Only Ice Cream…and Lemonade.

Only Ice Cream and Lemonade…almost. That’s a sad thing…to be so busy delivering Amazon packages that you miss the meaning of Christmas. Of course, there were moments when a breath came and some of the meaning snuck back in. There … Continue reading

Nothing Broken…All At Once

I don’t know if nothing broken…all at once…will ever happen. I fix enough to keep the wheels rolling. I work hard at maintaining homeostasis. I work hard at understanding what homeostasis means. Things breaking remind me that I’m alive. And…maybe … Continue reading

Lemonade…and a good Christmas tradition…redux

This was a busy Christmas season at the Post Office. I don’t know when it hasn’t been busy at the Post Office at Christmas, but this season seemed busier…heavier…than usual. Maybe I am just getting older…weaker…tired? Nah! I’m a BRUTE!! … Continue reading

when i stop

When I get to stop…no, when I choose to stop….working at the Post Office…I will be doing this dance as I escape out the back door on my last day. That’s the way it’s going to be. That’s how I … Continue reading

down in the valley, valley so…high

I know someone who grew up in the San Luis valley… The Valley. What a wild place. Here’s Gregory Alan Isakov singing about the San Luis area of Colorado. … Continue reading

long haul

I can hear the trucks on the highway when I get down to the little Baptist church on our road. It’s halfway to the end of the road, and that’s where I turn around when I’m walking before the sun … Continue reading

Boba’s Rock

I haven’t been running lately. I haven’t been walking lately. It’s just not something that I’ve been doing lately. I haven’t been getting enough exercise. Lately. This morning, I went for a short walk. It felt good. It felt familiar. … Continue reading

down to the ground

If I see a man running through the snow with a fully-grown wolverine, I trust what he has to say. I’m just like that, for some reason. It’s one of my “rules for life”….”trust the man with the wolverine”. It’s … Continue reading

greasy shop manuals

If a designer were to come into our home…and I say “if” because it would be terrifying for me and unnecessary for my wife (because she’s a good designer)…anyway…”if” that were to happen…and I hope it never does…but…if it happened…one … Continue reading

wishful

OK. So….here’s the recent order of events: Go to the doctor after work to find out what the weird groinal popups are….find out they’re my new hernia that I got earlier in the day loading a heavy box into the … Continue reading