tid-bits & trivia...

Did you ever lay down
in a grassy field
or maybe your own
backyard that
was too small for
even a puppy to run free
to breathe deep and
watch the clouds
change shape? Then
fall asleep and dream?
Who forgives and forgets?
Not I.
The pain and the pictures
never leave.
Never should.
It's a myth and a lie
confession cleans the slate.
What's done is done.
Once lived is learned. 

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I'm only responsible
for what I'm thinking
when I'm writing.
Everyone else is responsible
for what they're thinking
when they're reading.

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Tell me a story
with just enough lies to keep
me from yawning and
closing my eyes.

***

Other words
make other worlds
come together.

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Obituaries...
they like you
better after you're dead.
 

Almost time...

Spring Training Goodyear, AZ.

Good read...

A good read for cold nights.

Leaving a stain...

What the Astros did, and probably the Red Sox also,
is doing more damage to baseball than ever before.

If you can only win by cheating...just go home.

Another trip to the E.R....

Four bouts of cellulitis in a year.
We took Carol to the E.R. Tuesday night when
her temp jumped to 101.9 and her left shoulder 
and chest showed bright red, hot to the touch.

I was not pleased with the medical services this time.
It took them almost six hours to administer the
first dose of antibiotics. Would've been longer if
I hadn't questioned the delay...twice.
By the time they finally went into action, the
redness and swelling had progressed to the entire
arm, left shoulder, chest and back. And the swelling
got really scary big.

Tonight they changed her IV meds to pills.
If the symptoms fade away enough, they might
send her home this weekend. We hope.

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What a weird winter, so far. Very little snow.
A lot of rain and wind.
They say tomorrow might be close to 70 degrees!
But they've issued wind and flood warnings.
I just hope Mother Nature isn't saving it up
for one huge dump.