Just thinking
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Lately, there’s been a lot of hype over the new Black Panther movie. Schools are taking classes to see it. From what I’ve been told, pre-order tickets are as precious as adamantium. It’s already on track to blow the recent beat up the recent Thor movie at the box office. All that’s great. More power Read more
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Once, several years ago, mom had several birdfeeders, ranging from plastic, to wood, to metal, filled with sunflower seeds and thistle seeds. I would sit on the front porch, surrounded by birdsong. If I ever looked up from my laptop, blue jays, robins, assorted finches, and cardinals fought each other for position on the feeders. Read more
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In my head, psychologists are shrinks. Grandmothers are battle axes. Bras are bolder holders. Childhood insight! I started to see a new shrink. No, I don’t mean that in a negative way as some people may assume, but it’s not meant to be that way. Think of shrink as someone who can shrink problems. To Read more
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Okay, well, I guess they don’t throw rice at weddings any more. I read somewhere that it swells up inside a bird’s stomach and it could kill them. I’m not sure what’s thrown any more. Surely, it’s not confetti or anything. That wouldn’t be earth friendly. How about bread crumbs? As 21 rifle salute? I Read more
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— There’s a huge, huge, HUGE, difference between 24h and 48h deodorant. In Indiana, I was using Dove 48h. When I went to Florida, I started using Lady Speed Stick 24h protection. Yeah… after about half a day outside, I started smelling pretty ripe and it wasn’t even that hot outside. — A Starbucks mocha Read more
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Foxes are generally considered cunning animals. Think of the fox from Zootopia. Somewhere, under all that bravo, he had a good heart, but he usually acted on impulses of greed. Other animals where easy and unwitting prey. I suppose another soft-balled adaptation would be Disney’s Robin Hood. That fox was hunted, cunning, and fairly prideful. Read more
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I can’t really say that I’ve been to a funeral quite like my aunt’s. There were multiple people I didn’t know, but that’s okay. I generally don’t know anyone during family gatherings, but I really didn’t know anyone in this one. It mostly comprised of my aunt’s co-workers and a few people from her deceased Read more
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Growing up, my dad didn’t have a lot of things. He was raised in an orphanage, beaten by nuns, and abandoned by his father. One thing he did have was two sisters, dad being the oldest, and a strong desire for the family that he never had. One sister, my favorite aunt, died some 35 Read more
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I stay in correspondence with one of my House sisters from last year. She was with partially with me during my three month intensive stay and I like to think that we’ve grown closer after our ordeal than what we were during. This woman is probably one of the most nice and devout Christians that Read more
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