Last night I did some Christmas shopping with Gabby. Our last stop was Target where we wanted to look for some stocking stuffers for David. In the men's underwear section there was a little girl who looked to be about 5 or 6. She became hypnotized by the wonderment that is Gabby. She literally could not take her eyes off her. Gabby and I were looking at each other out of the corners of our eyes and kind of laughing to ourselves while discussing the merits of 100% cotton boxers . . . it was cute and yet unnerving. We moved to another rack and the little girl stayed with us, staring without blinking. I'm serious, it was an intense stare for about 5 minutes. Gabby and I kept glancing at each other nervously - was this little girl from Children of the Damned? Would she explode our heads with her stare? Finally her mom must have realized she was missing and called her back. Whew, that was a close call.
Gabby is just at that age where she is naturally magnetic. When we went to Sonic the other day to get a drink, the napkin guy would not leave her alone. The first time he offers napkins and ketchup, it's nice. The second time, uh, we said, "no thanks." Finally, he just sort of threw himself at the car - I kid you not - he was sort of sprawling across the fender with his face nearing the windshield. This time he wasn't even offering napkins. He was just unable to control it, like a moth to the flame. I was laughing thinking how sad that he's flirting with a girl who's obviously setting right next to her mom. Nothing could be less cool. Or less akward. Like I said, people just can't help it - and I'm not being biased. I have proof.
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So today I saw this over at Dinosaurs and Robots. Wow. Somehow it makes me feel better looking at it. Maybe because it's so huge and so old. I feel better knowing that there's some drive in us that makes us want to carve pictures into rocks. We want to make something beautiful that will last. Art does matter.
This petroglyph is believed to be one of the oldest, and largest, in existence. It is located in what is now Niger, Africa, and it's thought to be around 7000 years old. There is more detailed information about the petroglyph here at the Bradshaw Foundation where they are working to preserve the stone carving from erosion, graffitti and theft.
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When I'm setting at my computer desk - I'll take a picture of that sometime when it's cleaned off - I have some lovely views of our backyard. On my left side, about 8 feet away is a smaller window that looks out onto a nice tree and the roof of one of our sheds. I like this view because in the summer its just full of green leaves. It's very peaceful.
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Did you see the story about the oldest living animal? I'm in love with him. Well, I love turtles and tortoises (among other things) and I just love this one!
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Well, I'm back. We got hit with the flu bug that's going around. Gabby and I have been pretty much bedridden for the past couple of days. I feel better today, but still not 100%. I left off with such a downer post – but that’s just how I’ve been feeling lately. Dealing with my family feels like walking through a field of turnstiles, and all the turnstiles are made out of thin paring knives. Each movement gives you a tiny little cut, so tiny you don’t hardly notice at first, but the deeper you go into it the more you notice all the little cuts adding up to one bit messy wound. You can’t really maneuver to get away without getting more cuts. You’re trapped. [More]
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