Tuesday, July 7, 2009

Sentinal 24x30

Finally, I found the usefulness of My Face and Spacebook (ha). One of the kids signed me up a year or so ago and I'm like..."what up with all these friends inviting me to places I don't know?" I don't have that many friends (In America) and I'm not even that friendly to begin with. (or am I?) And I have no idea how to sign-in to nor do I desire to learn how to navigate another web site. All that cynicism and skeptitude has been washed away this last week or so with some very fun reunions with some very old friends. Again, Carmen and I seem to be the only ones who haven't aged but even in wrinkles and hunched over my old friends look great! My new dilemma is to know just how much of the past twenty five years I can safely divulge without overwhelming them with our rock-star lifestyle. The truth is we have lived a life that would make Indiana Jones shudder in terror and the likes of Captain Kirk and Ernest Hemingway, clamor for our autographs. Well, after having converted several continents and having fought off every imaginable creature and tropical disease known to man, many are left a bit incredulous if not altogether apoplectic at the outrageousness of our stories. You want the truth? Maybe you can't handle the truth. Or maybe that last bought of malaria addled my memory and the bits and pieces all add up to ...one big fantasy. Regardless, it's pretty neat to hear from old friends...like the proverb that mentions how refreshing it is to hear good news from a distant land. I dedicate this new misty field painting to friends old and new...Cheers!

2 comments:

Diane Cutter said...

Your latest post made me laugh out loud. A website, blog, and cell phone are plenty technology for me; I already spend enough time on my laptop, thank you very much. I thoroughly enjoy reading your frequent blog entries as they remind me of my own incredible Indiana Jones adventures... I, for one, believe every word you write! Keep it coming...

4 the Contemplative Artist said...

cough...cough...well, I was going to send you a friend invite on what I affectionately call "fishbowl" or aka Face-book.
But now you're scaring me! LOL
Hope you and Carmen had a wonderful 21st!
Oh btw, my hubby is already talking about a 3rd painting.... WaWHOOO! That just makes me so sad and grumpy ;)
Blessings to you Paco Bill, Anni