Agrarian legend

I missed the movie, but from what little I know about it, decided that Urban Legends must be about cities. This made me wonder about a parallel universe that might exist in rural areas. One possibility popped into my mind immediately. When food was dropped on the ground, the obvious first thing the consumer did, before continuing, was to brush off the dirt. Makes sense. If one was a bit reluctant, then came the injunction with the strength a verbal tick. "You have to eat a bushel of dirt before you die!" To me this always implied, "Better get started"

Now this makes me wonder, " Who is keeping track and how do we know when we have finished our share?"

Situation Ethics

St. Michael's church, where I go to mass, is situated in a beautiful spot. It is next to the village park which has a river running through it. Walking out on a sunny day can be elevating. The park is also a wireless site, so the park alone has its own draw.

Twice this week, as I was passing in my car, I spotted a county deputy in the church parking lot running what I believe to be a radar trap. This makes me very uneasy, but not for the obvious reason that I might be speeding. I also know, even symbolically, that it isn't the marriage of church and state. So far, I haven't been able to figure out my feeling. Am I being possessive of the church parking lot? In short, I'm baffled, and don't have a clue.

Phone Booth

Adjusting to the cell phone society has taken me a long time. Generally, I have one about six months and then discontinue the service. Now that I have an iPhone the game has changed. I'm going to take this communication device as a serious candidate to build an organization tool for the cluttered life that I live.

So... what do about my past conditioning that links me to a land line? The idea that when I return home, I need to check and see if someone has left a message. Last weekend, I came up with an expansive concept: Put the cell phone in a phone booth to make it more real as a communication station. The good old days were never this good with cramped phone booths that were standing room only

Cognitive Dissonance

The title has a ring to it, but sounds more complicated then it is actually. I call it Mental Rule Four (MR4), "Don't let the left hand know what the right hand is doing." MR4 gives the mind time to occupy itself when it doesn't know how to solve a problem. Every problem doesn't have an immediate solution. TS's term might be "Distracted from distraction by distraction."

Money is a another example of this dichotomy. It seems to me that in the micro world if a person doesn't manage money, than money manages them. But in the Macro world, a person consumed by money management loses his way entirely.