aural laura

Here is a blurry night not long ago in a Chinatown restaurant... Jim and me (quite tipsy i am, and determined not to blink):
Distinctions, Affiliations, and Oddities (not necessarily in order of importance): • Mother of the magnificent Meadow, Arrow, and River • Birthed kids at home, a drug-free experience • Survived 1992 Triple Junction earthquakes • Survived first marriage—still friends • Survived second marriage—ditto • Only known survivor of last partner • Former nudist, present matronly model of modesty • Regional President of Itty Bitty Titty Committee—self-appointed • 2004 Mattole Valley Citizen of the Year (according to Mattole Valley Women’s Club) • Humboldt County’s most ardent Elliott Smith fan • Still Humboldt’s most loyal Two Gallants fan • Perhaps Humboldt’s only Richard Buckner fan • Enjoys dead or depressed songwriters • Survived the Salvia experience—or should I say, the dream of life survived • Survived family upbringing, etc.—big deal, right? • Served/serves on Mattole School Site Council, Mattole Grange Board, Mattole Valley Community Center Board; member of MV Women’s Club, member and founder of Mattole Self-Sufficiency Project, Mattole Music Appreciation Society, and MV Historical Society; Director of MVHS for a decade or more, who knows • Embraces two “4-H” philosophies: the Traditional—“I pledge my Head to clearer thinking, my Heart to greater loyalty, my Hands to larger service, and my Health to better living,” and the New—“Stay Healthy, Stay Happy, Stay Holy, and you will most assuredly Stay High.” • Becomes moronically stupid when high on concentrated cannabis • A perfect chemical fit with the unadulterated poppy as enjoyed in a simple herbal tea • Hitchhiked across country several times when young • Spent years intermittently travelling around California on back of embarrassingly loud Harley • One of only two people who notice the significance of the 5 to 10 minutes around 10:40 • Extremely lucky with timing-- nearly always manages to make connections • Extremely lucky and undeserving of friends-- for a person of no real accomplishment or experience, has wonderful, bright, impressive, and forgiving friends (this means you!) • Extremely lucky with money… small amounts arriving as needed • Likes to eat, sleep, and pee outdoors, not to mention enjoying other even more wonderful things al fresco • Would probably be quite overweight if not for genes and nervous disposition, although unbridled appetites are balanced by infrequent eating • Unusually low cholesterol and blood pressure; never had a broken bone or stitches • Considers chocolate a basic food group • Working on theory of Benign Hedonism • Has wonderful pets—two dogs and two cats who could run free, but tend to stick around • Maintains no relationship with the IRS • Bad facility with foreign languages, including Legalese, Corporatese, and Economese—glazes over in their presence • Does not like to kill things; does not eat anything that moves away from death • Would like to forgive Creator for the food chain, but finds it difficult • Practically allergic to adrenaline • Afraid of participatory competitive sports; bored by spectator sports • Can’t play cards; does not watch TV; can’t play a guitar or other instrument; no fun in the usual ways! • Loves to sing • Always carries a Swiss Army Knife • Eats poison oak leaves to maintain immunity • Unclear as to whether individual souls live-- disincarnate-- before and after physical lives • Dubious as to existence of Greater Power willing what we call Good and battling Evil • Quite clear that “magic” exists—that is, “miracles” beyond scientific explanation • Can hardly believe guns were not only invented, but are actually used • Absolutely baffled by the continued practice of war • Guilty as sin for existing so happily despite it • Lover, best friend, and eternal admirer of Jim Lombard.
Above, Adam of the Two Gallants; below, Tyson, another Gallant:
Mouth of Mattole River in great green springtime:
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