Finding our Solace

Seeing in other dimensions:

A finding of Solace for some, perhaps?

Is it Solace or Distraction?

We as a Nation are big on Ball Games: Rah, Rah.........

A Serving of the Poison of our aggressions...........

Or Solace? Not for me to decide... I only hold my own opinions and rock them like a baby.

The Old Man with the now limp arm  told me he once played Folk Music...  and was singing and playing    'California Dreaming'   at the Big Pine Inn.. In the Lower Keys In 1963 of course it Burned down in 1977... and the song was a Big Hit in 1964  so I am trying to figure out Just who was he strumming with then... if that was indeed the case, perhaps had his years mixed up or was telling an unintentional distortion of events?

The Old Man told me he owned a Marina up on Long Key....... Fading distant memories.. and

Fishing and hanging out with Captain Tony in Key West as well... funny to meet him here in the now...

He said he  made 11 million dollars in the Leather Industry in Kansas City Mo.

Who is to say what the truth is?

You don't suppose just over there are other dimensions... do you?

I heard from my Schizophrenic friend yesterday... he said our mutual friend was not dead...
he has seen him 3 times... rowing  out to his sailboat....anchored off of Key West... oh dear........

I guess he is suffering ...

Inter Dimensional Vision.... or just the place he is in delusion...  in Finding Our Solace.........

Waiting For The Green Flash.

The Old Man that used to live in Key West and was friends with Captain Tony back in the early 60's  and swapped  babysitting  services  with him and miles of bull shit yarns .....was at the Sea Side do drop in last evening.  The Sun was setting just touching the Horizon... I was waiting for the Green Flash... it never came.

I guess I failed to mention in my earlier post,  the old man appears to have had a stroke.. he is weak on one side of his body... he has lived down here 15 years... with his wife... he called me by name and grabbed my hand with his good arm and hand  as I strode in the establishment .. with a lot of strength....

Maybe characters live everywhere and I just have the natural ability to find  and befriend them... my gift.....


He took a shot later in the evening at the waiter...a jab that almost connected  with the right corner of the waiters chin.... the waiter  made a quick withdrawal or jump back .... of course it was all in drunk fun...  but, the old man would have gotten the much younger robust  Tico waiter pretty good had he not snapped back in the nick of time...

They all had a good laugh.....   I guess it was like  a Hemingway with Shine  Forbes  sparring re-enactment moment....  I got to meet Shine... once... he had a shrine in his living room in Key West of sorts... Shine offered  me and my buddy Ray Geist a  12 pack of hot beer ... that was in the back of his station wagon we pilfered some of them.

So anyway.................

The Waiter came over to the table where we were sitting and explained how the week earlier the Old Man was pretty drunk ... last time he was there .. and had actually managed to  connect a jab with  the waiter.. with his good paw.... thus his present awareness.... of the infirm.

So now  Jos  - hua    the waiter knows to keep distance  clear of the old man...or stand close at his own risk.

Now the waiter  appears to do a bit of taunting .... provoked firstly by the old mans bellowing mouth..." come on show me,  is that all you have got you ninny"

We have had a lovely 6 month stay here at this house.... the only really big draw back was the home invasion robbery.... and sleeping since with one eye open, I do not sleep well anyway.

Thus:   we have decided to move into a compound with three  armed security guards.. at the pearly  gates..
Invitation only.... I guess.

I went to the upper guard shack to make an inquiry about setting the Remote gate opener...  the guard was on the floor sleeping  sleeping like a dog on its back with all 4 paws  up on a mat... listening to the radio,,,, suffice it to say my confidence  is  instilled and shall remain.

I awoke him ......  I was thinking perhaps I should start bringing him beer.... and maybe snacks.

The only Analogy I can come to in the moment is this......  living in  Costa Rica is either 10 times better or 10 times worse then living in Key West and the Florida Keys....   sort of like the glass being half empty or half full thing.... Sort Of.

Where else can you find such amusement ?   Oh and the Views......... Simply put Fantastic!

What a card.        The Old Man.   WAITING FOR THE GREEN FLASH!