compass Q After finding his way circuitously to the museum and from the museum to the station, he must have fallen into a state of insanity to have left his compass there. 040224 ... nom see the maps historical pants books in latin a boat a sword a talking exhibit follow the arrows from one door to the next until it's time to leave it's time to 040224 ... tender_square my childhood compass was a four-in-one tool, part magnifying glass, part binoculars, part time keeper. the plastic parts were green and it hung on a nylon cord with one of those breakable oval beads. i was an intrepid young explorer making my way through forests and foliage, looking for beauty and bugs. that little girl is still within whenever i push out on trails that aren't quite trails. in the prairie, i chose a bulldozed path over pampas grass and let it lead me to its natural end. i measured my height against transmission towers, surveyed the sky and felt the silence surrounding me. i was equal parts protected and sacred as the sun kissed my cheeks. 230224 what's it to you? who go blather from