Not So Random Facts ........
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Album:Single
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Track:You Stepped Into My Life (side A)
I was born on June 5th in 1969. The details of my first 6 years are spotty. Without doing the math, the things that stand out are;I liked spinach. Spinach with red wine vinegar and oil. I consumed lots of it. The 2 peony bushes in my front yard. I am color blind, so I will guess they were some sort of supernatural blue. A blue that pops and says "Howdy". If your not schooled on the peony bush here's a neat fact that will blow away all of your non-peony bush friends. The peony flower starts out as a dense ball on a stalk. Like a fruit it will ripen and start to give off this sweet sugary smell. This smell attracts ants like crazy. As the ants ( be it black, brown, German, or Fire) start looking for more of this sugar they begin digging into the ball. Slowly the ants start to peel off petals of the flower. Over time (say a week) the flowers only mechanism to bloom is whatever ants it could attract. I liked the fact nature slowed down enough for me to see her work. My grandfather fashioned sticks he had found into a barrier around the 2 peonies to keep him from mowing too close. We had to live close to the poverty line for the early 70's. By no stretch of the imagination could we be considered middle class. My grandfather worked, my mom worked, and my grandmother picked up part time shifts when possible. Hunting season meant meat till spring with deer hunting bringing the biggest haul. Around the farm guns were considered tools in the tool box. And once in a while the tools can be played with, under supervision at first. After some time being supervised when handling a gun, I was allowed to use one on my own. I still have my first gun, it's a 9 shot pump action .22 cal. One of the best squirrel guns in the right hands of course. Ground hogs, pigeons, crow, doves, and other vermin that live on a farm. Besides the vermin, we ate what I hunted. Ground hogs and squirrel are easy to prepare compared to birds and fowl in general. I had alot of freedom. If I ran in any direction for 4-5 miles I would see 4 kids my age, tops. The Rumfield girls and the Haas kids, Woody and Sue. In late summer when the corn was high, forget about it, I couldn't even see another house from my front porch. I had chores in the summer, as well as all year long, so once I did them I was free to do what ever as long as I was home by 4:30. More chores in the afternoon. Well that's all I got patience for. Get down with Melba. Where's Danny when you need him?
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