Current mood: drained
Well, with the sun rising and Albuquerque squarely in my rearview mirror, I left that interestingly neat city behind. Sadly, I sped away, leaving behind a great friend. Sometimes, fate is cruel.
I descended rapidly toward my next destination of Flagstaff. I was really feeling reinvigorated! The trip had so far been interesting and very long, but it has helped clear out a few cobwebs indeed. This day, I had no intention of pushing myself, because I wanted to see some of the sights! I happily pulled over and paid the $10 charge to go see the Petrified Forests and Painted Desert of Arizona. The sights were wonderful and it was a glorious day! However, I did have one less-than-welcomed moment. At one of the stops, I got out of the SUV to use the observation platform. When I was returning to the SUV, this woman and her husband were eyeballing my little Hybrid. When she made a comment about how filthy it was. Yes, I have bug splatter! I will have bug splatter, because I am traveling 2853 miles to Monterey. Well, I looked at her hubby with one of those I am going to toss you and her over the edge of the cliff looks when he suddenly changes direction and distance from me and sushes his wife. For a moment, I wanted to say something, but the blood and hackles were up and I thought best of it. Nothing usually good comes about when I speak in anger. Anyway, it really ticked me off! I normally take fastidious care of myself and my belongings, so it did hurt me a little to hear that. Well, I had very negative thoughts about the both of them for a while.
My next stop was the Crater Monument. Now that was impressive. Rising up from the desert floor like a welllike a craterlolthe thing is HUGE. The pics do not do it justice at all. You have to see this thing in your lifetime. So, there I was looking into the biggest damn hole that I have ever seenI had a dog once that would have been damn proud of that holelol. Anyway, so I was listening to the tour guide and thinking all the time, sweet Provenance, send another one soon. I am not a people person by nature. Anyway, that thought was prompted by the fact that I was still miffed at that couple!
So, all along the way to Flagstaff, I spent my time blue sky mining By the way, the route to Flagstaff from the East is awesome. There are AMAZING mesas and buttes (I have always been a butte man lol) all along the way! I was stupefied by the sheer beauty of it all.
However, in conversation with a friend, and after many conversations with friends, and after hearing some really derogatory stuff on the radio about women, I was struck by the idea that men have literally gone insane. I have heard things over the past few years about what guys do that floors me. I want to let people know that I have a pretty strong belief in what a man should be.
First, a man must have calluses. I believe firmly that a man without calluses cannot be trusted. Yes, I know that sounds very Neanderthal, but that is what I believe. Also, men should neither hit, disparage, not insult a woman. Men should also be warriors. I dont mean soldiers, but willing to stand up and be heard. I am surprised at all the mealy-mouthed forked-tongued bastards that are out there. To me a man should be a force of nature. Yes, that sounds extreme, but who wants someone not imposing? Maybe that sounds wrong, but I do not understand metro this and andro thata man should be a manthink John Wayne, Clint Eastwood, and Pa from Little House. Those men were embodiments of character. However, a man should be intelligent in any form not just letters, ya know? A real man should also be fit! How can he be a rock, if an avalanche just happened over his belt? Finally, a man should be emotional, but not to excess. No one likes an emotionless robot.
Yeah, thinking too much that is what 9 hours in a car will do. Besides make the damn thing smell like B.O. and old soda. LOLI am cleaning that by the way!
Well, I wish that your road to redemption be short and that your contact with stupidity be limited!
Take care.
