Yeah it’s time, but that’s all it is; it’s not yesterday, and only pretends to be tomorrow. I’ve been trying to catch it, but you know - cause you’ve tried too - that it’s the “old catching wind in a bottle” thing. That’s a tired cliché for sure… can’t you do better? Oh I don’t know… that’s a pretty neat little saying when you think about it. “catch wind in a bottle.” So… what are you two up to? He’s tripping on the “wind,” and you really don’t want to know about me. How bout you? Trying to find time. “Time?” That’s funny, because he’s been trying to catch it, though come to think of it…. I really doubt if he knows what it looks like, time that is. You’re right.. nobody’s ever really identified it, much less explained it. Didn’t Einstein find it? No, he didn’t - but that’s not relative, merely a theory. I was thinking today while I was walking in the mall, smelling all the different aromas, taking in the pre-Christmas shoppers, how time was the same today as it was 30 years ago, nothing’s really changed, time is still time. Yeah, you’re right; the only thing that’s changed is you. Ed Bradley died today. Yeah I read about it. He was only 65. Yeah, I thought he was older. Daze was 59 the other day. Yeah, and I’ve always thought of her as being in her forties. Everybody’s trying to find a way out of this maze. No, not really, everybody knows there is but one way out. Not right, not right at all, there is no certainly about only being one way out, there could be another. Of course but what? I don’t know, but there could be. The Eternal Optimist? Today I am – but check me tomorrow, I’ve been known to flip…. flop. Did you vote? Yeah, straight D, that be a capital D. Me too. Aye! Me too. Aye? Damn, sounds like something the Cap’n would say. So… we hung one on Bush and the Republicans, now what? They have to rein it in a little, shift in a new direction. Get something done is the phrase you’re looking for I think. “They” being all the politicians, D’s and R’s, right? Yeah, we’ve put them all in the same boat now, let’s see something get done. They’ll come up with a way to exit with a little pride, and it’ll be wrap by 08. Then, and then….. comes Hillary! That’s her one and only goal, her burning desire. And don’t ever underestimate a single minded burning hot – Desire. You think she can win? I think she’s picking out her cabinet this weekend is what I think. Maybe Bill will be Secretary of State or something? At least he wouldn’t be a yes man like Condi is. Yes woman. Yeah, she’d be a yes woman. You could still call her a yes man. Yeah you could. I seen John Lennon in person. At a concert? Yeah. He made the hair on the back of my neck literally stand up. He was incredible, nobody I ever seen, ever done what he done to me that night. To really appreciate him, his music, his voice, you had to see him in person. I wasn’t anticipating him blowing me away like that. I’ll never forget it. I know what you mean. Santana did it to me, and many years earlier, the Beach Boys did the same thing to me on a California beach. I know seeing someone “live” intensifies everything and seems better, but man, I don’t know. I seen the Eagles a few years ago, and they were good, and I enjoyed it, but not like Santana in Germany while we passed the hash pipes around. Our whole music scene blows me away when I think about it. When was the last time you got really relaxed and listened to the AWB? I did it just a few minutes ago. Man! Yeah man, a great band. I haven’t been “really relaxed” in years, raising the kids and all that. Time just oozes by; I just try and hold on. Yeah those child-rearing days can be looonnnnng, and before you know it they’re getting married and having kids. Can you believe Thanksgiving is nigh, and Christmas just a few weeks away? Yes, I'll need to shoot a turkey soon. Thanksgiving 2006 style? Yeah, but on second thought, I think I'll buy one at Wal-Mart. We got a lot to be thankful for. Hey! Have you found time yet? No, but I’m still looking. I tell you what, you find time and then I’ll catch it a bottle and we’ll hold it for ransom money. We could be rich! No, I doubt it, cuz if’n we found it and if’n we caught it – nobody would want to pay the ransom to get it back. Yeah, I guess you’re right; another great idea down the hatch, eh? There’s a new book out about the future. Many thousands of years in the future. Dogs rule the earth. Anyhow, these two dogs, which are the main characters in the book, are discussing what happened to the human race. Really? What did happen to them? Well according to the storyline, they messed around somewhere along the line and eliminated themselves from the earth. Dogs eventually evolved to intelligence and although few (dogs) could remember exactly the circumstances for the human disappearance (from earth), it was the general consensus that humans went down the wrong trail following the gene tract mixed in with cloning. Hmmm… that’s interesting. So… what happened? In the book that is. Don’t know yet, haven’t finished it, but I’ll let you both know as soon as I do. So… what’s up with you today? Going to the city? Yeah, as a matter of fact, I am. Want me to pick you up some good cigars? No, I’ve quit smoking those damn things. Ah, that’s good. So… are you back on Blogstream? Well I don’t know about being back and all, but I do think that whenever I feel like posting something, I will. You know what I mean? No, but then again I doubt if you do either? Right you are ol chap, but you know our’s is the “feel good” generation. Yeah, and we’ve really done a good job feeling good haven’t we? Hey man, I’ve located time. It was here all the time we’ve been talking. No kidding. What does it look like? Well the best way I can describe it – is that it appears to resemble a stream of water, and the water is in constant movement. So… which way does it flow? Oh it goes both ways, sort of like my cousin Shiela. Yeah, I know. So, would you say time is like a stream then? Yeah, a never ending stream that just keeps on flowing. So, what do we call it? TimeStream would be appropriate I would think. Sounds really neat. Kinda like BlogStream, eh? Yeah, sort of. Maybe they are kissing cousins? Like cousin Shiela? Yeah, sort of. Ok, now all we have to do is figure out how to catch it. Right you are. Oops, we’re here. Where? End of story.

p.s. Happy Birthday Daze!