Where’s the wisdom?
Sometimes you just don’t have much to say. I recognize this would seem, to those who know me, like something I’m not familiar with. I always have something to say. Whether it needs to be said or not. Tonight, I don’t have much to say. I don’t have a keen observation or everyday epiphany to […]
The Yellow Jacket tragedy
I’ve got Yellow Jackets on my screen porch. I can’t figure out how they’re getting in. I only see two at a time, tops. Mostly I find them on their own. They wasp around a while like drunk helicopters and then land on a screen. They take a smoke break and then bump into the […]
You don’t feel your clothes
Ever think about how you don’t feel your clothes when you’re wearing them? You do when you first put them on, that sensation of change. But shortly after you stop feeling them. It’s something to do with nerve endings being compressed when you put the clothes on. The initial pressure causes them to fire. The […]
Fudge it
I’m one of the laziest people I know. Given the choice between reaching over to the coffee table for the remote to lower the television to a more reasonable volume or staying reclined and slowly going deaf, I’ll choose the latter nine times out of ten. Most people don’t think I’m lazy. Also, most people don’t know me […]
If I could do only one thing
If I could do only one thing I would write. The way the writers write. With a pen that forgives. I’d write something to make you shine. With a mind to take it upon myself. You’d shine alright Like gold filling up your mother’s eyes. But nobody wants to read that stuff. They want you […]
Some things and some grace
I’m a fickle driver. I’m a mediocre listener. I love reading to my children before bed. I’m a slow learner. I think of my wife during the day more than I let on. I’m often anxious. I’m self-conscious about my teeth. I’ve been meaning to wash the glass on the lantern on my back porch […]
What does it mean?
I’m drinking some type of foo-foo tea. It’s supposed to be good for your skin and your liver. Why not, eh? I’ll take a bump in my complexion if I can get one. The liver can always benefit from a little tenderness, too. You have to take care of those that take care of you. […]
What are you thinking?
Have you ever listed out your thoughts as they come to you? “What’s going on up there, lately?” “Um, all sorts of stuff. Do you really want to know?” “What else am I gonna do right now?” Okay. Here is what’s on the menu tonight: 1) I think I take too long to make decisions. […]
Hypocrisy and hot coffee
I like my coffee hot. I want it to almost burn my tongue. Almost, like when you decide to let your hand get too close to the bonfire and you smell the unmistakable notes of what used to be the hair on your fingers. You didn’t burn your hand…but you almost did. It’s sad to […]
