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Driving my car
after seven months
hoofing it, pedaling it, or
being chauffeured around
I’m now behind the wheel
trying to add up the parts
remember the safety scrolls
It is all a giant HD screen
flattened dimensions passing
as I adjust angles, dials
Shift, throttle, brake, and signal
separating distractions from
meaningful traffic indicators
I negotiate a coffee drive-thru
parking lots, pedestrians, peddlers
but on the highway boredom sets in
Holy crap, how to stay awake
nothing to do but stare and steer
Shake head, slap face, popping eyes
Bicycles are more fun I realize, and
then I’m on the highway shoulder
slamming door, tossing keys in ditch
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Pole Vaulting on the Sun 
This is too fun. I’ve lived in big cities with good public transport, or like now, small towns in which I can walk everywhere within a half hour. It;s been years since I’ve had to toss any car keys in a ditch. Good luck with that.
Later…
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I’m thinking about finding a small town like that; walk, bike, and skateboard everywhere. Know any good places? Thanks for your comment.
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Gakona, Alaska…Sinona Creek, Alaska – naw, most people enjoy non-frost bit toes. Thisted, Denmark – naw, North Sea wind and rain and all. Glenn’s Ferry, Idaho – forget it. Lilliput, Swift’s head – possibility. Tamarindo, Costa Rica – if you dig extremes and explosive expressions of nature, yes. Good luck with that.
Later…
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That’s a great list. Swift’s head is a good suggestion, though, I think I’ve lived there a few times already.
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A muddle of organization.
🙂
Later..
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I think we need to go to Thailand for a while brother. Bikes, curry, boxing, crazy nights. I know some people over there.
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Sounds good. Do you have a boat?
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