Parenthood #3

I’m officially a father as of absurdly early this morning. Newborn baby smell is a drug. Everyone says their baby is perfect, and guess what? Everyone is right! Such cute sounds, faces, and expressions. I look forward to many years helping this one develop into an amazing and unique human being.

Phoenix Lasso

Where would you go with a Lasso? I spent 2018 working in medically undeserved areas. I worked part-time as an emergency medical technician and harm reduction syringe exchange volunteer. I learned a lot. It was humbling to be the newbie again. I lived a lot of experiences that will help me become a better medical …

E’er Born

Countless words of form Cannot contain love e'er born Expansive- untorn

Instructor Course Payment

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A Lifetime

Some people wait a lifetime to have meaningful conversations. -S.M.

Last Rites

I don’t want any words: They crumble empty and effete To describe emotions- Any past, future, has been Will be, and will never be. Look into my eyes As I yours- Through skin and bone To whatever lies beyond; Something we can recognize And separate To make us better people, Yet with must still part, …

Best Ending

The best ends when both people feel mutual apathy for one another. -V. R. Bacot-Davis

Le Retour Des Guinguettes

Je t'offre un verre de vin. Est-ce que tu veux danser avec moi?

Zen of July

Don’t want to run into assholes-don’t be one. We see the world as we so filter. Optimists see challenges to overcome; pessimists see hopelessness. Whatever the view, others have the right to see as they experience. While my role is as sun-warm, generous, and giving-I must respect others’s roles to delve deep, murky depths. It …

C Minor Means I Love You

C Minor Means I Love You Ink stained Johannes’s right hand as it glided across each staff, placing veins of musical chords around skeletal rests, and the writhing muscles of crescendos, decrescendos, and repeats. A being emerged full of life and vitality to dance in his mind and bring pleasure to his ears. The darkness …