enough children to get to the moon

foot to shoulder, foot to shoulder - from the sidewalk outside your house to the bluecheese crust of the moon it would take ONE billion children, one on top of another to reach the distance.

(i also like the goldfish visual aid: little goldfish crammed together would need a fishbowl the size of a football stadium if they numbered a billion).

okay. so there it is. let's multiply... by SEVENTY.

$70 billion dollars authorized for U.S. warring in Iraq and Afganistan. (for now)

I'd say, 'get climbing, kids'.

breaking the gate

how many colors of silver could there possibly be? Sailed on/through all of them today: sterling, payne's grey, pewter, flat grey, zinc white on our most gorgeous San Francisco bay, blacksilver seals guiding the way - the hills of tiburon metallicgreen as we passed, molten gold flecking the water. just enough near boatonboat collisions to keep up the excitement, but mercifully few tankers, no submarines, and no whales (alas) though there were rumors of one in our midst. i got to take the helm from my true-sailor friends as we made our way at a dynamic slant under the golden gate towards the breakers and the vast expanse of the ever-wild Pacific. most exciting. the sun came beaming out at just that moment.
a very good day.
some lemongrass soup to warm up. compared ipod collections all the way back.
as i'm writing this it feels like my glass of milk is slipping off my table.
i'm still moving, still moved.
gawd - California is a beauty.