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The online social network reminds me of the stars in the Outback I saw once on a trip across the Nullarbor plain. The stars were so many and so close you could touch them, but it took the change of venue and the piercing clear skies to realize that they were there all the time. Hello stars.

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In Dad’s recent correspondence he has mentioned being glued to the Tellie watching the Cricket tests from Australia. Today, when I picked up the Palm Beach Post there was a feature on local Cricket clubs here in South Florida – which are apparently very popular and numerous. The best one happens to be right here in West Palm Beach, called the Atlantic Cricket Club (note that their site seems to be down at present). The Florida League page is here. They have a former pro bowler from Jamaica, Glen Anglin, who is my age.

Reading the article made me want to get out and play. Sounds like they value commitment to the game, over skills, so you never know, I might be able to make the team if I tried out. On the other hand when you have a former pro playing on your team and you’re also the #1 team in South Florida it would seem my chances would be slimmer. Cricket is as much a social and strategic game as it is athletic and it’s a game that really tests your nerves and focus since it is played over a long time period. I was never a good bowler when I played as a kid in Australia (though no worse than most of the neighborhood drongos I played with). I was a decent batter however, and a good wicket keeper and slip. Defense is a critical and very large part of cricket so being good at those positions, rather than a more visible bowler, is a good thing.

Seasons ~ Stevie Wonder, Stevie Wonder’s Journey Through The Secret Life Of Plants” (1979)
Brought back to life by the broadway musical RENT

five hundred twenty five thousand six hundred minutes
five hundred twenty five thousand moments so dear
five hundred twenty five thousand six hundred minutes
how do you measure? measure a year

in daylights,
in sunsets,
in midnights,in cups of coffee,
in inches, in miles, in laughter, in strife
in five hundred twenty five thousand six hundred minutes
how do you measure a year in a life?

how about, love?
how about, love?
how about, love?
measure in love…
seasons of love…
seasons of love…

(Stevie)

five hundred twenty five thousand six hundred minutes,
five hundred twenty five thousand journeys to plan,
five hundred twenty five thousand six hundred minutes,
how do you measure a life of a woman or a man?

in truths that she learned,
or in times that he cried,
in bridges he burned,
or the way that she died,

(Cast)

its time now, to sing out though,
the story never ends,
let’s, celebrate remember a year in a life, of friends,

(Cast)remember the love…
(Stevie)(oh you gotta remember the love)
(Cast)remember the love…
(Stevie)(oh yeah,yeah,yeah,yeah,yeah,yeah,yeah,yeah,yeah)
(Cast)remember the love…

(Stevie)(‘member, sing out, give out, measure your life!
measure in love, measure in love, measure in love, measure in love, measure in love, Ohhhhhhhh)

(Cast)
seasons of love…
seasons of love…
seasons of love…
seasons of love…

(Cast)
In Diapers – Report Cards
In Spoke Wheels – In Speeding Tickets
In Contracts – Dollars
In Funerals – In Births

(Cast W/ Stevie)
Five Hundred Twenty-Five Thousand
Six Hundred Minutes
How Do You Figure
A Last Year On Earth?
(Stevie)
How Do You Figure
A Last Year On Earth?
(Cast)(Seasons Of Love…)
(Cast W/ Stevie)
How Do You Figure
A Last Year On Earth?
Five Hundred Twenty-Five Thousand
Six Hundred Minutes
How Do You Figure
A Last Year On Earth?
Seasons of….LOVE….