The Key of C Overture for the next Millenium... "Life Sucks'

At the Coffee Roasters San Anselmo this afternoon. Had my usual friendly hellos to the two beautiful 'baristas' where it went with 'Oh good.' with an air of depression and exhaustion. Then 'You are always good..' I said. She upped the ante 'Life Sucks!' Aha!! Hooray doesn't it feel better.. Can't we have an international chorus. The Beethoven symphony for 2012 with the Mayan golden age around the corner 'Life Sucks Overture in B Flat no make that B Sharp  no that is the Key of C.

 So I ventured my nerve up to talk to the 2 Twin Cities Police officers relaxing out front, and what a good conversation ensued. Nothing raises my hackles more than seeing these fine men in Blue patroling the streets of San Anselmo. Nothing personal two very fine men. I was it seemed the lone voice at the meetings was it last year when the SA town Council voted unanimously to begin a merger for cost saving. 'Penny wise pound foolish' as one friend a SA resident put it later when the subject had been brought up. He seemed (TC Officer) quite excited that the new Central Marin Police Department.. hah who needs towns with individual police forces. He says this is the model for the state and departments all over the state will be watching so everywhere we can enact cost saving and you won't need a police force for your town any more. I questioned whether the people of San Anselmo were properly alerted to this developement.. oh yes there have been plenty of hearings he said. I suggested that maybe we really don't need town governments either perhaps we could save money there too. The truth is in talking to this guy, I will refrain from using his name, I was dealing with a friendly intelligent man who had I would say a pretty crisp way of looking at the world and agreed with me right away that California is New Orleans pre-Katrina...Last thing I said to him was 'have mercy if you see me staggering down the street some night.' He said.. I will.


 Anyways this encounter left me ... vibrating... at a certain frequency.

      So it should be no surprize that someone shouts out Hey Guy from across the street and this young hairy guy walking towards me smiling (Thank God for that)
over by the Library and I try to place him is this someone I new when he was a kid he looks like one of my nephews he's all smiles. No we had a conversation at the CMCM a few months ago now I remember he turns before I can even speak and compliments some undoutedly beautiful female with Red Boots who walked past me.. 'Nice Boots..' he says. After a couple of seconds she turned and gave him
a quick smile. 'Thanks for the smile' as she walked away without turning again.
'You are alive today.' I said trying to remember the line 'Nice Boots' for future
encounters...

    We both walked into Seawood Photo and to wrap this up because the SA Library closes in 5 minutes.. I spoke to the owner a man I have known for many years and mentioned my conversation with the TC officers. Did you know about the Central Marin Police Department? I asked he smiled 'oh yes..' I was fumbling for words or looking for them as I tried to say what was on my mind.. There is something about where we are going.... My friend the shop owner just smiled peacefully and helped me find the words.. 'Police State.' Ommm...