SUNDAY #3678

One Of My Very Own

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EMAIL: ralph.henry.at.folio.olio@gmail.com

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I mentioned prior that one of my young friends had killed himself. Well, his best friend emailed me a letter that he had written that friend post-death. I have included his letter as the last item in this post in case you would like to read it.
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NOTE: I like this post very much.

 VERBIAGE TO CONTEMPLATE

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Get it?

 It's a...screenshot.

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Once my wife wanted to film our naughty fun...filmed vertically.

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PEOPLE WHO KNOW EXACTLY WHAT THEY ARE DOING

"If these tits are legit, you must acquit."

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 That's not her first rodeo.

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 It looked like he changed the 4.

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This badass is Zion Clark, born without legs and didn't let that stop him.

 He races cycles and wrestles, among other things.

 I would like to meet that man.

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Manute Bol just being tall.

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Mother of the century.

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A young American woman soaks in Adolf Hitler’s bathtub, her muddy boots staining his bath mat, and an official portrait of the Fuehrer sits on the tub’s edge.

 The woman is Lee Miller, the only female combat photographer in Europe during World War Two. She is pictured in Hitler’s Munich apartment on April 30, 1945, by fellow war correspondent David Scherman.

This was actually taken on the day that Hitler committed suicide, although Lee Miller didn’t know that until after the event.

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"Where is your brother now?"

"Arlington. Mostly."

(That was powerful. Hemingway also wrote a powerful short, short story: "Baby clothes for sale. Never used.")

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SCIENCE AND STUFF

 NASA announced that astronaut John Young passed away. He was 87. He went to the moon twice and walked on it. He flew the first Space Shuttle mission. He went to Space six times in the Gemini, Apollo, and Shuttle programs.

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 Well, that's the greatest argument against time travel ever.

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NOTE: I'm putting this in the science section because I'm going to assume it involved DNA.

A man who was wrongly convicted for murder at age 14 gets exonerated after 27 years in prison.

And that is exactly why I am against the death penalty.

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The dark side of the moon is not, in fact, dark. It gets sunshine 50% of the time.

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Doctors lead such interesting lives.

 That is a spider deep in a person's ear.

This child has a leech taken out of his nose.

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Someone in this world has consumed more mayonnaise than anyone else currently alive and they don't even know it.

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IMPRUDENT BEHAVIOR

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French protesters parting to allow an ambulance safe passage.

The imprudent one is the driver who decided to take that street.

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NOTE: If this offends anyone I will take it down. Just, please, don't rat me out again.

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Fuck that bastard.

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That reminds me of the friend who upon graduating from graduate school drove his old car to the junkyard and just pressed the accelerator until the motor blew up.

He was also the one who took his tag to the tax office to get it removed and the lady asked for his insurance number. He told her that the insurance card was inside the car and the car was in a small cube by now. She said she couldn't process his request without an insurance number, so he said "7. Just 7." And she finished processing his request.

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This is fucking amazing.

 He basically ended up in the only part of his car that was left.

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This is not really imprudent, but I had nowhere else to put it.

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"What would you do if you won the lottery?"

 Here's what it looked like before sinking.

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It's so cute when a baby grabs my thumb really hard like they think they can beat me at a thumb war you tiny idiot.

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JUST PLAIN GOOD IDEAS

Delivering rolls of fabric quickly and easily.

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An escalator for your cart.

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Ladies and gentlemen, Sigourney Weaver in a push-up bra.

Now that's a good idea.

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If you are in an argument and you are the first one to call the other person an arbitary rule maker, then you automatically win.

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PLACES FAR FROM MY HOUSE

World War II RAF Kittyhawk fighter plane found in the Sahara Desert in Egypt.

And the damage that probably brought it down. 

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Two wonderfully mysterious photographs of places far, far away.

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They did all that just to make us smile.

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"Sure you can visit my island."

 And...

I do not want your Jesus.

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"I'll save you! I'll save you!

- Dog probably

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This “Where are you from” map at The Aurora Museum in Reykjavík, Iceland.

 Reminds me of Folio Olio's viewer's map.

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I've known two women who had their purses stolen out of their car while they were pumping gas. One was distracted by an accomplice. It's called situational awareness and it's a good thing.

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My biggest

 Ignorance by choice!

