tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6829472822154103457.post4412127816401751161..comments2023-10-03T12:13:43.834-04:00Comments on The Man in the Van: Low Tech - use your imaginationOggy Bleacherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01226955518208644619noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6829472822154103457.post-75861916940072034762010-12-06T19:21:24.913-05:002010-12-06T19:21:24.913-05:00Well, it didn't adapt...it got run over.Well, it didn't adapt...it got run over.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6829472822154103457.post-83407002894085893392010-12-06T12:53:45.839-05:002010-12-06T12:53:45.839-05:00I was thinking about a field mouse I saw in Los An...I was thinking about a field mouse I saw in Los Angeles as I split lanes on my motorcycle. The mouse was trapped on the corner of Pico Blvd and Sepulveda and kept racing under car tires to find a way to the other side but that's 7 or 8 lanes of fast moving traffic. A healthy man can't cross that intersection without help from God. Maybe it was a rat. I tried to corral it in one direction but the mouse was indecisive and hopped into the path of a stretch limousine. Someone honked at me and I told them to fuck off. They tore around me and blew through the red light. A man wearing canvas pants dug through a trash can. A kid with headphones on spun a sign that said "Condos in the low $700s." The sun baked the asphalt and the smog-filled air tasted like burning rubber and donuts. The sea was only 20 blocks away but you wouldn't know it. "Ok," I said. "You win." and drove off. But I didn't forget that urban mouse, adapting to the impossible. Sometimes you have to go against traffic. Is it conformity that defines change or rebellion?Oggy Bleacherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01226955518208644619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6829472822154103457.post-11107860228530111982010-12-06T12:21:41.226-05:002010-12-06T12:21:41.226-05:00It's a conundrum. To have no impact on the ea...It's a conundrum. To have no impact on the earth means having no impact on anyone's thoughts, because you'd have to be a recluse. The unabomber wasn't getting his argument heard until he blew some shit up. NOt saying you need to bomb for peace, that's the government's job. But it's tough one.hardworkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02224484847027209803noreply@blogger.com