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From: Karen
Date: Fri Jan 27 15:53:41 MST 2006
Subject: R.E.M. free association

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ryan: get there another way (1/30/06)

emily: Peace of Dirt (1/31/06)

Karen: Too dark, even for us? (1/31/06)

Karen: Peter Gabriel (1/31/06)

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Karen: Peter Gabriel (1/31/06)
Karen: Too dark, even for us? (1/31/06)
emily: Peace of Dirt (1/31/06)
ryan: get there another way (1/30/06)

Your frustration with caliche made me think of their song, "Can't Get There From Here," with its theme of obstacles vs. the determination to overcome them. Some lines:
"Hands down, caliche bound
Landlocked, kiss the ground
The dirt of seven continents going
Round and round....
When the world is a monster
Bad to swallow you whole
Kick the clay that holds the teeth in
Throw your troubles out the door."
The chorus has Michael Stipe calling, "Can't get there from here," and Mike Mills responding, "I'll get there another way." (Or maybe it's, "I've been there, I know the way." Well, same idea.)

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From: ryan
Date: Mon Jan 30 18:16:05 MST 2006
Subject: get there another way

Groovy. Makes me want to rock out to REM next time I do yard work.
Turns out the `caliche' was actually concrete from the house foundation. Picture sticking your house into a giant marshmallow and seeing all the goo squirt out from underneath, bury it, wait a thousand years for it to get rock hard, and dig it up again. I swear it looked like caliche... or at least to a guy who's never actually seen the stuff. :-P
So I moved the footings out another foot away from the house and no problem. Got four of 'em dug in about an hour.
So Karen you might appreciate a reference to Peter Gabriel's `Digging in the Dirt' which kinda has a double meaning, given the weekend goings-on at the McCulley house.
And with weather like this, who needs to wait to plant peppers or tomatoes? Ours are actually fruiting in winter! And all our bok choy bolted already. :-( Yikes. I fear the summer...

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From: emily
Date: Tue Jan 31 13:19:41 MST 2006
Subject: Peace of Dirt

OK - its really "piece of dirt" that your blogs remind me of today. As dirt songs go wafting through my head - this one makes me smile. Its from They Might be Giants and the only part I can remember is:
Piece of dirt (cool drum stuff)
That is all I'm standing on today...
But I do recall the idea of the earth as being a big piece of dirt rolling around the universe. I'm not sure if the song was about that or if I just extrapolated. If so, the lyrics are all gone from my memory and all that's left is my extrapolation.
Do you think this could turn in to a worship song? Perhaps our world is God beloved dirt pile where he experiments with mud pies, digging tunnels, dirt clog fights and other time tested dirt fun? OK, nevermind. I'll go back to house chores and leave well enough alone.
EmilyMc.

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From: Karen
Date: Tue Jan 31 15:36:11 MST 2006
Subject: Too dark, even for us?

Piece of dirt, that is all I'm standing on today
Piece of dirt, the whole world has slipped away
I would climb the highest mountain just to jump into a fountain
Or to fly, I'd fly away
A woman's voice on the radio can convince you you're in love
A woman's voice on the telephone can convince you you're alone
But I set my sails so long ago they've revoked my sailor's badge
Said I should be content and happy on this ink spot where I stand
Piece of dirt, that is all I'm standing on today
Piece of dirt, the whole world has slipped away
I find myself haunted by a spooky man named me
I wish that I could jump out of my skin
--They Might Be Giants (John Linnell & John Flansburgh)
Hey Em, I think this is even darker than the crowd-pleaser, "I trust you with my shovel, knee deep in manure"! (Although that one could apply to gardening, too.)
Love,
Your dark humored "sistah" in Christ

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From: Karen
Date: Tue Jan 31 15:39:50 MST 2006
Subject: Peter Gabriel

Yeah, it's a good allusion there, too. I found out that he has the same birthdate as me (which is upcoming), albeit not quite the same year ;-)

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