Post #95103 by tiki mick 1 on Mon, Jun 7, 2004 3:25 PM

Swanky, if the thought of Bong in a marching band uniform don't make you happy...you are made of stone!

But seriously....I get moments of depression from time to time, some time with no reason!

Through it all, I always try to see the big picture..one I learned in the Army: "everyday you are not getting shot at is a good day"
This has stayed with me! I consider myself (and there have been many times where I was alone late at night with only a beer to keep me company) blessed to be able to sit in front of a computer and write, when others can't afford the computer. Blessed when I eat a hamburger, because someone tonight goes without anything! Blessed that I have this mai-tai to drink, because there are some people locked up in prison right now, dreaming of a day when they too can be normal again...

In short, I have been guilty of feeling sad far too often in my life!

I am sure there was a guy just like me, 40 years ago, surrounded by all the fun and games of the lounge and Tiki culture at it's highest, wondering and pining away for a different time...

I guess what I am trying to say is that it is all relative!!!

Nighttime seems to be the time for ruminating and wallowing in self-induced nostalgia..but just like those seasonal depression disorder people who live in Alaska, a good day will come! The sun will shine! And Tiki will be here forever..hallelujah!!!!