Dreamt last night that my wife and I were in shallow water on a fairly crowded beach on a warm day.  We were at a depth where the water was up to our waist.

     In the water coming towards me was a very tiny snake, like a baby garter snake.  I don’t really like snakes so I grabbed it and tossed it away but it swam back towards my wife and she grabbed it and tossed it at me, this time it had gotten bigger, like an adult garter snake.  I then grabbed it and tossed it out deeper in the water but it swam back, this time it was very big like three inches in diameter and twenty feet or so long.

     It came at me mouth open and seemed quite threatening so I reached into the water and pulled up a fairly good sized rock and smashed the snakes head.  It took several strikes before it finally became immobilized and didn’t continue to pursue me.

     I think the snake has the same symbology as it did in Genesis, that of Satan, and I think this is just my awareness that Satan would like to take me from God, take me back into a life that didn’t work out so well for myself or those close to me.

     Heard a song of theirs on KEXP called Front Window Down and was sufficiently intrigued by their sound that I decided to check out what else they did, really like their sound so I thought I would share.

     Initially when I was released from prison, I wasn’t allowed to use social media sites, and then only limited sites with limited purpose.

     Now that I no longer have that restriction I have to say it’s been quite a disappointment.  I had envisioned social media as a way to stay more in touch with friends and customers (there is considerable overlap for me and my business), and occasionally I do get to use it for that purpose.

     But more often I get the impression there must be some unspoken rule against original thought because 99% of what I see is some image with some pseudo-clever caption that has been shared a gazillion times and most of it is not remotely interesting or original.