Tuesday, March 21, 2006

RELATIONSHIPS

"But how is a nail related to the state of the kingdom?" she asked me.

"Well," I replied, "for lack of a nail, the shoe was lost and for lack of the shoe, the horse was lost. For lack of the horse, the rider was lost, and for lack of the rider, the message was lost. For lack of the message, the battle was lost and for loss of the battle, ultimately the war was lost. For failing to achieve the war's objective's, unfortunately, the kingdom was lost. And all for the lack of a nail."

She looked confused. "So what are we to do?"

I spoke slowly and carefully. "Well, as I hold this hammer in one hand and this horse's leg grows incredibly heavy in the other, would you mind passing me a fucking nail?!"

(The painting, somewhere in SF, was captured by the camera of my good friend Joe Pennant, Joe's camera catches a great deal and his work can be seen on flicker.com...)