my_truck_is_bleeding
crOwl
brake
fluid
dot
3
is
oozing
from
the
other
side
of
my
gas
tank...drop
by
drop
to
the
asphalt, leaking
like
love
from
my
heart
.
i
have
not
stopped
.
i
am
loving
her
in
a
new
way
.
we
are
coming
to
a
change
in
the
way
our
life
is
moving
.
one
mode
of
transportation ceases.
another
takes
its
place
.
and
the
new
one
will
be
better
and
stronger,
carrying
the
spirit
of
the
old
one
with
it
like
a
crowl
. (
go
thom!)
060729
...
crOwl
i
had
a
ford ranger xl
since
1997
.
i
put
150k
miles
on
it
driving
all
over
western pennsylvania
as
a
landscape manager
for
a
small
design, installation
and
grounds maintenance
company
and
now
as
personal
gardener
in
my
own
thriving
business
.
never
left
me
stranded
.
once
the
serpentine
belt
broke
but
right
next
to
a
parking
lot
.
battery
died
a
couple
times
.
i
always
said
i'd
drive
it
into
the
ground
.
after
ten
years
i
have
accomplished
it
.
the
damage
record
:
1
. brake
fluid
leak
(
i
refill
the
reservoir
every
25
miles
.)
2
. windshield
has
a
huge
crack
across
the
middle
from
two
rock
hits.
3
.
one
back
window
was
smashed
out
by
a
wheelbarrow.
4
.
front
wheels
are
cupping, pigeon-toeing
the
wearing
of
the
tires
.
ball
joints
need
replaced
.
5
. muffler
is
shaking
loose
.
6
.
rear
end
leaf
springs
are
rusted
off
the
frame
from
continuous
overloading.
7
.
three
tires
are
bad
.
8
.
brakes
need
replaced
.
9
.
oil
needs
changed
.
need
i
go
on
defining
what
it
means
to
run
a
truck
into
the
ground
?
still
,
i
will
miss
it
and
the
way
i
imagined
it
like
a
crowl
,
a
constant
, faithful companion.
i
decorated
the
cab
with
all
manner
of
hippy-like, original creations.
stones
with
words
on
them
.
sheep
wool. beeswax sculptures.
journals
.
the
ubiquitous mini
i
-pod. current
music
fave: thom yorke,
the_eraser
.
2
.
060730
what's it to you?
who
go
blather
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