Old road-dog story
> Dude, I heard Linda talking to someone on the phone about the proposed Wed
> night classes. She said you would be
> talking about different signs, if so, would you please include the
> following: Yield, Dangerous Curves Ahead, Slippery When Wet, and Falling
> Boulders. These have always interested me, so if you can give an in-depth
> explanation I’d appreciate it.
The way the story goes, there was a Native American called “Falling Rock.” [**Not** to be confused with Northeastern kin, “Rolling Rock,” which was $4.95 a case, last time I had any.> Despite his stupid-sounding name, Falling Rock was a fierce warrior. Be my bet he was a Comanche, and as such, a member of one the largest light cavalries that ever existed.
You get into the history of the Comanche organization, and they were basically berry pickers, barely surviving on the eastern slopes of the Rocky Mountains, none of that fancy structure like the other Pueblo Native Americans, when along came a Spanish Explorer with a horse. In 50 short years, the Comanche changed from just some sort of barely-getting-by tribe to the majestic warriors of myth and mystery. Their “territory” ranged from the Dakota badlands to what is now known as Mexico, eastern Rockies to the Sabine [between Texas and Louisiana>. I might be a little off on the territory, but that’s about it, more or less. The Plains Indians, part of noble heritage. They had no fixed dwellings, and could cover thousands of miles in a short time. “Home” was the Great Plains. The whole enchilada.
Wrapping up a reading the other evening, I was reminded of situation that I’ve encountered all too often, and sometimes, I fall into the trap myself. I’ve gotten much better, though, and I tend to shy away from this one scenario, wherein there’s an unhealthy dependence for emotional succor coming from a “psychic reader and advisor,” as in, well, I had this one client, would call me up in the morning, unsure of what to do with the day, whether to flip or fly. “Man, give me a chance to go to the bathroom and drink some coffee, even I don’t live my life as dictated by the planets….”
To this day, there are still signs along roadsides, “Beware of Falling Rock.”
As far as that “Dangerous Curves Ahead” sign? Personally, I watch out for [“Yield”> Pisces, \\c.f.\\ pizza at Austin’s Pizza last night.
