#river pants

[mumblelard]

solstice storms or snakes are reoccuring

my ex-father-in-law had two heart attacks over the weekend and a double bypass last night. none of his kids and none of his grandkids have spoken to him for years. i haven't talked to him in more than a dozen years myself. that last five minutes are burned into my memory forever

still, he was a big part of my life when i was a young man. i learned a lot from him. he accepted me for who i was in a way that made it easier for me to do the same. he got me out of bad trouble that was on its way to worse trouble more than once

anyway, i had such a good weekend with my kids, unaware that any of this was happening. over the years, finn and i have had conversations about how we would feel when he was gone. we had agreed that it was impossible to predict. it's not over yet, but i think we are starting to find out now, and it's worse than either of us expected

[bookofwonders]

The Michael Flatley Story.

[mumblelard]

last night, i woke myself up sobbing about something that happened forty years ago. i wonder what brought that on. whatever it was it felt good, like something bad had left

this morning, the river gave me a sandy pair of dickies that fit my waist, a bottle of water, and a blue gatorade. i am going to ask for a new skillet next