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If I Could Stop The Setting Sun...: Roadside Casino
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Thursday, February 5, 2009. 8220;The best way to waste your life, . is by taking notes. The easiest way to avoid living is to just watch. Look for the details. Report. Don't participate.”. Would I feel that I was where I should be? What time is it? She asked, eyes still closed. Are you ready for it? I said. We could see the Oklahoma state sign ahead in the distance. It had become something of a ritual to make a big deal out of entering a new state. Did you hear the score? Yeah, there are a lot of them he...
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If I Could Stop The Setting Sun...: February 2009
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Monday, February 16, 2009. Lessons Learned: A Day in Colorado. Everything in the universe is everything else. A man is a killer is a saint is a monkey is a cockroach is a goldfish is a whale, and the Devil is just the angel who asked for more.". So what are you guys doing today? I don't know," I said, turning to Kim, "What are we doing today? I was thinking of a hike. The Royal Arch trail. It's amazing," she said. I turned back to Ben. "We're going hiking," I said. Nothing," then, "Any plan B for today?
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If I Could Stop The Setting Sun...: April 2009
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Friday, April 17, 2009. A Quiet Drive in Utah. It occurs to me as it sometimes does, that this day is over and will never be lived again, that we are only the sum of days, and when those are spent we will not come back to this place, to this time, to these people and these colors, and I wonder whether to be sad about this. or to be happy.". Maybe by how far it can be thrown. But what if the stone is all around you? Utah Welcome to Utah. This is Utah. Really? If I Could Stop the Setting Sun. Non omni qui ...
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If I Could Stop The Setting Sun...: Cadillac Ranch - Going to Colorado
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Friday, February 13, 2009. Cadillac Ranch - Going to Colorado. 8220;The unreal is more powerful than the real, because nothing is as perfect as you can imagine it. because its only intangible ideas, concepts, beliefs, fantasies that last. stone crumbles. wood rots. people, well, they die. but things as fragile as a thought, a dream, a legend, they can go on and on.”. How far away do you think it is? Okay, did you get all that? Good," I said, and got in the car. Do we have everything? I just laughed. ...
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If I Could Stop The Setting Sun...: A Quiet Drive in Utah
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Friday, April 17, 2009. A Quiet Drive in Utah. It occurs to me as it sometimes does, that this day is over and will never be lived again, that we are only the sum of days, and when those are spent we will not come back to this place, to this time, to these people and these colors, and I wonder whether to be sad about this. or to be happy.". Maybe by how far it can be thrown. But what if the stone is all around you? Utah Welcome to Utah. This is Utah. Really? If I Could Stop the Setting Sun. Non omni qui ...
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If I Could Stop The Setting Sun...: Getting Lost in Texas
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Saturday, February 7, 2009. Getting Lost in Texas. I fell in love with the moment of falling in love, and I wanted to keep that moment alive forever.". Back in the car we turned the radio on to news of the Cardinals' victory over the Eagles. Yeah, yeah, yeah," Kim said, "I just want to watch the Steelers game. Can we make sure we stop off somewhere to watch it? And maybe get some wings and beer? I was loving this girl more everyday. You think they are any sports bars there? It sounded good to me. We turn...
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If I Could Stop The Setting Sun...: On The Road
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Saturday, January 31, 2009. 8220;Life is like a landscape. You live in the midst of it but can describe it only from the vantage point of distance.”. Kim was spread across the front seat, leaning behind us to find a bottle of water when I heard, "Oh, what the hell is this? She sat back down with the water in one hand and my hat in the other. That's the captain's hat," I said. She laughed. I wasn't sure if it was at the hat or me, but she turned it around in her hands and put it on. I point with no real c...
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If I Could Stop The Setting Sun...: January 2009
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Saturday, January 31, 2009. 8220;Life is like a landscape. You live in the midst of it but can describe it only from the vantage point of distance.”. Kim was spread across the front seat, leaning behind us to find a bottle of water when I heard, "Oh, what the hell is this? She sat back down with the water in one hand and my hat in the other. That's the captain's hat," I said. She laughed. I wasn't sure if it was at the hat or me, but she turned it around in her hands and put it on. I point with no real c...
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If I Could Stop The Setting Sun...: Lessons Learned: A Day in Colorado
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Monday, February 16, 2009. Lessons Learned: A Day in Colorado. Everything in the universe is everything else. A man is a killer is a saint is a monkey is a cockroach is a goldfish is a whale, and the Devil is just the angel who asked for more.". So what are you guys doing today? I don't know," I said, turning to Kim, "What are we doing today? I was thinking of a hike. The Royal Arch trail. It's amazing," she said. I turned back to Ben. "We're going hiking," I said. Nothing," then, "Any plan B for today?
