TKOC - what's THAT all about?

So what does "TKOC" mean anyways?  Well, it actually has more than one meaning, and I'll flesh it out a bit to give y'all some insight.

As the image clearly shows, it was incorporated into a desktop wallpaper initially with my brother, "Ash" or "BigPoppa" as some call him...but ended up being more meaningful than just it's concept, and actually ended up as a HUGE poster sized pic that I have hangin' behind my couch at the homestead.  24" x 36" of magnificent glory if I do say so myself.

Ash and I have been allies for 22 years now.  Small burp in the fold years and years ago, but we don't count that period in our lives.  Funny thing about Fate is that it'll put you on the right path even if you fuck it up (or cheat it, as I have more than once  heh).  We often snap pics of the two of us in some way, somewhere.  It's become somewhat of a game as we get older.  On a lark, I decided that I wanted to do something meaningful to celebrate the bond that he and I shared for more than 2 decades.  Since we were so apt to gettin' pics taken together in different poses, I thought I'd build on current working themes.

So we struck some poses, and deliberate ones.  Very staged.  Snapped off a few that had a "feel" to them, so I could hopefull end up with suitable material to work with.  Just my luck, we managed with little effort to do just that, and thus we had not one, but TWO kick ass wallpapers made with the pics we took.  When I was workin' to put them together, I had the look and feel...but it was missing something.  A phrase of some type to describe the feel and look.  I was surprised that an idea popped into my head so easily...for the longest time, we have been looked to for leadership personally and professionally, to the point where we've each been referred to as "The King" in some context.

Okay great, that gave me something to work with.  I put it out in text and took a step back...and I was amazed.  It was exactly what the pics needed to compliment the look and feel.  Two Kings, but just one crown to share between us.  Two Kings ~ One Crown.  So fitting, and I'm so thankful that it hit me as quickly as it did.  I can't imagine that series of pics having any other tagline.  It's gonna be brutal to try and top that, but leave it to Ash to say that we'll have to try anyways come this spring/summer.  I look forward to the challenge though...it'll be fun to see if we can truly top that spark of inspiration.

On another more intimate level, TKOC has another meaning.

I'm a Gemini, so by my very nature I have 2 minds about everything.  2 minds, and 2 distinct personalities.  Dual nature.  My "Twins" as I call them.  Just ask anyone that knows me, and most if not all can attest that they can tell clearly which "personality" they're interacting with at any given time...or which "Twin" was responsible for an action or word or thought.  They're so distinct, that they could almost operate as 2 separate entities on their own.  So that led me to look at TKOC on a more intimate and personal level...having 2 Kings of my own to deal with, and just one head...I am my own Two Kings ~ One Crown.  Duality split right down the middle, and each a King in its own right.

So in either case, TKOC has a special meaning to me, and the reason why I wanted to name my blog as such.

Besides, TCB was already taken :P  Thanks a lot Elvis...