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8/5/2021 Calling a Thou

Aug 05, 2021

**“The day I left California, one last time on Russian River, called Thou to the water, the fish, the redwoods, the birds and the whole family (2 mostly humans, 2 mostly dogs, 2 mostly cats)”**

Yesterday, I called out to two friends who stopped by the airport just to say “Hi” while waiting for a plane in Charlotte NC. I was certain I sent it to everyone, but again, the simulacra that inhabit our Spectral Society undermined my certainty and I sent it only to premium members. Here it is in all of its sleep-deprived redeye glory:

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3 years ago · 2 likes · Con/Jur/d

**“When you acknowledge the existence of the Other by calling them Thou, your weak egoic iting takes a back seat”**

**“A tiny shadow in a vast unknowable landscape”**

**“The fog begins to clear once you have seen it”**

**“And despite traveling miles and miles by taxi, bus, plane, car and perambulation”**

Hey, y’all. Back on the east coast settling back in. Sorry about yesterday but if you care to catch up on the minutia of this long, getting stranger, trip the link is above.

Con/Jur/d, 8/5/2021

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8/5/2021 Calling a Thou