Fleeting moments...
A lazy Saturday afternoon in Bakersfield, the sky is grey and the air is chilly outside. I sit in front of my computer stuffed from Chinese food at lunch in my warm house, writing and chatting with friends. Listening to
Sting's live album
All this Time, which was recorded on September 11, 2001 and is dedicated to all those who lost their lives on that day. Remembering when I saw Sting in concert with
Kenny Kirkland at the piano. One of my favorite pianists along with Harry Connick Jr. Kenny Kirkland has since passed away. And on Sting's new album
Sacred Love Jason Rebello is the new piano man. "How do you replace Kenny Kirkland" Sting said in an interview promoting Sacred Love. Then he remembered Kenny Kirkland had introduced him to Jason Rebello once and had said "He's the only pianist I listen to". If you had to replace Kenny Kirkland, the only choice would be someone Kenny himself recommended. Moments we have with people and places and things are so fleeting... we forget to savor them. You never know when you see someone or speak to them, if it will be the last time, if they will be gone tomorrow. Like the leaves that fall from a tree to the ground, life fading and a season changing, we go through life forgetting to notice the little details. We fill up our time doing laundry and running errands and working 8 hours a day at mindless jobs that only matter because of a paycheck. We instead should savor the little things. A friend's voice on the phone. A smile and a hug from someone that matters to you. A kiss. A date that is going really well. The last page of a book you're sorry to see end. The beauty of trees and flowers, hills, valleys and rainbows in the sky. The lilting brilliance of Kenny Kirkland on the piano in the song
Dienda. And time... there never seems to be enough of it in a fleeting moment.
My Photos...
gulp. I hope I'm not the soon-to-be dead person you're talking about!
I hope not too! You're supposed to still be around when we are really old... Was not talking about anyone specific other than Kenny Kirkland.
I bet it's me...
Not that I have a death wish, but I doubt my car won any safety awards! :)
You bring up a good point... is the Tercel up to safety codes? Do the seatbelts work? No one wants to see you disappear in a bleak Tercel moment that you won't even be around to write about in your blog!
Of course! My kids ride in the car on occasion, that's why I'm doing the safety related items (such as the brakes) first.
My life... Has been interesting, and as I have matured my perspective has changed. In my teens to my mid 20's, I went through my "party like there's no tomorrow phase. Late 20's I started having some health issues, which made me realize that I'm not as indestructible as I believed I was. And now, as a geezer, I recognize the fact that life (and good health) is precious and definitely a Gift.
All that to say is I'm not as stupid as I may come across in my writing - I'll skimp on some things, but brakes and seat belts aren't two of them.
I do wish I had a motorcycle again, though. Those things are fun to ride, _and_ get excellent gas mileage. :)
Good for you for doing the safety items first! I recently paid $520 bucks for two new seatbelts in my car... you would probably have been able to get them cheaper... you're so car savvy.
New car parts can eat you alive. I had an '89 Volvo 740 Turbo sedan for a while - it drove great, but every time I had to go buy parts for it at the local dealership, it was another $400 - $700.
That doesn't sound bad for 2 seat belts; did that include installation or did you do it yourself?
That included installation. I only know how to pump gas, and where the oil goes on a car. That is the extent of my car repair knowledge. The dealership was the only place I could find that would even do seatbelts because of it being a safety issue. This was for a '93 Toyota Camry.