Ocean(s)?

_ Morning.
_ Morning.
_ If it ain't broke, don't fix it.
_ If it ain't broke, you can't fix it.
_ Order me a chai. I'm going to see of the Indian Ocean is where it's supposed to be.

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     ... Shade tree mechanics are a thing of the past. I remember when you could fix an exhaust system with a tomato paste can, some wire and a pair of pliers. Does any one even use pliers anymore? Now we have to worry about emissions. Emissions? We're burning oil... What do you expect? If you want to reduce emissions I suggest you walk; if you drive a car, you are polluting.

     ... I heard someone once say that when you have children, your life, as you know it, is over... forever. I thought that was being overly dramatic; I thought that was somewhat narcissistic; I thought it was the stupidest thing that I have ever heard. 'Your life', as you know it, will be buried under the sands of time, just  like every other idiots life, as they knew it, was. Usually I give people a pass when they say what I feel are stupid statements - we've all said stupid things. But this time I didn't. I turned towards the guy who said it and started, very slowly, shuffling over towards him. Inch by inch, silent and expressionless, I closed the gap between us. When I invaded 'his space' and kept on a-shuffling he grew quite uneasy. Finally, when I was about two inches from him, and closing, mind you, he said, " What the hell do you think you're doing?" I kept on a-shuffling, expressionless and silent. He moved back, sputtering with indignation. I kept up the relentlessly slow pace, ever moving forward. Whether he understood it or not, his life, as he knew it, was over; so was mine.

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