Wednesday, April 19, 2006
HAPPY BIRTHDAY EMILY A. CROW !!
My sister is now a year older! I have posted a photo of my parents in tribute to a great day! I have also posted a photo of two celebrities which bare some likeness—however they were not as successful as my parents…
I wonder-- I estimate my dad was three or four years younger than I am now. By then he had a couple of kids and a wife…I wonder if we would have been friends; I wonder if he would have liked me--who knows, we might have shared a cigarette maybe…or not. Notice his sense of fashion and his physique…He was once a young sprite—and he knows what he is talking about when he says things will change. I think that is why he likes hanging out with kids these days and making them run.
My mom was a bit older than my sister is now. She was a beauty–a fine, fragile lady and had two kids—and had to control us…I don’t have many memories of my childhood, but one was my mom telling me to quit pulling her hair. My sister has not succeeded in growing her hair that long, the picture is cropped, but the hair continues all the way to my mom’s legs…She cares a lot for anybody—if you ever need anyone to care about you—she’s the person to ask—and she’ll be genuine.
I look at these pictures quite a bit these days, and they help me to see that despite some weird things and hard times, my life so far has been good. My dad is a success filled with determination and resoluteness—the old pictures of his dad represent something very different than mine do. He did a lot to change that for me. My mom is one of the greatest ladies you’ll ever respect…She wouldn’t admit it to anyone but she is a powerful CEO…of Crow-Gonzales Inc. She hasn’t fired any of us yet, but her investment as a major shareholder has proven her commitment to quality…
On my birthday in March I was far from this sort of introspection…I think realizing that my sister isn’t a twelve years old is part of that. I should preface that with the fact that I am continually realizing that I’m not fourteen. These kinds of realizations bring it home to how much was invested into our lives. What a set of parents. We should all be so blessed to have cool, well dressed, fashionable parents.
Wednesday, April 12, 2006
COMMENT ON THIS!!
Who says you don't see wild animals on the streets in South Africa!! This is in highway traffic on the way to Cape Town in February. What an amazing thing to look over and see a cheetah. Beats having a hound dog...and talk about the next level in theft prevention...
My father has once again extended his loving 'discipline' by upping the anty in this blog thing...If I don't update my blog for a week or so, or however long 'some period of time' is, he gives a class of his bonus points to check me out and see if there are new posts...So, the attention is much appreciated as well as the hits on the site...However, the 5 point thing is A BUNCH OF BOLOGNA (bolonie)!!
Do you really think Coach Crow is going to just give you extra points? How can you tell if he is joking or being real? I mean, what does a blog have to do with Earth Science--granted, it may be the most interesting blog in the virtual world....Okay, not as interesting as that...If you really need the 5 extra points--what about studying for them?! And what about that guy who is on top of his game and has a straight 4.0/100%--is he getting 105% or what?
In South Africa, if the students want extra points they have to kill a wild animal, skin it, and eat the meat raw--"Wild Animals" here are things that eat coyotes and javalinas...The
y only get a few points for that too...5 points. It makes me wonder where they were taking that cheetah to...Probably a school for those kids...
I have alot of posts on their way. I just needed to get the previous one out. Look for stuff on great adventures in road cycling, how to get ugly (if you want to), weather, and other topics. Nothing worth 5 points despite how many wild animals were killed in the making...Coming to www.quincycrow.blogspot.com in the next few days GUARANTEED.
Tuesday, April 11, 2006
A LONG TIME AGO, IN A GALAXY FAR AWAY..11.04
Well, if you'd asked me two years ago, I never would have dreamt all of this...
”Take me or leave me, don't have to believe me all the words I have to say, all the longs that fly away take me or leave me, believe me good will come it's OK, you know I'll live to fight another day it's OK, you know I'll live to find another way she's as pretty as hell and her eyes have no home the beauty has run from your face such beauty that hung from your face and if you would drink this wine you'll shine it's OK you know I'll live to fight another day it's OK, you know I'll live to find the words to say it's OK, you know I'll live to find another way and if you would give me holy wine, I'll shine…” --Delirious “Its OK- Mezzamorphis, 1999”
