The Easter egg hunt still rages in the background as I write this post, with my seven-year old daughter and my 17-year old nephew battling it out for supremacy. They each have found 25 eggs, and there is one left to find, which creates high drama indeed. I wasn’t allowed to participate in the competition … Continue reading The Learning Curve: All in the Family
1. You see someone check his watch, so it makes you wonder what time it is. You ask that guy mere seconds after he checked his watch if he can tell you the time… AND HE LOOKS AT HIS WATCH AGAIN. I mean, what’s that all about? 2. You’re driving down the street so intent … Continue reading Isn’t It Ironic? Don’tcha Think?
You never want to be that guy. You know, the guy you see stumbling across the alleyway on Saturday mornings, paper bag tucked under his left arm and a bleary smile on his face. His face is tear-streaked, or maybe that’s just leftover grime or rainwater that has stuck in the unshaven hairs on his … Continue reading Paper Bag Man
I died again last night A guttural exhalation that scattered stars Cozied up in my trestle bed Where you used to lie And we would sleep in the spoon fashion Breathe in, breathe out Dreaming of love’s release That took shape with each move However subtle However serpentine But you’re gone Away to Neverland Without … Continue reading Breathe Again
Have you noticed how things come around again, and again, and again? There really is nothing new under the sun, and yet we treat the next “new” trend like it’s god appearing for the very first time on this earth. We are humbled, we revere it, and we willingly give our money and time to … Continue reading What’s Old is New Again
“Sometimes the anticipation of the thing is better than the thing itself once you have it.” You know how it is when you’re waiting for something to come in the mail? Every day you check the mailbox hoping it comes, but instead of the wonderful thing you want, you get bills and junk mail instead. … Continue reading The Anticipation of the Thing
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