casting at the edge LO29035

From: Heidi and Dan Chay (chay@alaska.com)
Date: 08/19/02


Replying to LO29026

Andrew, I laughed and chuckled with pleasure once again at the
singuplexity of yet another of your creat-ions, great-ions;-),
experiencing, I think, organizing flux of ionic forces(-:. Isn't that
right, At?

I also loved "Three Artists" in four quadrants. I always enjoy your
images, but this time I found myself dwelling longer than usual - enjoying
even more the catalyst effect of your gifts.

Once we were setting prawn traps (pots) into 150 fathoms of winter iceberg
dotted water and a line flipped up into a knot around my arm. For a short
wet while my future was a cold straight line to darkness in mother earth's
stomach. Huh. I realize I will have to revisit stories of having been
swallowed by a whale. <G> At any rate, there was a bifurcation moment.
Several in succession.

Later, as I began learning about systems dynamics, limits to growth,
complexity, etc., the three global scale dismal scenarios (free energy
shortfalls, waste effects, war) began crystallizing in my understanding.

These dismal abysmal scenarios have shaken me more than mere death's
proximity (maybe because I have more to care for) -- although I am more
adapted them now than several years ago.

When I consider the loneliness of intimacy with the socially unspeakable,
I am amazed at your strength. And At's. Why did van Gogh cut off his ear,
I wonder? What does information say? What do you know?

Andrew, some day I hope to show you the upside-down spruce trees near our
house. They died due to a flood of beetles we had here. It was a big
flood. Our biggest of this quality on record in Alaska. Fortunately, in
contrast to recent floods in Europe, no people died directly as a result.
Of course, ours was a flood of a different quality, and our population
density is lower.

For three years, slowly by hand, I have been turning our trees upside-down
with their root structures in the air because they are beautiful that way,
and to honor them. I offer them to the wind as a symbol rich in
thermodynamics.

In your message, Andrew, you quoted Prigogine:

>I know the frailty of the present, but today, considering the future I
>am a happy man.

And you told the story of Elizabeth playing hide and seek. <G> The
delight! Thank you.

Grins,

Dan

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