I wrote this for me and for others that understand what tragedy and loss feel like. Which is everybody? Right? Perhaps, I am triggered after talking with a business friend yesterday that experienced the death of two close family members from the current pandemic. Yes, they each had underlying health problems, but the virus pushed them over the edge. In fact, his uncle understood the virus was about to take his life, so he called his daughter, and said goodbye. He died the next day. He Continue Reading
Dr. Birx & Random Thoughts
On December 28th, 2020, I hope to turn 55 years of age. I hope.I have hope. The hope I have gives me joy. Several years ago, for a variety of reasons, I took time to self-examine my thinking and my life journey.I’d like to share some of my observations from being self-isolated from humanity. 1. My body is closer to dying than away from my birthdate. It is simple math and benchmarking. I do rituals like eating a healthy diet, stay hydrated, keep my weight managed and exercise daily. I try to keep Continue Reading
WRITE A THANK YOU
I have something to say…
I have something to say… Have you ever been so powerless you screamed? What I’m expressing is a silent scream. You know the moment… we've all had that life situation that appears like our lives will never recover. A moment in your life when you were so poor, powerless or other that you had only an internal desire to survive. I have. I know what it feels like to put my heart and soul into a business or artistic pursuit and get a - shrugged response or worse. It hurts. It is the moment you Continue Reading
Alone On Palm Sunday
Alone On Palm Sunday I gazed outside my square windows, socially distant from reality, Protective glass dusted with greenish pollen in front of me, I tried not to sneeze; I blinked my eyelids, It scared me to sneeze, I sneezed, But I was alone, no harm, no foul, My mind whispered it was just common allergies, It was pointless to worry; I thought rationally, But my runny nose scared me as I remembered not to touch my face, I wished I had bought another box of facial tissue, but they had been Continue Reading
Kentucky Home – a poem
Riding My Bike
Riding My Bike Riding my bike earlier today before the rain and wind came onshore, I sped past a senior adult and I suspect her middle-aged son. A brief few seconds from my day, but the moment resonated in my mind and my heart. I had only glanced at them. It came from her expression and later, my intuition. As I biked up the Pinellas Trail from downtown St. Petersburg, Florida toward Treasure Island it was about seventy degrees Fahrenheit, but it had been her expression that kept Continue Reading
Childish Dreams
Childish Dreams I dreamed I won the Olympic marathon, After 26 miles, I ran into this big stadium, Man-o-man – I won,Everybody cheered my name, Bright lights, tv cameras aimed at me, I was important, you see, I’m standing on the top stair, I’m sweating like I just got out of a hot shower, Gold Medal dangled down about mid-chest, It felt heavier than I’d have guessed,Then all these people played my country’s fight song… It could Continue Reading
The Story of Lord Elmer (the reluctant stud)
Lord Elmer - The story of a reluctant stud “It was - SUCH - a confusing day,” Lord Elmer said. Like any high-strung, reddish-brown-coated thoroughbred, Lord Elmer refused to lie down in the rolling bluegrass pasture. His long snout flared; his voice was a bit lispy and gravely. "I am ... quite confused." “Yes, yes, go on,” Dr. Keene said. A winter white painted four-plank fence surrounded Dr. Keene’s office. A stereotypical wise old grey owl, he hunched atop the highest Continue Reading