from the valley to the mountains... a journal page to a friend

Hey Dude!

Ah the storms> Yes, I don't know where the big ones are hitting but they're not here either... just the rain, not even wind usually. The sky grew as black as night around suppertime last night, and Jay said there was an ALERT, and the line showed up as hitting HERE on the radar, but somehow it missed us... WE have trees around the house here too, as I think I told you. That has long been a concern for me... even in other places I lived. I always think it is best not to have a tree higher than the rooftop NEAR the house since it WILL die at some point, and it may fall on the house before you can afford to have it removed... If a tree is going to reach 50', plant it 50' from the house, or don't plant it at all is how I feel about it... IF you have the choice and didn't just move there... flying limbs and things are enough to worry about... and pick up... GLAD THEY AREN'T HITTING THERE TOO BADLY TOO, of course... The power flickers here a lot of the time too... In fact, it seems that weather there, and the effects of it, are like they are here a LOT... HERE IN THE VALLEY vs THERE IN THE MOUNTAINS ... ponder... I don't get it ... hmmm

Being a bit reclusive??? Yes, well I don't think there is really anything bad about being a bit reclusive and only talking through e-mail a lot of the time. I know that I was never keen on social gatherings, for the most part. Oh, going to places where there are a lot of people is one thing, but interacting in groups is another. I think most people feel that way really. I think that e-mail is a more natural form of communication than people might realize, even if it does use modern technology.

Years ago life was a lot more mellow and people didn't see other people all that much... except those who lived in cities. I suppose those who could take that pace and be really IN it are those who got rich... the competitive sorts. If you think about it, they always say that you have to go to the big cities to really accomplish big things. But there were many rural people and they mostly saw one another at the local fair, at church on Sundays, and once a week, or once a month when they did errands in town. I know that as a mother I was alone a LOT and the phone was too annoying to talk on for long, so it was me and my sons, and the school most of the time they were growing up... which was too limiting, but many other mothers went through it too... yes, I think it's more natural to be alone a lot, and perhaps better for us. If we are constantly socializing then we can't be thinking our own thoughts and allowing others to enter... from THE UNIVERSE.

Children who learn a lot seem to be the ones who are alone and find other ways to keep themselves busy. The A student is alone a lot studying (unless they are cheating ) and that's when I learned to play guitar... You can't be thinking deeply and really accomplishing things and be socializing, though it may be PART of your job. I tend to think that most people like to know someone is there and hear sounds of other people, but that at least 2/3 of the time we need our own space. - They try to make it seem like there's something wrong with people who like to be alone... but there's not. We just might not have the skills to communicate FAST and appropriately in a world where that ONE TIME can make the difference... but then, that can be much like assemblyline work... It needs a balance, but it's not the same for everyone, and not the same all the time, but I still think alone is really more natural. >>>SO the internet tends to be the best of both worlds... unless you hate technology or typing ; )

Ah the old Dick Tracy watches!! LOL... YES! My younger brother and I used to pretend we had them... and we used walkie talkies and all that... We used smoke signals and all sorts of things, but that was our dream... the magical device that could communicate with anyone from anywhere... and now we have cellphones... and ipods...( and laptops! ) amazing things ; )

... but I still think that, for the most part, true communicating with another person, yourself, or the Universe is best QUIETLY, in your own time, and one-to-one ..................................

with a smile > Dudette * = )