Saturday, June 30, 2012

Blurred Time

I know. I know. You don't have to tell me, even once. Times flies these days. Time used to drag, on and on and on, but not now. It races away with me. In those teen years, I asked myself when was the future ever going to get here? You see, I had an old, tan Westclox alarm clock on the table beside my bed to get me up for school, and the mill whistle blowing at 2:15 PM told me it was time to do afternoon papers. That was all I needed. I was a simple kid. These days, if I head off to work without one of my many watches on my wrist, I'm a bit 'off kilter' all day. It's an uneasy feeling. It's like spending the day continually checking my fly, because I think it's unzipped. It's unpleasant! Earlier this week on my trip, I wore a silver number that had a dead battery. When anyone asked me what time it was, I replied, "11:45". They laughed! They finally stopped asking for the time. Mid-week, I got the battery replaced on a mall visit and a gentle calmness fell over me. Back in my college days, I used to laugh at my friend Tommy. He was an art major who wore a fancy gold wristwatch, that he had deliberately broken off the hands on. However, he would wind it religiously each day. He said he liked to hear it tick. Maybe he was on to something... no hands, no time?
Look Ma, no hands!

16 comments:

  1. love the perspective in this, birdman. were you standing over the model's shoulder?

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  2. What a great shot and story. It's amazing how simple things can disrupt our routines.

    Darryl and Ruth :)

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  3. Oh, I am lost and don't feel right without my watch. I love the story about your friend who liked to hear his watch tick.

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  4. I've stopped wearing a watch a few years ago, I always felt rushed because time flew. But now I am always award of time, in my car, on my iPhone, on my computer screens.

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  5. your friend sounds like a character - just like you.

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  6. I hate to say it but, I kind of feel the same way about my cell phone. If I happen to leave it at home, I have to take the first opportunity to run home and get it. What did we do without those contraptions for so many years?

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  7. Time...Time...Time why you punish me
    Like a wave bashing into the shore
    You wash away my dreams.
    -Hootie and the Blowfish

    I love this lyric:) Thanks, bro. But you have to admit you're in the Zone in July and August! C'mon leave the watch on the dresser and live a little!

    Lakeland checks in!

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  8. Fun post Birdman!
    Friends have driven to Portland for the weekend to eat at the Maine Diner - some kind of lobster sandwich which was on the Diners, Dives, & Drive-ins show. Long way to go for a sandwich!

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    http://cdpbthemeday.blogspot.com.au/

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  10. Oh my gosh, time going by is something I've definitely been feeling lately. I know what you mean :)

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  11. Love the story of the friend who took the hands off his watch . . . and all these years later you remember him and that gesture.

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  12. Like T I have been feeling it too. I just make it a point to try and enjoy it while I can before it speeds by.

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  13. I hope your old friend Tommy sees this. If not, we'll clock him.

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  14. How ironic is it that when you're young time seems to go by so slowly and when you're older and would kind of like it to slow down a bit, it zips by at the speed of knots..go figure!!

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