Jul 05, 2005 11:29
sitting here with an uneasy case of writer's block, hoping my linguistic skills hasn't hopelessly atrophied to the point where i couldn't piece together a coherent complex sentence. the sticky july weather can take it's toll on a day-to-day bicyclist, this place is not unlike mother nature's swampy breath before she takes a massive bite of a tuna fish and onion sandwich. nowadays it seems like days are long and lazy, a serious case of relentless lethargy has gripped me and won't let go.
this morning i heard that one of my many trucker second cousins was pulled over in Taos, New Mexico with a couple of kilos of yayo stashed inside his eighteen wheeler, which disturbed me greatly because this said man is probably one of the straightest arrows i'd ever known. with a relentless penchant for hard work, a humble but strictly disciplined third-world upbringing, and a family support to beat the Jacksons, he's the last fool that belongs under such evil circumstances. now, a lack of mastery of the english language or current residency might get him deported, or stricken with a heap of jail time, or possibly both... and it goes without saying that he can't identify his sources, as himself and his immediate family would suffer dire and fatal consequences. poor ambitious fool, as the trucking industry profits are waning into near chump change, only fit for minorities and die-hard second generation thoroughbreds, it seems almost imperative and absolutely necessary to smuggle illegal narcotics across state lines to stay within the business. it's an evil trade, fit for those blinded by the shine of gold and ignorant to her potential devastation. now he's just another victim of improbable circumstance, slipped into the cracks of justice and forever changed in an unforunate turn of events.
another casualty in this ugly war called upon by the US to counter certain drugs. while dozens of other "FDA approved" substances are deforming body cells, and slowly killing thousands of humans and genetically deforming millions of babies with mutated chromosomal strains. drugs, be it legit or illegit, is a massive boulder of formidable wealth that cannot be fucked with. too many roadblocks in place, too much red tape and assault rifle shells to address. cocaine or celebrex, heroin or hgh, all synthetic chemicals damage the body and eventually destroy the soul.
i'm done. got a few errands to run on the beach cruiser and that unforvgiving sun is at its high water mark. time to sweat...
r.