For the Sake of My Legs

The one by my desk is black, maybe with some speckles of gray. It has wheels and arm rests and a lever to adjust the height. It is touted to be quite ergonomical, and though I find it more comfortable than others, I hate this chair.
During a weekly meeting today, I sat in a different [...]

Time Past The Time Ahead

Surely this is his second favorite time of the day. First would be the evenings out on the ranch, when the entire family sits on the front porch. In second place, these cool and breezy mornings when the sun rises to feel so nice against Hercules’s oil coated fur.
As he stands with his four sturdy [...]

Getting Caught Up In The Rapids

She sticks out like a sore thumb. An older white-haired woman dressed in a sparkling green blouse and matching green capri pants. The people around her are young hipsters, hippies, punks and nerds. But she is there, seeming not to notice that she is as different as those around her notice that she doesn’t fit in.
When she [...]

Life’s Goal

A café. Large and spacy but full of cozy love. Couches, round tables, interactivity. Plants everywhere. Beautiful art on the warm walls. All the employees smile, laugh, speak with customers about how their day has been. They make their day better.
They make their whole week better.
Windows to let the light shine in and help the [...]

Youth Joy

While sitting with their parents, licking spoons full of cold gelato, two young girls catch a glimpse of the dogs on the wooden deck outside the yuppie coffeeshop.
The sisters trot outside, their pink, red and frilly dresses bouncing with their steps. Once near the two dogs, they slow down and hesitate. One girl holds out [...]