Tuesday, August 1, 2006

One Week To Go

One week from today I start my new job at CBS. There are still no regrets as I enter the final week at the Las Vegas Hilton. But the real cause for celebration today is William Clark's birthday. Named "The Red-Headed Chief" by the Indians he befriended, the map-making half of the Lewis & Clark Expedition would have been 236 years old today.

You never know who is reading this journal, it's open to anyone on the Internet. A search for a key word, or series of words brings up some of these entries. I found that out when I wrote about Uncle Wally's untimely demise. Recently I did a search for my favorite local newscaster Nina Radetich and I didn't have to go too far down the list to find some of my own entries when I'd mentioned her. I bring this up because my acupuncture doctor said she had recently seen a new patient who came to her because of something she read in this journal. So years after I've turned to dust future generations will still be puzzled by some of these obscure journal entries. I feel like an Egyptian.

To find the universal elements enough; to find the air and the water exhilarating; to be refreshed by a morning walk or an evening saunter...to be thrilled by the stars at night; to be elated over a bird’s nest or a wildflower in spring—these are some of the rewards of the simple life.

JOHN BURROUGHS

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Im sure they will have meaning to those future readers,Could be another Roseta Stone a thousand years from now.