This is from John Cage, the composer and music theorist who was a contemporary of Brian Eno. I like number three: General duties of a teacher: Pull everything out of your students. In the early '50's an investor proposed taking surplus PBY Catalina flying boats and converting them into flying amphibious yachts, and. I've always loved Catalinas, the idea of having a go-anywhere adventure vehicle, and the style of the 1950s, so this is the center of a Venn diagram of awesome for me.
File this under 'future plans': Apparently in Maryland it's theoretically possible. Bennett has these on Heavy D, his D-series pickup. The rules are murky and apparently you must find an MVA employee in a good mood, but I could buy and tag the Scout with them.
I think that red over white would look great on a purple Scout. Wow, someone claims they have (instead of dealing with agitation, developer, stop bath, and fixer over carefully watched increments of time) to process film at home. I found out recently I have darkroom privileges at UMBC when I go back to teaching in the fall, and I intend to take full advantage of that shit. As I walked out to my bright red wagon when we finished those tacos, I felt a thrill go up my spine as I unlocked the door.
I have the ability to go anywhere, I thought. I am moving under my own power.
It’s such a simple, every day thing that I can’t help but celebrate. Every day is now full of these small victories, and I’m slowly becoming master of my own destiny again.
Erin Marquis is the Managing Editor of Jalopnik, a car-focused blog I read every day, and is recovering from thyroid cancer. She wrote a great post on. Thyroid cancer is no joke–she's got to deal with shitty medication issues every time she has to get scanned–but I can relate to the heady feeling of freedom that comes from the first drive after a long time off one's feet.