The most important invention in your lifetime is… I’m not just talking about talking for the sake of listening to your mouth move. Having a conversation about anything… stuff. Here is what I’m trying to illustrate. In an interview Elon Musk said, “his mind is a storm”. A multitude of doctors have come out onContinue reading “A conversation”
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Winter Season
Black out Oscar’s mind was filled with the soft hum of something running. He felt calm and secure. This space was cool. Restful. The immediate area around him was soft. Wiggling is toes alerted him that he didn’t have any socks on. His last memory of himself was that he was fully dressed. After rubbingContinue reading “Winter Season”
Just hanging out
Describe your most ideal day from beginning to end. Sitting on the couch with my dog writing or hanging out with my bestie.
Chico and me
Drive or die
How do significant life events or the passage of time influence your perspective on life? Sometimes folks don’t believe, when I share the story about learning to drive. By the time I came along, my dad was retired. We did odd jobs. And I do mean odd. One job my dad did was trimming outContinue reading “Drive or die”
Winter Season
God told me so Oscar’s weekends were like gold. He needed them in order to decompress and regroup for the week ahead. He had just gotten up on Saturday morning, Esther and he had plans. There came that all too familiar pounding at his door. There stood his mother and his brother. “What do IContinue reading “Winter Season”
Winter Season
Your Disability Esther and Oscar were cuddled up on the couch. She was lying in her favorite spot. Listening to the beating of his heart. Occasionally, she would open her eyes only to see the rain still pouring down. The brick wall of his house was a rainy blur. “How do you think that windowContinue reading “Winter Season”
Not today
Something on your “to-do list” that never gets done. Not today ~ You get me from point A to B. Nothing about you is free. ~ We have a lot of good times together. In all kinds of weather. ~ The major things get done. Let someone else have that fun. ~ It needs toContinue reading “Not today”
Winter Season
Pot roast and Facebook The house smelt divine. He walked straight from the door to the kitchen sniffing of the air. She slid her arms around his waist and laid her head on his back. “I thought you were going to spank me for not eating lunch?” He said playfully. “Oh, I gave it seriousContinue reading “Winter Season”
Which came first?
The chicken or the egg? Dance or music? Poetry or song? *Ballet with no music can be ridiculous. ~ Which came first? The tear or duck tape? The rubber or the road? The flat tire or the fix-a-flat? Eggs without bacon can be ridiculous. ~ Which came first? Honey or the bee? The moon orContinue reading “Which came first?”
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