Sometimes it is, sometimes it’s weird. Like at work, new people, new duties, new systems; or old ones too... Like talking to people you feel sorta close to, most do, sometimes, don’t they? Like living in a situation you didn’t anticipate, expect, really desire...but there you are. Sometimes it’s weird.
Month: March 2021
Tribe
A few of the tribe come together, the warmth, the laughter, easy sharing, caring, catching up, so good, so good. What does the tribe do? Some how through some magic, a sense of belonging, knowing, acceptance, concern. It fortifies, reassures, comforts. My tribe? At least two. SCHS85, SCU89. When I’m with these people the thick …
Consider The Porch Stoop
How often do I sit there, and just consider the day? Not so often. How often do I sit there, on this stoop I’ve lived behind for half my life? No often enough. I’ve lived in this house, on this street, longer than I’ve lived anywhere else in my life. And how often have I …
Transitions
Right up on the face of it, transition. Feeling eerily calm with it, transitions, sometimes. Sometimes it washes over me like a giant wave, transition, flips me on my head, lying on the ground, dropped, wondering, transition. How to handle the upside down? Keep your bearings when what was is suddenly not, how to? Like …
Freestyle Love, G.M.D.
GMD, why do I think of him like that? My family, big on initials of names, for some reason. GMD, my maternal grandfather, George M. Downing, not frowning, just thrownin' words down, For him on his birthday, 107, not here anymore, still deep within me, spirit living on, as it should be. A doer, a …
Jerry Rig
Jerry Rig or jury rig, is the practice of making due with what you have on hand to repair something or otherwise solve a problem. Making due, that's a good life lesson. Things don't always go as we'd like; sometimes to get some result close to what we want, we have to make due, make …
Lyrics Post: “Sloop John B”
How often have I heard the song? How often have I tried to play it? Clearly not enough...so here we go again. "Sloop John B" “We come on the sloop John B My grandfather and me Around Nassau town we did roam Drinking all night Got into a fight Well I feel so broke up …
Full of Promise
Everyday is full of promise. A day that starts in the dark, maybe a little more so. Feels that way, anyway. Do a little more. Do things a little different, a little better maybe, if you can. Your focus, your attitude, your resilience in the face of mistakes, obstacles, difficulty otherwise. Make it GOOD.
Blog Post Like A Tweet: On-Sleeve
I prefer to have it out there, often times. Most often, I think. Private journal or blog, blog’s my choice, increasingly so. Good or bad? Preferable or not so preferred? Not sure. Heart on-sleeve, thoughts on-sleeve. The main point of the blog is to share; the underlying motive, thinking others have some of the same …
3/23
Another special day, 3/23, allow me to explain, if you please. Our buddy Pat Welsh was born on this day, a gem of a guy, everyone would say. He left us three years back now, seems like yesterday, somehow, still celebrating his birth, his time on this earth, Taken way too soon, did so much …
1/2_Full, All GOOD 