Stray Poetry

A friend who read an earlier post about sassafras tea, sent me a bottle of Pappy’s Sassafras Tea Concentrate. I tried it last night, and it was really good. Reminded me of days long past.

The concentrate was labeled Safrole free; so if there are in-fact any carcinogenic properties in the Safrole, they have been eliminated. I felt no compunction about drinking it, or sharing it with Ami. 

Two teaspoons to a cup of pipping hot water, plus a dash of milk, Ahh, perfection.

I have finally found a Wordpress theme that I like enough to keep. I have been playing around with some styles lately, and have settled on this one. Hope you like it.

I have been looking at Jeep Wranglers (Need Another Vehicle) And I miss my old one (picture on top) I think that this time I will get a 97 or up year, (I like the round headlights) My last one was a 93.

I have decided to return my Bluetooth MP3 player; the Samsung P2, (see previous post) I don’t know what else to get, I suppose I could sell my soul to Satan and get an ipod, but I don’t know if i could look at myself in the mirror in the morning if I did.

-Ezra Hilyer - www.straypoetry.com

It is really cold and blustery day outside, I am thinking of warmer days, and hoping that the spring comes soon so I can ride again! I really love to get on my bycycle and just go.

I have long wished to move to Portland Oregon, and enjoy it year-round, but life has always gotten in my way.. (as it always does) I just feel that i am more alive when I am pedalling for all I am worth.

My commuting/mountain bike is down for a full overhaul right now, and I have been on the specialized website looking at some road bikes (the Allez) is the one i am going for.  I think that this summer I will look into getting one, I really want to devote my mountain bike to just that (mountain biking) and since the road from our new house is pretty good, I will not feel uncomfortable riding the Allez to work.

That way Jason and I, and Dan will hopefully get some trail riding in this year!!! Whohooo!!!!!

Now in the midst of dreary winter, while the hills wear their white mantles,

I sense a whithering of will, and a drying up of muscle.

When buds burst into leaves, I also break out in motion,

Powering against the rusted pedals, to rush down that path of leaves; rustling.

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Wintry winds tear at my coat, seek to reach my guarded soul,

And follow me into my bungalow to snuff out my little flame.

When Summer, oh summer, comes, I shall ride the streets of sun,

Catch the warm rays upon my back, spreading a glow throughout my winter shrunken frame.

-Ezra Hilyer

Adoration of the moment,

When I fall under the stone fist of time.

When to dust is now,

And fading this tired frame; I yearn.

Longingly trusting for that flash of night,

The loosening grip of earth.

When fists come up empty of strife,

And I rest of my life.

-Ezra Hilyer - straypoetry.com

I have been taking Ginko for my memory for a few months now, and I wanted to make an evaluation on it’s effects.

It seems to work.

I really don’t know if it is working or not, I wonder if it is just my imagination, but even if it is just the placebo effect; it seems to work. Which puts me in a quandary. Do I really benefit from it, or is is just the psychological effect of believing that it works?

I have read studies of double-blind tests that seem to bear out an actual positive effect, and also show that the placebo subjects had improved memory retention. This makes me again wonder if I am just thinking that I there is improvement because I want to.

My conclusion: It can’t hurt, so why not continue taking it for a few more months, and re-evaluate it then.

-ezra

Well, I ordered an 8gb Samsung P2 from Amazon to compliment my 770. (and soon N810) I got this one for a few reasons:

First, I am not an ipod guy, I like to be at-least a little different, and try out other kinds of gadgets.

Second, I have a Motorola S9 stereo Bluetooth headset which I really like, and I wanted to cut the wires without having to get a dongle.

Third: With the bluewave support to be able to dial out on my cell without taking it out of the bag, I mean I pull out my mp3 player about 5 times as much as my cell, and this would let me take calls, and make them without touching the phone. (yes I could do that with voice-dial on the headset, but sometimes just punching in the numbers is nice.

Fourth, and what i wanted most: Bluetooth file transfer (though the sites that I read the reviews on failed to say that it was OPP vs FTP. 

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In short I got it because of the Bluetooth. I thought I could transfer files back and forth between the IT and the P2 (like I can with my phone, I have FTP profile on the phone, so I can access the 6gb card in the phone like a remote memory key)  I wanted to be able to do that with the P2, and that way if there was a song that I wanted to remove I didn’t have to wait until I got back to my pc to sync back, and remove the file. I could just browse to it on the 770 and delete it right there, and if I downloaded a file on the run, i could just drop it into he appropriate folder on the P2.
But, no.. With OPP Vs. FTP I can only send a file at a time to the 770, and vice-versa. The limits what i wanted it for, and it bothers me. How hard would it have been to give it FTP? Anyway, that is my impression of the P2, good player, but limited….. Just…like….every…other…one.

 -Ezra Hilyer - straypoetry.com

I confess: I am addicted to information. I can not just relax and let my mind idle, the second I don’t have anything to do, I will pull out my Internet Tablet, or my cell phone and hop on the Internet, or open an ebook.  If I have only a few minutes, i will pull out my Moleskine and start to scribble notes/ideas. If there is not something to read always at hand, I go nuts! 

Why can’t I idle my mind? I sometimes wonder if I am going to short-circuit my brain!

-ezra 

Although I am probably one of the last to hear about it, I watched “Kiwi” on youtube a few days ago. I watched ‘The Mad World Version’, which literally brought a tear to my eye. I know that it is just an animation, but there is real meaning here, that this little bird sacrificed time, energy, and perhaps even his life to finally do what he longed to do but never could, is inspiring.

I would that I could have that drive, and will.

Here is the clip:

I am typing this on a customers laptop, a big huge 17″ screen laptop. One that you would NEVER wish to carry around with you for very long… I compared it with my sub-2 lbs ultra-portable, and there are not words to express my happiness that I do not have to lug this thing around with me everywhere.

My backpack is heave enough already! I don’t need this to make it worse!!