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Pictures from 2008 & The Story of Wally

Introduction: I wanted to share all of the pictures that I took in 2008.  Rather than just share them in a regular post, I thought I’d tell a story, created and inspired by pictures from each of the picture albums from this year.  If you click on a picture, it will take to the album it is from.

Wally looked out the window of his apartment.  The view that once inspired him now seemed intimidating and lonely.

In an attempt to get over his loneliness, Wally had recently made a series of bad decisions that lead him to making some bad deals with some bad people.  When Wally’s debts came due, the mob boss only known as “The Man” came to collect.  Wally was devastated.

Wally, broke and desperate, decided to climb to the highest peak around him and seek guidance from the wise man on the mountain.  As he made his climb he saw a sign, a signal from God (possibly), showing Wally a lucky number.

When he reached the top of the mountain, Wally didn’t find a wise man.  Not sure of what to do, he sat down and tried to relax.  He breathed deeply and calmly thought about a sea of tranquility, freeing his mind of all of his worries.

Then, out of the sea of tranquility, appeared a harem of Mermaid sirens.

The sirens started communicating with Wally through telepathy and high-pitched song.  Wally tried to decipher the archaic message, but his feeble mind was unable to understand what the sirens were saying.

But just when the pressure seemed too great, an epiphany struck Wally like a bad baseball player strikes out:  Wally didn’t have to decrypt the message from the sirens, he merely had to stop his old way of thinking before and train himself to think differently.

Having essentially spelled out what Wally needed to do, the sirens disappeared into the clouds.

Wally knew he had to face his troubles head-on, so made his way down the mountain.  As he reached the bottom, his mind was overflowing with ideas of how he could set his life on the right path.

Walking the streets of the city, Wally continued to think about the message from the sirens.  He knew that he had to face his trouble, but he didn’t yet know how to conquer them.  While pondering, Wally happened upon a black cat in an alley.  He stooped to pet the cat and said “Hello Kitty.”

The cat meowed and turned around, walking behind a dumpster.  Wally peered behind the dumpster and saw the cat there with several other smaller cats.   Wally stood up, reflecting on the day’s events.

Suddenly it was as clear as white and black; Wally didn’t need to look externally for happiness, it was already around him with his friends and family.

So Wally returned home, energized by the simple revelation.  Like Dorothy had realized, there really is no place like home.

THE END

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