Coffee

Coffee in the morning is a necessity.

Milky Way Latte in the afternoon is wonderful delight.

Coffee in the evening would keep me up all night. Read more!

LUCKY!!

Most days when I arise I get this overwhelming sense of just how lucky I am,
and it makes me smile :-).
It washes over me like water in a shower,
and it makes me smile :-).
It fills my heart and makes it warm,
and it makes me smile :-).
It is my entire being,
and it makes me smile :-).
I am lucky! I am Happy! I am ALIVE!! Read more!

Happy Happy DAY

Oh Happy Day.... Oh Happy Day......
When it's Friday.... It's a good day!!
Oh Happy Day!! Read more!

Indecision

In college, when you don't know what major you truly want to commit to, you simply have to check the box next to undecided and on you go with your life. Although I always knew my major, it was probably the only part of my college career that was ever decided. I balanced on the tight rope whenever any decision needed to be made, just waiting to fall one way or the other. Sometimes I was bumped ever so slightly by friends or acquaintances and fell to the side they favored. But more often than not, I'd just lose my balance for a moment and fall randomly. Still, other times I was playing daredevil, intoxicated and playing chicken on that tight rope.

Hopefully, I've graduated to making my decisions on a balance beam. Still, the uncertainty of where any decision will take me lingers and it feels like what I'm standing on is creeping higher and higher. Looking down at a barely matted floor from high above makes you think a little harder and wiser about which way you decide to fall. If I fall to the left side, will I only break my ankle? If I fall to the right side, will I be able to get up and walk away? It's hard to see from so far up, but in the end all I can do is hope I made the best decision. And if I sprain an ankle, or whatever else that might happen, hopefully I'll just learn quickly how helpful a crutch or a bandage can be. Read more!

Oh How I Wish I Wish

Oh how I wish, I wish, that instead of being here I could go catch a fish,
Or go run a mile,
Or make some one smile.

Oh how I wish, I wish, that I had money galore,
Oh how I could feed all the poor,
And still buy more.

O how I wish, I wish, that I was a size six,
No diet, or exercise please,
Just sexy and curvey and sweet.

Oh how I wish, I wish, I could wish all day long,
And my day would be gone,
So instead.....I'll just go back to work!! Read more!

Ode to Office Plants

Jade plant on my desk
bright green disks in my square world
reach for the window

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Above Ace Hardware

The cold is crisp, darkness growing. I watch the horizon's orange glow seep through treetops, which are swaying like tired drunkards in the high wind. The streetlights and bar signs now soften the shadows, and I see Monika in the alley below. There are margaritas to drink and adventures to find, but I can't leave yet.

I'm bound to this roof- my philosopher's chair, my retreat. Each red brick provokes, cold pipes startling my senses. Soft rooftop tiles remind me to be considerate of my fellow men, whose lives play out private monotony and passion just below my tread. "Did you hear that, honey?" "No, dear." I leave no trace.

I believe rooftops are truth. Distant but immediate, ever-present and often forgotten. My city sanctuary high above the rush, trash-free and with a view. Rooftops offer an opportunity to step out and above my perspectives, responsibilities, and routines. A chance to sip wine, touch rust, watch the world, and quietly consider reality.

But margaritas and credit card bills beckon, and friends' patience is tested. Stepping onto the fire escape, I look, I breathe, and I feel the wind. And then I descend to the world again.

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