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Good Morning James,

I wish there was better reasoning for writing this but to be honest, at this point I feel it is more for me and less for you. I met you in 2003 and we had our up and downs and to sum it up it was “Mr. Dennis’ Wild Ride.” I would never ask for the story to change except for the ending but with that, I can surely add to it. You came into my life by chance; a pot luck roommate of Will Hall and you left this world like an asteroid hitting the planet. A scenario of not if but when and we just never imagined it would be this soon. The first day I met you was the day we moved into the dorms. It was a set of derelict towers that were more so a rite of passage to be given the burden to live in than the unlocked achievement of teenage freedom. At this time Will Hall did not drink alcohol but we surely wanted a beer. I remember Daniel was not available to buy us a twelve pack so we came up with an idea that defines our friendship pretty well, unconventional but brazenly fitting. We calmly walked to the security guard on duty at the front desk and asked her to buy us beer when her shift ended. Surprisingly she agreed and fulfilled our request an hour or so later. It was a first in the number of ridiculous times that fate allowed for the statistical chance of getting arrested, getting hurt, or something worse from happening in the many fun times we had over the past fifteen years. The anomalies of fate that evaded the universe with our core group of friends is still surprising but maybe it’s because we all stuck together even if you did not realize that many of these friends were still vicariously keeping track of you through others. You were never alone and maybe we should have let you know that more than we tried. But let’s be honest James, you are a stubborn asshole and you did not make that very easy. You were also a person with the deepest laugh imaginable that could change someone’s bad day to good at a rate so intense it was simply the speed of sound.

As you have transcended into whatever the strings of energy that hold us together will allow, we are all still here. Though it is a struggle, at this point all I can do is remember the amazing and hilarious times we had and there were so many. Two years ago due to events that are not needed to be discussed you and I did not talk. It was then that even I watched vicariously through our friends to keep track of how you were doing. It was a very uplifting feeling that though we did not specifically hang out, we knew where to find each other at our local bar that we also call home. It’s where you would make sure to watch any soccer game you could while I use it to have background noise while getting work done and also be around the people that know and care about us because of I too, like you, have trouble keeping track of friendships on my own journey that you supported. On the eve of your last choice, I will never forget sitting at the bar with you and laughing and joking for at least an hour and a half. And it wasn’t just how some random acquaintances would do this but how we know each other so personally that our banter was very specific with personal pokes and jabs to what defines both of our lives and personalities. I would not change that for the world. You and I were the odd couple just like the old television show that some may not know of. Complete opposites, north and south poles, and our amazing relationship by definition are exactly what it is like when an unstoppable force meets an immovable object. And it was attractively beautiful. Yes. You had flaws just like everyone else but one of many things that I can say about you is that you were a good person. You helped people that needed help, you would never steal and it was very clear that you would not lie though sometimes it may have been helpful! Even when you used what we have called, to your face, “James logic” for many years, it was very clear that you were being facetious and it was hilarious.

In our time together there so many good memories and events that bound us in a way that will never be untied. Linville Gorge and the Saluda River will now be places of solitude that will never be visited without a memory and I promise you, they will be visited many times. Only with you can I find it socially acceptable for two grown ass men to be given too much liquor at a tailgate to which we went back to your house when everyone went into the stadium to then somehow proceed to have a giant wrestling match with no holds barred. As we were flipping each other over onto a hard wooden floor it wasn’t even out of anger that we apparently ended up breaking furniture but purely us having the same fun we had had when we were eighteen years old. What makes the memory so much funnier is that we both realized at the exact same time that we somehow left the door open and both came to the realization that Tanner, Medlin’s husky, had escaped. The night had only just begun while you and I were running through the streets of Rosewood chasing that asshole while he played his game of “keep away.” This is something that we would end up regretting the next day due to the amount of alcohol that had burned through our muscles. But, in true fashion, we caught that bastard and got him back home safe and sound which is something I personally know that you would always do for your friends and family. If I were to even try to add all the great memories I have with you this letter would never end.

So James, where or how did/do we both find peace? When someone passes it is a common statement that “they have found peace.” It is not correct and in fact, it is backward. You did not find peace James Dennis. Peace found you. And maybe it comes across jaded but it is the same or will be for everyone else that has existed on this earth. As we move forward I want you to know that you will always be a part of my life. Maybe as a lesson on the value of having a real friend even if there are rough times and definitely as a lesson in understanding how deep the roots of existence go in regard to the lives that you personally painted your canvas upon. You were one of the best artists I have ever met whether it was with a brush or with your soul. It pains me that the realization of life having to trudge forward as if you are striking a military cadence on your snare drum like the heartbeat of time never stopping has occurred to me. With that, I know you would not want us to stop because well, one we literally cannot and two; you would not want us all to be hindered by the events that have occurred. As your family and friends continue this path we will never forget and will always remember that you have a beautiful soul and we all love you so much. We will not even ask why at a certain point. We will just hold your memories with us like patches sewn onto your backpack. This is not goodbye old friend.

This is hello. Opaa!

Oh yeah, one last thing that I will humbly get the last word in on. You did not invent something you call “bio-acetates” and they are not a thing.

Sincerely,
Epools Nevets, your brother.