Facebook shows me some pictures and memories and I swear I read something that asks how old my Shmata is. I smile and mutter, “old enough to have been around for the move from the first decade of the ’00s into the second. Call it 17 or 18 years.” There is no reply not that… Continue reading How Old Is Your Shmata?
Year: 2019
Travel Cushions & Airplane Pillows
Someone on Facebook asked who we would be if we were fearless and I immediately answered dead because fear is what helps me remember I am alive. Fear can be both friend and foe, but most of the time he/she/it is my pal because they serve as a reminder of growth and opportunity not to… Continue reading Travel Cushions & Airplane Pillows
What Will Wear You Down
Can’t figure out what is going on with my body and its refusal lately to work as it always has and so I ask myself “what will wear you down?” Dip into my bag of tricks, turn on some music and prove to myself again that force of will isn’t a myth because nothing wants… Continue reading What Will Wear You Down
The Tradition Of No Tradition
Brother Pablo asks me if I did anything special on this day and I say I followed the tradition of no tradition. The teenager had no interest in most of the current movies and we had already seen Star Wars so instead of paying to go see a flick by myself I stayed home. We… Continue reading The Tradition Of No Tradition
