one hand clapping

i took a ride early thanksgiving morning cuz on holidays - early on - the streets are empty and it feels deserted. i like it. at oltorf & 5th - ish there are chickens. well this time there were turkeys! i haven't seen them before. i bet they stay in the back. but, how cool on thanksgiving i ride by and all 3 of them are out and one of them has it's feathers all puffed up. i think they are beautiful. they hung out and posed for a few photos. then all of them in a row, waddled back around to the back of the house. i had to get back early, so missed the gobble wobble. noah got some pictures. brian mentioned one for new years day. i'd say a good way to start the new year. we rode up later to the arbor to see the squid and the whale. overview: the story of a family and the breakup of it. 2 teenage boys go through their PHD educated parents divorce in NYC. all of them are quircky and odd. and deal with it differently. it's very funny and bittersweet. jeff daniels rocks in the dad role. and the 2 boys nail the teenage angst and sexual tension/anxiety in superb oddness. its a holiday movie. ha. if u feel like riding up a hill and movie - it's something to do. here's the deal. let me know if i'm wrong: when u buy something from someone. you enter into a time honored agreement that once the buyer receives the cash - the check has cleared it's burning a hole in his pocket, the item is handed over - in this case shipped. there are variations, i know. but simply put. that's how it's done. if i have that right: then how long does it take to box up a bike? i've had it done in a morning and shipped out that afternoon. so, it can't be super complex. i sit and wait. the next bike project is on hold. i went to this buddhist talk last nite about happiness & emptiness. it was a dutch man that has studied since early in his life and he was interesting. but his dutch accent was hard to understand and i felt bad but left a little early. besides, i'm still working on the one hand clapping thing. a salute to the man on the mountain who rides up and down every day. thanks for pointing out i hadn't updated this mind expanding drivel. on the days i am tardy getting something up - just put your head under the sink with one drop of water per minute for 30min....same effect.