...and now for something completely different
at the risk of moving on from a quality (read: more than 20 posts! relevant or not.) discussion in my last post, i feel i must share this moment in my life.
tonight, i sat on a patio in the south texas heat with my father and his golfing buddy, bill. at 74 years-young, bill is a true fitness buff and is, in all honesty, the very realization of lloyd bridges' izzy "it's go time!" mandelbaum from seinfeld. now, the whole point of this encounter was to discuss bill's recent trips to china and russia (two places i have long wanted to go.) not truly sure what exactly happened during said encounter, i have only these observations:
1) bill apparently was expecting me to come bearing many questions as to how i could plan a similar trip.
2) i wasn't prepared to ask questions, but rather simply wanted to hear about his experiences/see pictures/etc.
awkward silences and rough attempts at jokes followed.
i had to try so hard not to laugh when the photo album finally made it's appearance and was found to be full of pictures taken by an older gentleman with obvious sight issues on a manual focus camera. in other words, EVERY picture was out of focus. thank goodness there were postcards to be shared.
did i mention that he only had pics from russia? none of china. at least none that i could see.
the whole episode took about 20 minutes and as i rode away with my dad in his golf cart, i flipped through the tour magazines (only of russia, of course) that bill let me borrow and dreamt of the day i could see this remarkable country with my own eyes...clearly and in focus.
tonight, i sat on a patio in the south texas heat with my father and his golfing buddy, bill. at 74 years-young, bill is a true fitness buff and is, in all honesty, the very realization of lloyd bridges' izzy "it's go time!" mandelbaum from seinfeld. now, the whole point of this encounter was to discuss bill's recent trips to china and russia (two places i have long wanted to go.) not truly sure what exactly happened during said encounter, i have only these observations:
1) bill apparently was expecting me to come bearing many questions as to how i could plan a similar trip.
2) i wasn't prepared to ask questions, but rather simply wanted to hear about his experiences/see pictures/etc.
awkward silences and rough attempts at jokes followed.
i had to try so hard not to laugh when the photo album finally made it's appearance and was found to be full of pictures taken by an older gentleman with obvious sight issues on a manual focus camera. in other words, EVERY picture was out of focus. thank goodness there were postcards to be shared.
did i mention that he only had pics from russia? none of china. at least none that i could see.
the whole episode took about 20 minutes and as i rode away with my dad in his golf cart, i flipped through the tour magazines (only of russia, of course) that bill let me borrow and dreamt of the day i could see this remarkable country with my own eyes...clearly and in focus.
posted by cade at 9:56 PM
7 Comments:
OK... so this is what I find amazing. You have your home and then the places you dream of visiting. I do, too--there are SO many! And then, because I'm not QUITE ready to leave the house, I click on your cadeland link and look at some pics (incredible, btw). And what ones appeal to me the most? The ones of the Great NorthWest--Puget Sound, Seattle, Mt. Rainier... my HOME. The views I see regularly. THAT is where true beauty is to me.
Hm. "Away" never has quite the same appeal as "home"--I like that.
Cade, Is it possible for you to post a map with directional arrows for your next cross-country jog? Maybe with a little 'Cade is here' icon....
Thanks.
becky- i probably could, but it would pretty much be stuck on beverly after next week. there may be a few exceptions, but who knows?
besides, i like to keep everyone guessing.
emily- i love seattle. i've probably taken more pictures there than anywhere else (maybe san francisco.) it is so true though that we take for granted that which we see everyday. it's far too easy to do.
and thanks for the props on the pictures.
cade what would i do without you?
Cade, what if you posted a map AFTER you get back with Cade is here-kinda like PJ in "Family Circus" when he goes from the backyard to the mailbox and the arrows travel all over the place (BTW those were the only Family Circus comics I liked.) Or, we could play "Where in the world is Cade" a la "Where in the world is Carmen Sandiego" where you post pics and people have to guess where you are this time.
Cabrillo Nat. Park outside San Diego has good photo op's.
alright, alright. where in the world is cade is coming soon.
beck- you're assuming i will actually be able to leave my hotel. we'll see.
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