative as the ones I saw in New Mexico.

After six hours of the desert, I arrived at the Colorado and passed into California. This is a tricky part of the journey since I knew that I had finally arrived to the Golden State, but the journey for my quests was still hours away from completion.

-WTS

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Happy Birthday America!  

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Happy July 4th to all and throw one on the BBQ for me. At this moment, I am on the road again but this time, I am going to be on vacation for the first time in many, many years. Today was spent some of the most beautiful people I have had the pleasure to have met. There was food, fellowship and even time to sit and watch the Boston Pops belt out the Overture of 1812. Please, don't mention the appearance of Neil Diamond since I am trying to erase the worst performance I have ever seen in my life...


-WTS

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The Quest...  

Posted by Wonko D. Sane in

It has been over a decade since I have done any type of traveling for myself. It was this year that I decided to pack up a few belongings and do a road trip. The plan was simple, get the hell out of Dodge and not think about anything that had to do with work or any other troubling thoughts. I would make my journey west and since I am a historian of sorts, I also decided that I would set up a few quests for myself. For you see, historians are actually the adventurous type who love to discover stories and see places where great things happened.


I thought about what types of quests I would send myself on. At first the thought of visiting a presidential library or some fantastic museum occurred to me until I realized that this is typical behavior of a historian and besides that is what I normally would do. Thinking again, I decided that I would do the following:

1. The Quest of Five Mountains
2. The Quest for a Shirt (This was Rob's Request)

Here it goes...

-WTS

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