and then we go dancing! and drink lots of margaritas

five questions and a haiku

with dale mackey

L: how do you feel about nuclear power?

D: I'm all for looking into it.  (ascending the soapbox) because living in the coalfields here in eastern Kentucky, it's pretty damn clear this whole coal thing is not only completely unsustainable, but just horrendous for the communities that are providing us our energy.

L: way to go with the earnest response!

D: it's a hot topic around these parts.

L what, for you, would the perfect saturday entail?

D: wow...  let me think.  I'm closing my eyes and picturing it.  here's what I see:

I'm waking up to someone feeding me grapes.  I'm assuming it's my beau, but I can't make him out because he's standing in front of a really sunny window.

we're in a beach house!

we hike to a waterfall after I'm full of grapes.

then we have a picnic on the beach (and now I can make him out, it is the manfriend).

then we go swimming and walk around the town.

and spend the early evening reading and I write some brilliant things and he takes some brilliant photos and then we eat an amazing meal full of vegetables and fresh fish.

and then we go dancing!  and drink lots of margaritas.

and that is that.

L: daft punk or ratatat?

D: daft punk!   duh!

L: Indiana Jones or James Bond?

D: ugh.  I really don't care.  ummm... James Bond.  he knew how to drink and dress well.  and Harrison Ford’s hair makes me sad in the latest Indiana Jones

L: ok last question.  you are invited to a big costume party on short notice.  it's tonight.  what do you wear?

D: I've been wanting to go as Andy Warhol's Marilyn Monroe for awhile.

 to dress up like Marilyn, but paint my face and hair and arms and legs and wear a crazy colored dress

L:  fantastic!

ok, haiku time…

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Desk Jobs

we have a blank slate

and a little matchbox car

a pink band of hope