[Don Det, 3/29/23] As I was typing in One More Bar, Ken the owner, Miha and a Brit from Bradford, let’s call him Ian, told me they’re going to look at a chicken. “Is this a joke?” “No, we’re serious,” Ian said. “He’s very interesting.” Miha, “He looks at you and follows you around.”
One of your best, Linh. Thank you. It's almost as fascinating to follow your various states of mind as it is to read your postcard descriptions of where you are at the time since the two are often, but not always, linked.
With your latest description of Don Det it seems that you've found your Xanadu. Well - if you haven't, I think I have.
Great article! I, too, want to know about the chicken. You may have to write about it to meet popular demand, judging from the other commenters here.
When I was in the Navy years ago, it was full of guys who seemed to be marking time until they reached the day of their discharge, as though that was when their lives could finally begin. This despite the constant exposure to things more unique than what many of them would ever see again. And in my specialty, we were all volunteers for 6-year minimum stints, so we're not talking about draftees there against their will. I felt somehow that having that attitude was a big mistake and did my best to avoid that outlook. That is why I liked the the way you put it when you said that "to be impatient for anything, be it a result or a destination, is to shrink, cheapen, or erase all the life in between."
I am taking this opportunity to thank you for supporting truth in your online publications! I would now like to return the favor. I welcome you to read my poems and The Unhappy Science for your pleasure and edification. https://james-a-verner.com/
One of your best, Linh. Thank you. It's almost as fascinating to follow your various states of mind as it is to read your postcard descriptions of where you are at the time since the two are often, but not always, linked.
With your latest description of Don Det it seems that you've found your Xanadu. Well - if you haven't, I think I have.
Really loving these articles. Thanks so much. Hear anything more about the interesting chicken?
wonderful article, the man and his books, a pearl.
May we never be globalized
Did the Victor Charlies later kill Pierre for being too Bourgeois? I am trying to find my own Don Det in the USA. Great article.
Great article! I, too, want to know about the chicken. You may have to write about it to meet popular demand, judging from the other commenters here.
When I was in the Navy years ago, it was full of guys who seemed to be marking time until they reached the day of their discharge, as though that was when their lives could finally begin. This despite the constant exposure to things more unique than what many of them would ever see again. And in my specialty, we were all volunteers for 6-year minimum stints, so we're not talking about draftees there against their will. I felt somehow that having that attitude was a big mistake and did my best to avoid that outlook. That is why I liked the the way you put it when you said that "to be impatient for anything, be it a result or a destination, is to shrink, cheapen, or erase all the life in between."
"As I was typing in One More Bar, Ken the owner, Miha and a Brit from Bradford, let’s call him Ian, told me they’re going to look at a chicken."
flat brain on a flat Earth
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QhMo4WlBmGM&ab_channel=SavilleProductions
Would love to hear what happened with "Ian's" chicken
"OK, so you will die without ever having seen a Vermeer, but your mom cooking is already a Vermeer!”
Encapsulating the meaning of life.. Pure Zen, Mr Dinh!
or as John Lennon said "Life is what happens to you
while you're busy making other plans."
So... What about that chicken that follows you around? I was curious to find out how that went.
Nice story about the man with books.
James
I am taking this opportunity to thank you for supporting truth in your online publications! I would now like to return the favor. I welcome you to read my poems and The Unhappy Science for your pleasure and edification. https://james-a-verner.com/