You were hit by a ship, they said. Blunt force trauma. 10 broken ribs. Fatally unfair – Did you struggle to stay alive? For a short while, swimming in circles, knowing, the way animals know, that you didn’t have a prayer? You washed up on that rough rock beach, and we trickled in to see […]
Reeling In The Years
Are you reeling in the years? Stowing away the time? I sure am. I’ve been stowing a lot lately. And I don’t like it one bit. Aging beyond recognition is my current personal crisis. I’m meandering across that bridge between my younger years and old age trying in vain to squeeze a few last drops of youthful energy from my achy body […]
The Next, Good, Right, Honest Thing
I was on the elliptical machine at my health club the other day, working the ole glutes. I attempted to listen to music and skim through a magazine between some heavy huffing and puffing. God forbid I try to do just one thing at a time. Anyway, jumping out from one of the glossy pages […]