Dylan's Back

Today's post is for the battlers of northern Queensland who are currently enduring the fury of Cyclone Dylan. Cue the 1965 song "It's All Over Now, Baby Blue" by one Robert Zimmerman (aka Dylan). Edited lyrics below.

"You must leave now, take what you need, 

you think will last
But whatever you wish to keep, 

you better grab it fast"

"This sky, too, is folding under you

And it's all over now, Baby Blue."

"All your seasick sailors, they are rowing home

Your empty handed armies, are all going home

Your lover who just walked out the door

Has taken all his blankets from the floor

The carpet, too, is moving under you

And it's all over now, Baby Blue."

Most Heroes Are Anonymous

 "Most Heroes Are Anonymous" the shoe slogan read, back in the day when I actually ran (as opposed to this morning's uncoordinated puffing shuffle).
Clever. Had me hooked. Still like it.
As a concept anyway, but not as a sneaky advertising gimmick designed to vacuum more debt out of one's "credit" card.

In the greater scheme of things, most of us would be lucky to know a couple of hundred other souls traversing Life.
To the rest of the planet, we are anonymous. Randoms. Faceless. Without a story.

But heroes no less to those we care for, to those we inspire, to those we love.
And that's enough.