Musings

at 07/14/09 9:33PM
It's funny to think about the fact that you never own anything.
At the most, you can rent it for the duration of your life.

Boy. That makes me want to sell everything I have.

I saw on the news today that a race involving Model-T Fords and a trip from Maine to Washington had concluded today. So I started wondering what kinds of people would spend the money to get a Model-T... and how much time it would take to get that much money (because I assume Model-Ts aren't spendthrift commuter vehicles for the everyman). Then I thought, "Well, they must be retirees who have the time and money to spend on a cross-country trek involving cars older than they are." And I thought about being at that point in our life where you're sure that, best case scenario, there are fewer days ahead than there are behind. Phrases like that always make my mind collapse a little bit. It's like trying to comprehend eternity. Go ahead. Try to comprehend eternity. I'll wait.

Wife's cooking spaghetti. Smells good.

That eternity thing made you dizzy, didn't it? Or light-headed? At the very least, it had to make you want to not think about anything for a few minutes, right?

Sometimes I think about things that are too big for my brain. I don't think of myself as mentally deficient, but I am not smart enough to get, I mean really get these concepts. I think that's what is so scary about the concepts of HP Lovecraft. I've not personally read any Lovecraft tales, but from what I understand, the central themes are concerned with knowledge that is not intended for man, and how that knowledge can ultimately destroy him.

I could draw some parallels between those Lovecraftian ideas of knowledge destroying and some dude named Adam and his wife Eve. But I won't.

I know that I'm not going to be here forever. I know that. Intellectually, I have that concept down. I think the reality of that is really starting to sink in on me, though. It helps. Puts things in perspective.

Excuse me. My spaghetti is calling.
  • darrenbob
    Model T's aren't all that expensive they run between 10-15k its not like they were racing Dusenbergs across the country cause those are more like 100k+
    by darrenbob at 07/15/09 4:24PM