the universe according to my dad

i'm home today hanging out with my parents. i made the funny mistake of making a crack about the existence of god. to make a long story short, my dad started talking about the nature of the universe. wheels inside of wheels, he was saying.

anyway, here are some things i managed to jot down that he said:

"the fourth of july, 1977. 12,200 feet up in the mountains of colorado."

"i am father time. do you remember doing this 2000 years ago?"

he drew a diagram.

"time begins and ends at any part of the circle."

"this world is a part of this world, which is a part of this world."

"me myself, i'm out here in this world, and as long as i don't watch tv and only listen to music and no news, i'm in good shape. but i have to work, because i need an income."

"if i didn't have to work... lemme tell you who the first hippie was."

"john the baptist was the first hippie. he was the first one to realize the city life was bullshit."