Day Nine (Karl)

prelude to numbering
or possibly zero
(i can hear my father asking
big zero
little zero?)
this is me typing
me = karl

first
thank you owenby
or correctly (ragin) cajunly spelled
eauxenby
he's been able to take 160 characters of information
dive inside my head
and turn it into actual sentences
that fit my thoughts
perhaps he, anthony, and many other of my good friends
perhaps yes
we have a code when we speak
perhaps again
you are/were right

and with hotlinks
i can't wait until i have more internet time
lots of clicking

second
thank you everyone else
your support
well wishing
be safe(s)
have fun(s)
have been a great way to open back up to the internet
i will try to repay in kind
i have the best friends

(doc remains an exception
i will find the cause
down the river
for this effect)

third
i should probably type
serendipity
the beloit college cross country team has their regional meet in the quad cities
i am just a few miles from the quad cities
ergo
i got picked up by a beloit college van
free food
(thanks bliese)
free lodging
(thanks eckburg)

also should be typed
this lodging is not the newton inn
this is holiday inn and suites
there's a fountain in the lobby

but the actual best part
i get to be with the team again
and watch them take advantage of all that hay in the barn
yes doug
do it

fourth
i feel extremely guilty for not having brought a fishing pole
most of the people i have talked to along the way have asked
did you bring a fishing pole?
and when i reply
no
there's a sudden change in tone
there's no lunacy in this canoe trip
only in not bringing a fishing pole
as one man clearly noted
"so
you're not living off the land"
nope
more along the lines of
zatarains
and peanut butter and honey sandwiches

fifth
i have not seen skunks
raccoons
or coyotes
i have only heard them
(at night)
i have a
as seen from the canoe
non-squirrel
non-domesticated
non-human
mammal count
the first nsndnhm appeared wednesday
one woodchuck
yesterday
three deer
today
one otter

birds
35 species

for those who are not familiar
this is the usual type speak for me
the lack of sentence structure makes for faster typing
thanks for reading
and following along

Today's Coordinates:

41 29.198 N     90 22.210 W

but since there's a non-tented roof
climate controlled room
plus that fountain in the lobby
i've moved

41 32.370 N     90 31.133 W

no worries though
after this spoiling i'll return to
41 29.198 N     90 22.210 W

life continues